Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.
Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.
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House GOP releases budget calling for trillions in cuts to taxes and spending
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The Guardian view on spending cuts: behold the grim return of slash-and-burn government | Editorial
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Senate Republicans think Trump tacitly approves of their two-bill budget plan
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The Pentagon needs a budget cut, not a spending spree
Lawmakers are pushing to increase Pentagon spending by up to $500 billion, but this would accelerate our national debt and fail to address wasteful programs and inefficiencies.The Hill - 1h -
House Republicans release budget plan, with trillions in tax and spending cuts
House Republicans released a budget resolution on Wednesday, laying a foundation for approving President Trump's agenda.CBS News - 3h -
House Republicans unveil blueprint to advance Trump's agenda
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Reeves faces cutting spending or raising taxes as UK growth disappoints
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Some Republicans defend courts against Trump administration attacks
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Aguilar says Democrats would oppose spending bill with Department of Education cuts
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said that House Democrats would vote against a government funding bill if it included cuts to the Department of Education. Aguilar claimed Republicans "don't care about ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.The New York Times - 1d -
What if Trump Just Ignores the Courts?
Quinta Jurecic discusses the constitutional crisis that the Trump administration could trigger.The New York Times - 1d -
DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?
Donald Trump could deliver lasting change, by returning power back to the people where it belongs.The Hill - 1d -
Watch live: House Republicans give remarks with Trump agenda on shaky ground
House Republican leaders will deliver remarks Tuesday morning as lawmakers appear divided on some of President Trump's legislative agenda — an issue that threatens to derail their timeline as the ...The Hill - 1d -
As Musk cuts federal spending, his own firms have received billions in contracts
As Elon Musk has led an effort to slash government spending, his own companies have, over the last few years, received billions of dollars in government contracts.ABC News - 1d -
A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending
President Trump suggests that state governments should have primary responsibility for handling disasters, and cutting federal taxes would allow states to access more money to address their needs.The Hill - 1d -
Who is Rod Blagojevich, who was just pardoned by Trump?
President Trump on Monday signed a full and unconditional pardon for Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois, who served eight years in prison on corruption charges until Trump ...The Hill - 1d -
Another Republican senator goes against Trump's 'poorly conceived' NIH funding cuts
Collins said Kennedy “promised” that as soon as he was confirmed he would “re-examine this initiative” that he says was “implemented prior to his confirmation.”ABC News - 1d -
Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's radical changes to how the National Institutes of Health pays for biomedical research, putting on hold a plan to slash research funding ...NBC News - 1d -
Wildfire mitigation projects caught up in Trump’s spending freeze
Some forest management projects that aim to mitigate wildfire risk are among the projects that have been halted under President Trump’s executive order to freeze spending. In a letter to the Trump ...The Hill - 1d -
House Republicans could raise student loan bills to pay for Trump's tax cuts
As House Republicans look for ways to slash spending to fund President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, they’ve floated proposals that could raise federal student loan bills for millions of borrowers.NBC News - 2d -
To pay for Trump's tax cuts, House Republicans could raise student loan bills for millions of borrowers
As House Republicans look for ways to cut spending to fund President Trump's tax cuts, they've floated plans that may raise student loan bills for millions.CNBC - 2d -
22 states sue to block Trump cuts to NIH research payments
Attorneys general in 22 states sued the top health agencies Monday, attempting to block the Trump administration’s plan to slash grant funding to universities and research institutions across the ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump’s budget cuts are unconstitutional
These are not presidential decisions to make but rather are legislative mandates. Congress is our only hope.The Hill - 2d -
Trump takes aim at 'wasteful' government spending by ordering end to penny production
The president said in a Truth Social post that stopping the mint from coining new pennies is another way to reduce 'wasteful' government spending.CNBC - 2d -
Senate Republicans just keep rolling over for Trump
Republican senators have no backbone when it comes to Trump's nominees.The Hill - 2d -
House, Senate Republicans race each other to advance Trump agenda
House and Senate Republicans are racing each other this week to see who can advance President Trump’s sprawling domestic agenda, as the two chambers move forward with their contrasting legislative ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defence spending
President says ‘fraud and abuse’ at Pentagon will be Elon Musk’s next targetFinancial Times - 3d -
Kurdish officials fear Islamic State revival as US aid cuts loom
Humanitarian groups worried north-east Syrian camps holding suspected IS members will lose basic facilities. Kurdish officials have warned of an Islamic State resurgence if US foreign aid cuts take ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump dismisses Archivist of the United States
President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump fires archivist of the United States
President Trump has fired the nation's top record keeper, Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan.CBS News - 4d -
How Japan sparked Trump's 40-year love affair with tariffs
As a young real estate developer in New York, Trump said a rising Japan was ripping off the US.BBC News - 4d -
Graham's plan for Trump tax cuts
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Trump administration tells states to stop spending on EV charging infrastructure
The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure — funds that were allocated under former President Biden.CBS News - 4d -
Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal
The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, who opposed Covid public health measures.Wired - 5d
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