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Congress leaves for holidays after zero progress on federal funding
U.S. lawmakers have left town for the holidays without making any actionable progress on the long-delayed fiscal year 2026 government funding bills.
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Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as Schedule III drug
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, despite many Republican lawmakers...
Republican health care plan would reduce premiums by 11%, CBO says
U.S. House Republicans’ five-point health care plan could reduce premiums by 11%, but could also increase the number of people without health insurance by...
Congress drags on full year funding bills, risking second govt shutdown
Despite only having until the end of January to pass the remaining nine annual government funding bills, Congress has so far made minimal progress.
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GOP lawmakers silent on Trump’s EO punishing state AI guardrails
Frustrated with Congress failing to enact national artificial intelligence regulations, President Donald Trump took matters into his own hands Thursday night and signed an...