Senate passes reconciliation bill to fund ICE for 3 years, without DOJ fund ban

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Washington — Senate Republicans passed long-sought funding for the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agencies following a marathon vote series that began Thursday and stretched through the night and into Friday morning, approving the reconciliation package despite intense pushback over the administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund that had threatened its path forward.  In a 52 to

Acting Intelligence Chief Pulte Won’t Get the Permanent Position, Trump Says

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Bill Pulte in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters President Donald Trump said Thursday that William Pulte, his choice for acting director of national intelligence, will not receive the permanent job, calling the housing regulator’s role temporary and noting that the administration is currently interviewing candidates for the top intelligence post, with an appointment

A Portland-Area County Spent Millions on Race-Based Housing Programs. Outcomes for Homeless Minorities Got Worse.

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In early 2025, as Multnomah County, Ore., prepared to finalize its budget for the next financial year, the county’s homeless services department received some troubling data. The department had distributed $17.6 million to “culturally specific service providers”—that is, organizations that cater to specific racial groups—in 2024, a 91 percent increase over the previous year. But

‘Taxpayer-Funded Drum Circles’: Biden-Era Policy Gives Native American Shamans Medicaid Dollars To Treat California Drug Addicts With Rituals, Dances

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‘Indigenous Knowledge’ pseudoscience continues to thrive in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California Indigenous group dances in L.A. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) The federal government’s Medicaid program is paying Native American shamans in California $826 a day to perform ancient rituals such as drum circles and spiritual dances to treat drug and alcohol addicts. The alternative treatments are

Americans With Health Insurance Still Worry About Paying for Care: Report

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Medical bills in Temple Hills, Md., on June 26, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/File/AP Photo More than one in five adults of working age with commercial health insurance reported coverage denials for doctor-recommended services, either for themselves or a family member, in the past year, according to a major healthcare affordability survey released June 4. The survey,