An email system test that occurred Jan. 23-27 is a point of contention for some government employees. Two unnamed federal employees filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Jan. 27 attempting to stop a new email service and alleging privacy violations. Attorneys additionally filed the complaint in the name of anyone who
Johnson said a ‘blueprint’ for the reconciliation plan would be released on the final day of the House GOP retreat, with plans to pass it by April. DORAL, Florida—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Jan. 28 signaled that the House Republican Conference has reached an agreement on a blueprint to enact President Donald Trump’s policy
Both were endorsed by President Donald Trump. Both of President Donald Trump’s picks to fill vacant Florida congressional seats won their primary elections on Jan. 28. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis was declared the winner of the primary election against nine other Republican candidates fighting to fill the state’s first congressional
Most lawmakers who spoke to The Epoch Times expect and support a single bill. The House Freedom Caucus and the Senate want two. DORAL, Fla.—House Republicans are meeting at Trump Doral National in South Florida to talk over reconciliation—a way their narrow majority could pass a budget that would further President Donald Trump’s agenda during
Federal employees are being offered buyouts through a new ‘deferred resignation’ initiative, allowing them to resign while receiving pay until September. Federal employees are being offered buyouts under the Trump administration’s new “deferred resignation” initiative, with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send emails with the proposal to federal workers, according to Katie Miller,
The White House said the move would align spending with Trump’s agenda. Critics said it’s unconstitutional. The Trump administration’s pause on federal aid raises legal questions and has prompted Democrats to level charges of overreach. Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, issued a memo on Jan. 27
The tally to enact cloture on The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act was 54–45, six votes short of the 60 votes needed. The Senate failed on Jan. 28 to clear a procedural hurdle on a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former