Tag: US Congress

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency

Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency

Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out

Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out

Full Speech: US President Trump addresses joint session of Congress

Full Speech: US President Trump addresses joint session of Congress

Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?

Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it