Riley Beggin

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Riley Beggin

WASHINGTON – While President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days in office issuing executive orders and paring down the size of the federal government, Republicans in Congress were making moves of their own. The House reelected Speaker Mike Johnson, temporarily putting aside frustrations carried over from the last Congress. The Senate confirmed Trump's nominees despite skepticism from some in the conference and one tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Riley Beggin |Francesca Chambers

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump narrowly avoided a rebuke from the U.S. Senate on his tariffs due to one Democratic senator's absence. The resolution, defeated with a 49-49 tie on April 30, reflects discontent with Trump's 10% across-the-board tariffs and now-paused "retaliatory" tariffs that rattled Wall Street and contributed to a shrinking GDP as four Republicans joined with all present Democrats in supporting it. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. and Sen.

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Lauren Villagran |Riley Beggin

Republicans in Congress want to make it substantially more expensive for immigrants to seek refuge in America. A new proposal would hike the price of legal immigration to pay for President Donald Trump's sprawling enforcement agenda. The House Republicans' plan would slap a $1,000 price tag on requests for asylum, require $500 payments for work authorization every six months and charge immigrants hundreds of dollars if they appeal court decisions, among other fees. House Judiciary Chairman Rep.

2 weeks ago | postcrescent.com | Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy |Francesca Chambers |Joey Garrison |Riley Beggin

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged patience after a new report showed the first decline in the U.S. economy in three years, putting blame on his predecessor while predicting that his new tariffs will lead to a boom ''like no other.''U.S. gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services, shrank at an 0.3% annual rate in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said on April 30. That’s down from a 2.4% increase at the end of last year.

2 weeks ago | thestarpress.com | Mary Walrath-Holdridge |Karissa Waddick |Riley Beggin

Mary Walrath-Holdridge Karissa Waddick Riley BegginUSA TODAYThe House passed the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship and in-person registration, potentially disenfranchising millions. The bill aims to prevent non-citizen voting, despite this already being illegal and rare. Opponents argue the bill suppresses voters, especially married women who change their names, while proponents claim it enhances election security.