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‘Profound alarm’: US veterans agency roiled by fight over anti-discrimination provisions

Nearly 100 lawmakers claim the agency’s recent actions put veterans’ healthcare at risk. Department of Veterans Affairs chief says ‘no one is being discriminated against at VA’

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Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts - Roll Call

Senate appropriators approved a fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch bill that would boost spending for Congress while avoiding cuts to the GAO.

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Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director - Roll Call

Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director - Health Care

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Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more

The Independent UK

Senate abortion provider defunding language OK’d by parliamentarian - Roll Call

The parliamentarian advised that language to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood would be permissible for inclusion in the GOP budget bill.

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Senators express wariness of proposed mergers within DOJ - Roll Call

The White House and Congress are at odds over plans to overhaul part of the Justice Department, and who has the power to approve those plans.

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Supreme Court clears way for Medicaid cut for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call

Supreme Court clears way for Medicaid cut for Planned Parenthood - Health Care

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Member of RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel withdraws over conflict of interest

Dr Michael Ross was involved in multiple private healthcare firms and withdrew after a review of financial holdings

The Guardian - US

The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment

The Guardian - US

Civil rights agency's acting chief to face questions on anti-DEI, transgender stances

The acting chief of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over her efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while sidelining certain racial and gender discrimination cases and quashing protections for transgender workers

The Independent UK

Hegseth questioned about LA protests

In a hearing on Wednesday, senators criticized the Trump administration’s use of military force in Los Angeles

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Philadelphia paper warns Fetterman to take Senate job seriously – ‘or step away’

Democratic senator hits back at ‘smear’ after being accused of missing votes and skipping committee hearings

The Guardian - US

How Trump’s budget would hit America’s poorest families hardest

White House takes aim at education, housing and food programs for millions of poor women and children

The Independent UK

‘Either you’re lying, or you’re not the one making decisions’: Democratic senator blasts confused RFK Jr. during testimony

Health Secretary Kennedy repeatedly unaware of major HHS policy decisions during Senate testimony.

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RFK Jr. Told To 'Hold Back' After Testy Exchange With Dem Senator Over HHS Funding

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. was told to "hold back" after getting into a tense exchange with Democratic Senator Patty Murray

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Senate appropriators grill Kennedy on biomedical research - Roll Call

Senators spar with Kennedy on cuts to biomedical research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan - Roll Call

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of construction funding to Republican states, according to Senate staff.

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‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week - Roll Call

House Democrats called on Republicans to install a long-delayed plaque for officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The Independent UK

Forest and park service worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed

Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge

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Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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FBI director now says he supports Trump budget proposal - Roll Call

Kash Patel gave his “full support” to a budget plan that he said Wednesday he was working to avoid because he would have to cut 1,300 jobs.

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Trump wants daylight saving time all year. Will ‘MAHA’ push back?

Advocates of standard time say it’s better for peoples’ circadian rhythms, or “biological clocks.”

The Independent UK

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

The Independent UK

Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures

Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year

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Vanished earmarks in stopgap law pose challenge to local projects' return - Roll Call

After giving anti-earmark GOP conservatives a taste of austerity, it'll be hard to go back to the flush times, stakeholders fear.

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