Murkowski urges Congress to “stand up” to Trump if he withholds funding

Washington — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Wednesday urged her colleagues in Congress to reassert their constitutional authority and stand up to President Trump if he withholds funding approved by lawmakers through his mass firings of federal workers or severe cuts to federal agencies. “If the president, for instance, should should seek to withhold

How Clinton’s “reinventing government” compares to DOGE’s cost-cutting effort

As President Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency push to slash spending, Republican allies have pointed to a White House program from 30 years ago as akin to DOGE’s efforts.  Over 30 years ago, Vice President Al Gore was tasked by Democratic President Bill Clinton to cut waste, red tape and streamline the

Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to pause order blocking birthright order

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the president’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request from the Justice Department that sought to pause a lower-court judge’s order. Four separate judges have blocked