House GOP lawmaker rejects committee assignments to dedicate time to DOGE
Rep. Victoria Spartz said she will forgo committee assignments and GOP conference obligations in favor of focusing on DOGE.
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Lawmakers scramble on government funding as shutdown deadline nears
Washington — Congressional leaders have yet to unveil their plan to keep the government funded through the spring, prompting concerns about thwarting a shutdown before a Friday night deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has repeatedly said that the stopgap funding measure’s release was imminent in recent days, said Tuesday morning that he expected to
Trump could target Affordable Care Act, Medicaid for cuts, experts say
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, remains popular with the public, garnering the approval of 54% of U.S. adults, according to a recently released Gallup poll. But experts say that may not insulate the federal health insurance program from change as President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans look to renew $4 trillion
Biden’s clemency for doc in chemotherapy fraud scheme contrasts with longtime ‘Cancer Moonshot’ advocacy
An oncologist serving prison time after giving patients reduced chemotherapy doses billed at full cost has received a sentence commutation from President Biden.
Argentinian President Javier Milei plans to attend Trump inauguration
Argentina’s President Javier Milei plans to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, a spokesperson for Milei confirmed Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not reply to a request for comment. Milei, a Trump acolyte who was elected last year and describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist,” on Monday posted on X a
House AI task force says ‘unreasonable’ to expect immediate congressional action on AI in 250-page report
The House AI task force has released a comprehensive final report on its monthslong study of the rapidly advancing technology.
‘Standing by to help’: Red state reveals plan to purchase auctioned border wall materials to store for Trump
Texas Republican officials say they want to try and purchase and store border wall materials that are no longer being used by the Biden administration and are being auctioned.