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Social Security Fairness Act increases won't be easy to implement
The Social Security Fairness Act promises increased benefits for over 3.2 million Americans, yet the path to receiving these ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—As 200,000 Recent Hires Could Be Affected
Thousands of employees at federal public health agencies will reportedly be fired Friday, as the Trump administration ...
Multnomah County employees notified of potential layoffs as budget cuts loom
Department leaders submitted proposed budgets Friday, which outlined 8%, 10% and 12% budget cuts as requested by Chair ...
The latest on Trump’s immigration crackdown — and the reality of limited resources
Latino Republican lawmakers who approve of Trump are toeing a fine line between supporting his immigration crackdown and ...
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How Trump’s drastic K-12 plans will — and won’t — change California schools
Despite President Trump’s plans, federal funding is a small part of California’s education budget and the state oversees ...
To pay for tax cuts, the GOP’s budget plan goes full Scrooge
Republican politicians plan to take food and health care away from the poor to subsidize tax cuts for the rich. That might ...
Trump Social Security Tax Plan: Which Millennials Benefit Most
A new report found high-earning, older millennials would benefit from Trump's Social Security tax proposal—but not all groups ...
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Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE
SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.
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Oakland police oversight in peril as city faces dire financial situation
As departments across the city of Oakland face dire cutbacks, two police watchdog agencies face extreme budget cuts that ...
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Republicans advance plans to raise military spending by at least $100B amid concerns budget cuts could affect veterans
Republicans are moving closer to their goal of raising defense spending by at least $100 billion in the next decade as two ...
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DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts
Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of ...
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Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much and too little, according to AP-NORC poll
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs ...