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Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day.His surprise reversal, first announced Thursday evening... Read More.

Top lawyer at IRS removed amid DOGE push for taxpayer information: Sources

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is removing the Internal Revenue Service's top attorney, according to two sources familiar with the move, amid an internal debate over sharing confidential taxpayer information with other government agencies.Acting IRS chief counsel William Paul is set to be demoted... Read More.

Dr. Oz, Trumps nominee to lead Medicaid and Medicare, to face Senate grilling

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faces a confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate Finance Committee.Oz, a doctor and former television host whose nomination to lead CMS has put him in the... Read More.

Schumer announces hell vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday night that he plans to vote to keep the government open, signaling that there will almost certainly be enough Democratic votes to advance a House GOP funding bill before a shutdown deadline at the end... Read More.

North Carolina town hall erupts in boos as congressman escorted from building, angry constituents

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) -- Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., was confronted by angry constituents during a town hall meeting on Thursday night about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping cuts across the government.“How do you justify cuts to staff of the VA helping veterans,... Read More.

What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if the federal government shuts down?

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Republicans brand the impending lapse in government funding the "Schumer Shutdown," hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming deadline.If a deal is not reached by 11:59... Read More.

Federal judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired probationary employees across 18 agencies

Friday, March 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge temporarily paused the Trump administration's "illegal" reductions in force and reinstated approximately 20,000 probationary government employees across 18 agencies who had been terminated.U.S. District Judge James Bredar -- an Obama appointee -- concluded that the Trump administration failed to... Read More.

Republicans use legislative sneak play to tie Democrats hands on tariffs

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a sneaky legislative maneuver tied into the effort to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown, House Republicans earlier this week successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on President Donald Trump's controversial tariffs.It was a somewhat complicated... Read More.

Highly unusual: White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House has quietly directed the FBI to halt the background check process for dozens of President Donald Trump's top staffers, and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.The directive came last month after... Read More.

Trump expected to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act to carry out mass deportations: Sources

Thursday, March 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As early as Friday, President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act -- a wartime law that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation -- as part of the efforts to... Read More.

Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

Top lawyer at IRS removed amid DOGE push for taxpayer information: Sources

Dr. Oz, Trumps nominee to lead Medicaid and Medicare, to face Senate grilling

Schumer announces hell vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown

North Carolina town hall erupts in boos as congressman escorted from building, angry constituents

Federal judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired probationary employees across 18 agencies

Republicans use legislative sneak play to tie Democrats hands on tariffs

Highly unusual: White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources

Trump expected to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act to carry out mass deportations: Sources

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