The Trump administration has already flipped on one key Democrat request for ending the government shutdown. Seven rogue Democrats and one Independent sided with Republicans in a Senate vote this week to pass a compromise deal to reopen the government, which has been shut since October 1. The House of Representatives approved the bill on…
Cuts to federal research would weaken America’s scientific edge against Beijing, warned Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the US House committee focused on China, who is pressing budget chief Russ Vought on whether his office has assessed their impact. “While the United States is dismantling the very foundations that have sustained our STEM and…
The Trump administration is doubling down on threats to lay off thousands of federal employees if Congress doesn’t end the government shutdown soon, but has yet to deliver on its ultimatum. President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday night that layoffs were “taking place right now.” But in a press briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary…