FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency needs nearly $1 billion more than the White House proposal. FBI Director Kash Patel said during a May 7 Congressional hearing that the bureau needs more funding than the amount included in a budget proposal put forward by President Donald Trump, which would slash over half a billion
The Army Transformation Initiative seeks to deliver new weapons systems, restructure current fighting formations, and cut aging programs. U.S. Army leaders fielded questions from lawmakers on May 7 over their latest plan to prepare the fighting force and streamline their processes for adopting new technology and weapons systems for future conflicts. Secretary of the Army
Republican lawmakers are divided over a potential change in Medicaid funding that pits moderates against fiscal hawks and threatens to further delay the budget reconciliation process. Two proposals at the center of contention would shift additional responsibility for funding the program—which provides health coverage for millions of low-income Americans—from the federal government to the states.
Members include religious leaders, legal experts, and public figures, including Dr. Ben Carson. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” according to the White House. “Americans need to be reacquainted with our nation’s superb experiment in religious freedom in
Members include religious leaders, legal experts, and public figures, including Dr. Ben Carson. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” according to the White House. “Americans need to be reacquainted with our nation’s superb experiment in religious freedom in
Republicans have been unable to agree on ways to cut federal spending on the program, and the speaker signaled he was preparing to move on. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has ruled out a proposed change to cut Medicaid spending as part of a sweeping policy bill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda following a
House panels gets first glimpse of Department of Energy’s $45 billion spending request, which is nearly 10-percent less than this year’s enacted budget. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 Department of Energy $45.1 billion budget guts $19.3 billion in dedicated funding for Biden-era “green energy” initiatives, including slashing three-quarters of approved allocations for energy efficiency and