House Appropriators Release Top-Line Figures for 2025 Government Funding

The total is almost $1.61 billion in defense and non-defense spending. The House Appropriations Committee released on May 16 its top-line numbers for the 2025 fiscal year. The numbers are slightly more than what was allocated under the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), which raised the debt ceiling. The total is almost $1.61 billion in

Trump Says He May Wait to Announce VP at July GOP Convention

President Trump in 2016 announced his then-vice presidential pick Mike Pence just three days prior to the Republican Convention. As anticipation builds for who former President Donald Trump will choose as his 2024 running mate, the 45th president said in an interview released Thursday he would likely announce it at the Republican Convention this summer.

Biden Admin Agency Accused of Stonewalling Congressional Oversight Amid Electioneering Claims

‘To little surprise, Biden’s SBA has continued to stonewall and ignore legitimate requests from both Committees,’ the lawmakers said. Top Republicans on the House and Senate Small Business committees have accused a Biden administration agency of stonewalling congressional oversight efforts in connection with allegations that agency staff have engaged in electioneering on behalf of President

Bipartisan Lawmakers Move to Overturn Biden Admin’s New Investment Planning Rule

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is advancing a proposal to reverse a new Biden administration rule regulating who can give retirement investment advice. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is advancing a proposal to reverse a new Biden administration rule regulating who can give retirement investment advice. On April 23, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid concerns over Black support

President Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to desegregate schools comes with