One Bill or Two? House GOP Debates Reconciliation at Retreat

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

Trump Admin Offers Buyouts to Nearly All Federal Employees

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,

Trump Admin’s Pause on Federal Aid Raises Constitutional Issue

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

Trump administration offering “deferred resignation” to all federal workers

The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in September in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials told CBS News.  A government-wide email President Trump’s aides planned to send Tuesday says employees have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in a “deferred resignation program,” which