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A local bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, has sparked an uproar on social media with its mask policy update

The Pentagon and the National Institutes of Health have signed an agreement to collaborate on biodefense and pandemic preparedness, drawing criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill who warned that the plan could allow the Defense Department to go around Congress and gain access to billions of dollars meant for infectious disease research

A continuing resolution (CR) authorizing government spending until 11 December passed the House by a 370-48 vote, with only 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats in opposition

Granger graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in 1965 and considered a career in fashion design but followed her mother into teaching

The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday night to punt the threat of another government shutdown until after the November midterm elections

A Cyclospora parasite outbreak has put lettuce in the spotlight as investigators examine a possible link to Taco Bell, raising concerns among consumers about whether it's still safe to eat fresh greens

Speaker Mike Johnson is once again battling hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor — and he has no clear way out

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin will testify before a House Appropriations Committee panel on oversight of the agency

But the Federal Vacancies Reform Act generally caps such temporary leaders at 210 days

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President Donald Trump's plan to hand out $1.8bn (£1.3bn) in taxpayer funding to political allies lasted all of two weeks before his Department of Justice (DOJ) abandoned the idea amid an intense backlash from Republicans in Congress

Pentagon’s Iran war bill nears $30bn as Donald Trump renews threats

House Votes to End DHS Shutdown as Threats of Airport Chaos Loom

Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment at a congressional hearing Wednesday, slamming agency leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half

Jeffries' messaging sparked backlash from Republicans following the third apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday

Democrats have quietly assembled the most exhaustive pre-built investigation infrastructure in modern congressional history

Prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket could face increased scrutiny from Congress amid rising concerns about potential insider trading tied to recent geopolitical events

The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28, notably killing the country’s longtime Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

We don’t have a plan on how to get out of this’: Democrats give dire warning after congressional briefing on Iran

Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) also described the U.S.-Iran conflict as “a massive operation” that’s “rapidly changing.”

The vote on Wednesday will come after Israel and the US intensified their attacks on Iran, launching waves of strikes targeting command and control facilities, strategic state offices and missile launch sites as Trump said he had rejected what he claimed was an attempt by Tehran to restart negotiations

Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) also described the U.S.-Iran conflict as “a massive operation” that’s “rapidly changing.”

The Colorado Democrat has emerged as one of the most visible voices making the case

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) will speak with reporters Tuesday as Democrats feel pressure from Republicans to support legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the U.S. strikes in Iran over the weekend

Fetterman also blasted the usage of term "ICE Barbie" to describe DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon as criticism mounts over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations

CBS News was first to report details of the case, which centers on accusations that Demarco traveled to Vought’s Northern Virginia home in August 2025 while harboring violent political grievances against the director of the Office of Management and Budget

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a massive funding package, ending a partial government shutdown that began Saturday

The Senate passed the bipartisan package on Friday evening, but funding for several major agencies lapsed early Saturday morning when the House failed to act, triggering a partial shutdown that has furloughed workers and forced others to work without pay

Domestic governance and politics continue even as the world waits for President Trump’s decision on how to best defang the reckless and bloodthirsty regime that holds the Iranian population captive

Senate Republicans are moving ahead with a behemoth funding package in their bid to keep the government open and hope to blast through Democratic opposition in the process

But when it comes to ICE, the two lawmakers facing off in Massachusetts’ Democratic Senate contest are being careful where they tread

Congressional negotiators on Tuesday released a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package intended to fund most of the federal government and avert a shutdown when temporary funding expires on January 30

Close AOC blasts JD Vance for his defense of the ICE agent who killed Renee Good

Congressional negotiators unveiled a massive $1.2 trillion spending package that includes funding for several key aspects of the federal government, but partisan tensions are still raging over money going toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Congressional negotiators unveiled a massive $1.2 trillion spending package that includes funding for several key aspects of the federal government, but partisan tensions are still raging over money going toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

The move pulls back funding for a wide swath of discretionary grants and represents about a quarter of SAMHSA's overall budget

The House of Representatives has passed a federal funding package totaling nearly $180 billion, putting Congress one modest step closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of this month