Senate passes DC funding fix to prevent $1 billion in cuts, shifting fight to House
D.C.’s financial fate was tied into a House stopgap funding bill that didn't include a provision to prevent cuts to the district's budget.
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact ...
Budget uproar offers DC an uneasy reminder of Congress’ power
Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...
Senate approves bill to block budget's $1.1B cuts to DC included in GOP funding bill
The continuing resolution approved by the House this week would force DC officials to make $1 billion in cuts to city ...
Senate passes Trump-endorsed fix to avert DC budget cuts
Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials ...
Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that Washington, D.C., officials warn would lead ...
The Senate just voted to avoid a shutdown with a bill that cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion
Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...
$1B budget cut threatens DC emergency services, Metro, and school systems
D.C. leaders kept a close eye on the U.S. Senate Friday, which was preparing to take up a resolution that would avert a ...
Where Medicaid Budget Cuts Would Hit Hardest
States like New York and California, but also Louisiana, Kentucky and West Virginia would be hit hardest by Medicaid cuts, ...
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Government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Just hours before the midnight deadline, Congress is set to vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass the bill and that’s causing ...
Schumer to work with GOP on protecting DC budget in funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would support advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he also wants, D.C.’s, local budget restored if cuts are made in the ...
Could DC merge with Maryland? Congressman proposes an escape from ‘MAGA colonialism’
Washington D.C. used to belong to its two neighbors — Maryland and Virginia — until the land was ceded by the states in 1790 to form the nation’s capital. Then In 1847, the part of the city that was ...