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The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on the Trump administration’s FY 2026 budget blueprint:“Donald Trump ran for President on a promise to protect ...

AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the release of President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint, which asks Congress to cut programs that help ...

As Americans brace for a recession, Trump takes aim at programs millions depend on during economic downturns ...

Following news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued three of the largest Medicare Advantage insurers for allegedly paying brokers hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to steer ...

President Donald Trump released his fiscal year 2026 budget. In response, Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement.

Trump today unveiled $163 billion in drastic budget cuts as Republican lawmakers clear a path for tax cuts for themselves, their wealthy donors, and giant corporations ...

The House Natural Resources Committee released its portion of the Republican House reconciliation bill late Thursday. It’s part of a Republican proposal to help fund President Trump’s tax cuts for ...

Last night, the House Committee on Natural Resources unveiled its proposed section for the massive Republican energy, tax, and national security bill.The sprawling proposal, released in the dead of ...

The House Committee on Natural Resources released its bill text that would be part of the massive tax cut measure for billionaires the majority in Congress is developing. It contains an unprecedented ...

Defenders of Wildlife strongly denounces the House Natural Resources Committee’s text for the upcoming reconciliation bill. This egregious legislation would undermine critical wildlife protections and ...

Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to end federal support of NPR and PBS “to the maximum extent allowed by law.” In April, the White House revealed a plan to ...