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Why congress failed to pass the funding bill

The US government shuts down much of its operations after two sides of congress failed to reach an agreement on the funding bill. Approximately 750,000 federal workers will reportedly be left unpaid. What was the cause? Summary The U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1 after Democrats and Republicans failed to pass competing short-term funding … Read more

Telehealth for Medicare patients is on the chopping block as Congress narrows in on an extension deadline. ‘The uncertainty creates a lack of trust,’ healthcare CEO says

Congress is once again closing in on a deadline to extend Medicare coverage of home telehealth services. And, again, the decision has been left until the last minute. Telehealth has had new flexibilities since the Covid-19 public health emergency began, including expanded Medicare reimbursement. Originally scheduled to sunset alongside the emergency’s declared end, these flexibilities have been extended over and over … Read more

After DOGE cuts, Bill Gates calls on Congress to ‘show its values’ on foreign aid

Bill Gates is calling on Washington D.C. to examine its moral compass on foreign aid, and renew its spending pledges to poorer nations. Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and the founder of the multi-billion philanthropic Gates Foundation, was optimistic in the early days of the Trump administration that the White House was open to hearing … Read more

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Another competitor has proven openly hostile. Bethany Johnson, a trans woman who is also running on a progressive platform, sees Abughazaleh as an enemy. According to Johnson, Abughazaleh supporters on Bluesky made cruel jokes at her expense, treatment that amounted to harassment. Johnson responded by repeatedly showing up at Abughazaleh’s office with protest signs, roller-skating … Read more

Social Security and Medicare cuts are coming because the bond market will force Congress: economist

Lawmakers have known for decades that U.S. entitlement programs are on unsustainable paths as demographics inevitably skew the population older. Attempts to come up with a fix have gone nowhere, but the expected insolvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds by 2034 will serve as a catalyst, with the bond market forcing Congress … Read more

Government shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda for Congress

The annual spending battle will dominate the September agenda, along with a possible effort by Senate Republicans to change their chamber’s rules to thwart Democratic stalling tactics on nominations. The Senate is also debating whether to move forward on legislation that would slap steep tariffs on some of Russia’s trading partners as the U.S. pressures … Read more

Congress battles over Washington DC home rule and federal police control

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Capitol is many things. Legislative assembly. Art museum. Historic site. And apparently now, city hall. The battle over the federal government policing the streets of Washington, D.C. – and perhaps other big cities like Chicago and Los Angeles – is headed for the biggest city … Read more

US Banking Groups Petition Congress To Shut Down Stablecoin Yield Workaround

Several major banking groups in the US have made a concerted effort to reach out to Congress regarding wording in the GENIUS Act that has created a stablecoin yield loophole. The Bank Policy Institute (BPI) stated in a letter sent on 12 August 2025 to Congress that the existing language of the law allows stablecoin … Read more

Library of Congress explains how parts of US Constitution vanished from its website

The Library of Congress has given a fuller explanation as to why large sections of the U.S. Constitution suddenly vanished from its official website. As TechCrunch previously reported, parts of Section 8, as well as the entirety of Section 9 and Section 10, were deleted from Article 1 of the Constitution on the U.S. government’s … Read more

The Federal Reserve’s power: Congress giveth and Congress can taketh away

The White House’s relentless pressure on the Federal Reserve has kindled a debate on the central bank’s independence and role in the economy. While President Donald Trump has backed off earlier suggestions that he would fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, he continues to demand lower interest rates. The surprise announcement Friday that Governor Adriana Kugler … Read more

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