U.S. Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before federal government shutdown deadline
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed a government funding bill, it will go to President Trump for his signature.
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U.S. Postal Service agrees to work with DOGE on reform, plans to cut 10,000 workers
The Postmaster General plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget, working with Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency.
U.S. Senate Democrats refuse to go along with Republican spending plan, as government shutdown deadline nears
U.S. Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut government spending.
Judge orders Trump to rehire probationary workers let go in government cost-cutting move
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go as Trump tries a dramatic downsizing of the federal government.
U.S. Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind down the agency
The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
Sec. of State Marco Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of programs gone
These USAID programs “spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States,” Sec. of State Marco Rubio said.
U.S. House censures Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s address to Congress
The U.S. House has voted to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
U.S. automakers to get a one month exemption before tariffs take effect
President Trump is giving a one-month exemption to U.S. automakers from the tariffs that took effect on March 4.
CBS News Poll: Large majority of people who watched Trump speech liked it
A new CBS News poll shows a large majority of people who watched President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress approved of what they saw and heard.
Zelenskyy calls his Oval Office spat with Trump “regrettable,” says he’s ready to work for peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Oval Office blowup with President Trump last week was “regrettable,” adding that he stands ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership” to get a lasting peace.
