Congress on track to trigger a shutdown with House and Senate at odds
With only three days to go before government funding expires, Congress is barreling toward a shutdown with the House and Senate at an impasse over a path forward.
2023-09-28 17:27
Mississippi's state auditor proposes cutting funding for degree programs like women's and African American studies in the state
Mississippi's state auditor has proposed cutting funding to degree programs at public universities that his office says lead to fewer graduates finding jobs in the state.
2023-09-26 06:57
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: 'We may now have to go first'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend.
2023-09-24 02:20
DeSantis says he won't support Covid vaccine funding if elected president
Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said if elected president, he would not pay for further coronavirus vaccines for Americans.
2023-09-21 11:24
McCarthy privately outlines new GOP plan to avert shutdown, setting up clash with Senate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy privately outlined to members a new GOP plan to keep the government open on Wednesday after a marathon two-and-a-half-hour GOP conference meeting.
2023-09-21 08:21
Biden administration urges 16 states to address funding disparities faced by land-grant HBCUs
The Biden administration demanded governors in 16 states address a more than $12 billion funding disparity between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU counterparts, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
2023-09-20 07:19
Tensions flare inside House GOP as they barrel toward government shutdown
Tensions are flaring inside the House Republican conference as they barrel toward a government shutdown, with the infighting spilling out into public view and growing increasingly nasty.
2023-09-19 06:49
House Republicans finalize deal on short-term funding bill, but major hurdles remain to avoid shutdown
House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan to temporarily fund the government while beefing up border security -- a proposal that is dead on arrival in the Senate and could even face difficulties in the House, raising the likelihood of a government shutdown.
2023-09-18 08:25
Those new IRS agents won't be going after regular Americans, agency reaffirms as Congress prepares for funding fight
In its latest effort to show that it is putting its extra congressional funding to good use, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it is shifting its enforcement efforts to high-income earners, partnerships and big corporations.
2023-09-09 03:17
Atlanta ‘Cop City’: Dozens face racketeering charges for protests
Atlanta officials claim that "anarchists" conspired to illegally occupy a planned police training site.
2023-09-07 01:47
FAA announces millions in airport funding to tackle near collisions
Safety watchdogs call it a runaway problem on America's runways that could end in tragedy -- the near collisions of commercial aircraft. Now, the federal government is funding millions of dollars in airport construction projects to help address the issue.
2023-08-23 20:54
Armed gardaí, dog units and checkpoints to tackle Dublin crime
The money from the Irish government will allow 16,500 hours of police overtime per month.
2023-08-23 00:18