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Government Shutdown · WashingtonCongressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” of tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats — or around them — as a government shutdown looms. The annual spending battle will dominate the September agenda, along with a possible …See the Story
Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess
62% Center coverage: 293 sources
New Jersey · New JerseyThe Federal Emergency Management Agency building is seen on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democratic attorneys general have updated their complaint against the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency can refuse to spend pre-disaster mitigation grants approved by Congress. The attorneys general wrote in the new filing that FEMA hadn’t made a si…See the Story
Democratic AGs disclose FEMA failed to make grants for months to critical disaster program
100% Left coverage: 25 sources
Washington DC · WashingtonThe E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., home of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, pictured on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Fischler/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — A pair of federal court rulings over the Labor Day weekend invalidated aggressive actions the Trump administration had taken on immigration enforcement. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered an unknown number of planes carrying unaccompanied Guatema…See the Story
Judges in Two Federal Cases Cite Due Process to Block Trump Immigration Moves
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