Feb 25 Elon Musk may direct more demands on federal employees to justify their work By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Office of Personnel Management is considering how to fulfill Elon Musk's demand to increase scrutiny of government employees. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: House Republicans pass their budget resolution, crucial step toward delivering Trump agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Matt Brown, Associated Press The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he's called his "big, beautiful bill," with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Senate debates Republican budget proposal, support of Trump’s policy agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House's mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice President JD Vance gave a green light to proceed despite a morning dust-up caused by President Donald… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:22 House Republicans reveal their budget blueprint By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura House Republicans release their long-promised budget outline as they seek to fulfill President Trump’s agenda while cutting both the deficit and taxes. But it remains unclear whether the plan will achieve those goals, or if it even has the votes. Continue watching
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump makes appearance with Musk, signs executive order downsizing federal workforce By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump wants strict limits on hiring, with agencies only adding one new employee for every four who leave. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before shutdown deadline By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase… Continue reading
Dec 19 Government shutdown looms as Speaker Johnson struggles to meet Trump’s demands By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will "easily remain speaker" for the next Congress if he "acts decisively and tough" in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit, a stunning request just before the Christmas… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 5:20 Congress working on budget deal to avoid government shutdown, fund hurricane relief By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat Congressional leaders should be ready to go home for the holidays. Instead, they are staring at another government funding deadline and scrambling to make it. The deal coming together could have much larger implications, but lawmakers have not yet released… Continue watching
May 10 California governor aims to slash 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit By Adam Beam, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state's budget deficit is $27.6 billion. The figure Newsom announced Friday is smaller than the deficit he anticipated in January. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:21 House GOP may face another leadership battle after effort to avoid government shutdown By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The federal government is just hours away from shutting down as Capitol Hill scrambles to finalize its $1.2 trillion spending deal. That agreement would keep the lights on but could also cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Congressional Correspondent Lisa… Continue watching