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Feb 25, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Eric Lau |Kati Perry |Nick Mourtoupalas |Hannah Dormido

The House passed a budget resolution on Tuesday evening in advance of the March 14 deadline to avoid a government shutdown. The bill passed in a 217-215 vote with all Republicans except Rep. Thomas Massie (Kentucky) voting in favor. Leading up to the vote, some swing-district Republicans expressed concerns about possible cuts to social programs, while others were hesitant about the potential to balloon the deficit.

Feb 12, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Eric Lau |Kati Perry |Szu Yu Chen |Hannah Dormido

The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence in a 52-48 vote Wednesday morning. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) joined all Democrats in opposition. The position oversees and coordinates more than a dozen U.S. intelligence agencies, including the FBI and CIA.

Feb 12, 2025 | flipboard.com | Eric Lau |Kati Perry |Szu Yu Chen |Hannah Dormido

3 hours agoMaurico Claver-Carone on the administration’s hemisphere-wide shakeup. President Donald Trump opened his second term with sudden moves to shake up the Western hemisphere — vowing to take back the Panama Canal, threatening tariffs on American neighbors and demanding the repatriation of undocumented …

Feb 2, 2025 | southfloridareporter.com | Jeremy Merrill |Azi Paybarah |Eric Lau

By Jeremy B. Merrill, Azi Paybarah and Eric LauPresident Donald Trump has moved swiftly to implement his policies across the federal government mainly with sweeping executive orders. His administration has been particularly focused on removing any references to diversity, equity and inclusion from federal agencies’ websites. Asked by a reporter on Friday in the Oval Office whether he can confirm that websites would be shut down so they can be scrubbed of DEI content, Trump said, “I don’t know.

Jan 31, 2025 | msn.com | Jeremy Merrill |Azi Paybarah |Eric Lau

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