Here’s How Government Funding Works
Congress has the power to appropriate federal dollars, and the executive branch’s job is to spend it as lawmakers direct. But there are ways for presidents to challenge the will of Congress, within limits.
CNN anchor Jim Acosta announces on-air he’s leaving embattled network
CNN anchor Jim Acosta announced on Tuesday that he is leaving the embattled network. Acosta, the former White House correspondent who often feuded with President Trump during his first term, was slated to be relegated to graveyard shift from his current morning slot. “I just wanted to end today’s show by thanking all of the…
Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, lands cushy corporate law gig days after leaving Washington
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, landed a private sector job just days after leaving Washington, D.C.
Senator Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, Says He Won’t Run Again in 2026
His decision makes the already tough Senate map for Democrats even tougher: They will need to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump carried in 2024.
Trump admin pausing federal loans, grants amid spending overhaul: ‘Waste of taxpayer dollars’
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.
Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers
The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.
G.M. Has Plans Ready for Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs
General Motors, the largest producer of cars in Mexico, won’t provide details on how it would react if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs from the two countries.
Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Immigration, Drugs and Greenland
The president is increasingly threatening other countries with tariffs for issues that have little to do with trade.
Trump says US military has ‘turned on the water’ in wildfire-ravaged California
“The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” the 47th president said in a late night Truth Social post.