A massive pay cut for federal wildland firefighters may be averted. But not for long
A long running effort to permanently boost pay for thousands of federal wildland firefighters is finally gaining traction in Congress…
November 2023
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The answer to veterans homelessness could be one of LA’s most expensive neighborhoods
A massive VA campus in West Los Angeles is finally housing hundreds of vets, and may finally change the city’s…
Congress avoids shutdown, setting up spending pileup for early next year
Infighting among Republicans threatens to derail plans to pass long-term spending bills next year. (Image credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
Once Florida’s favorite son, Floridians turn on DeSantis in his bid for president
Gov. Ron DeSantis won a decisive reelection in 2022, in a year when Republicans elsewhere didn’t fare as well. But…
Passions between lawmakers spilling into violence are nothing new on Capitol Hill
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Yale historian Joanne Freeman, author of The Field of Blood, about recent altercations between lawmakers…