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The recent passage of the megabill is already providing both sides ammunition for the political battles ahead.
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Budget office says Trump’s tax law will add $3.4 trillion to deficits, leave 10 million uninsured
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits through 2034, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday, a slight increase in the projection that takes into account the final tweaks that Republicans made before getting the legislation over the finish line.
Some Republicans in Congress are uneasy about the possibility the Trump administration will use a “pocket rescission” to claw back already approved government funding as fears of a fall
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'There's A Lot Of Middle Ground Here': Lisa Murkowski Stands Up To Trump, Opposes His Disastrous Budget Cuts During Powerful Remarks In Senate Hearing
During her remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Lisa Murkowski stood up to the Trump Administration's disastrous budget cuts. Murkowski stated, "There's a lot of middle ground here."
Nine hospitals in rural Tennessee are "at-risk" of closing, according to a reputable center for health services research.
President Trump sailed into the White House last year on confidence in his ability to handle the economy following 40-year high inflation and deep-seated financial frustration among voters. Here
In late May, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, described the bill as “nation-shaping legislation that reduces spending, permanently lowers taxes for families and job creators, secures the border, unleashes American energy dominance, restores peace through strength and makes government work more efficiently and effectively for all Americans.”
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Could Trump budget cuts hurt WA wildfire fighting efforts? We asked an expert
The dispute over the State, Private and Tribal Forestry funding could leave the Washington Natural Resources Department without $20 million in expected funding for its firefighting efforts. According to Whitney, if the funds aren’t released, it would impact the state agency’s 2026 budget.
Supporters of Head Start are worried about the program’s future as it faces Trump administration calls for budgetary cuts ahead of the next school year. The free, federally funded program for
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How Trump's budget law will impact green energy in the U.S.
President Trump says his administration is pursuing a "future of all-out American energy dominance." But what does the president's new budget law mean for green energy? Environmentalist and clean energy expert Albert Gore III joins "The Takeout" with his perspective.
Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration.