White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded ‘in increments’
CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials…
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State Department official defends layoffs and the dismantling of foreign aid agency
A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling…
Tariffs are a tax. Are you already paying it?
It’s been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports from nearly every territory on…
Senate debates package that would cut foreign aid and public media funding
The Senate debates the clawing back of previously approved funding for foreign aid and public media — as Democratic lawmakers…
Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils
President Trump said it was “highly unlikely” he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with…