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Read Trump's memo asking Congress to take back approved funding for foreign aid, PBS, NPR

By Steff Staples

President Donald Trump asked Congress on Tuesday to take back $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid, the State Department and public media.

Republicans have made proof of citizenship for voting a priority, but states remain skeptical

By Christina A. Cassidy, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press

Bills have stalled or failed in multiple GOP-controlled states, including Florida and Texas.

Congress expects Trump request to cut funding already approved as big bill faces hurdles

By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan

As lawmakers return to Washington, they expect a rescission request from the White House to cut funding already passed by Congress. Among other cuts, President Trump’s request is expected to include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit through which…

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Members of Congress face frustrations over the Trump agenda from voters at home

By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan

Lawmakers have been in their home districts this week answering tough questions about legislation making its way through Congress and about the Trump administration. Lisa Desjardins reports on the fired-up constituents they heard from at town halls.

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Former Rep. Charles Rangel, founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 94

By Deepti Hajela, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

Rangel was an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill.

WATCH: White House holds briefing after House GOP passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

By Associated Press

Leavitt also used her press briefing Thursday to attack by name the federal judge who ruled that the White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to South Sudan.

House Republicans pull an all-nighter to pass Trump's bill of tax breaks and program cuts

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press

With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from President Donald Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to salvage the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that's central to the GOP agenda.

New Jersey Rep. McIver released on recognizance after court appearance for immigrant detention skirmish

By Michael Catalini, Associated Press

A federal judge in New Jersey on Wednesday ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the congresswoman's first court appearance on assault charges stemming from immigration officials' attempt to arrest Newark's mayor at a detention facility.

As House GOP grinds ahead, new CBO report says Trump's big tax cuts bill will add to deficit

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Leah Askarinam, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

GOP leaders worked late into the night to convince skeptical Republicans who have problems on several fronts, including worries that it will pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt.

Rep. Gerry Connolly, Democratic fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75

By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America

Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal government while bringing transformational development to his populous Virginia district, died Wednesday.