Various federal agencies have renewed deferred resignation offers for employees as the Trump administration eyes further cuts to the federal workforce. The initial “fork in the road” deferred resignation program offered during the first weeks of the Trump administration allowed most federal employees to resign from their positions and still earn pay and benefits through […]

The Senate Budget Committee released a blueprint to unlock President Donald Trump’s agenda on Wednesday that sidesteps the biggest question facing congressional Republicans: how to pay for it. The blueprint, to receive a Senate vote later this week, largely aligns the party on strategy. It sweeps Trump’s priorities on tax reform, the border, and energy […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) complained about Sen. Ted Cruz (D-TX) interrupting her during a Wednesday hearing when he tried to engage her in a debate over universal injunctions. At the time of the hearing, the Trump administration had received two-thirds of all universal injunctions issued over the past 25 years. While President Donald Trump is […]

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) are blocking several of President Donald Trump’s nominees from being confirmed in the Senate. The two freshman senators have blocked Ed Martin, Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and nominees for top Department of Veterans’ Affairs leadership positions by invoking a hold — […]