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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic assertion of congressional authority, U.S. Senator John Fetterman, along with 51 Senate colleagues, voted Thursday to advance the Venezuela War Powers Resolution, a measure …
Fetterman Defies White House as Senate Moves to Curb Venezuela Action Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced more than $118 million in federal grants aimed at tightening commercial vehicle enforcement, hardening the nation’s driver licensing system, and …
$118M Safety Blitz Targets Trucking Risks, CDL Fraud, and Veteran Training Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $98 million funding initiative designed to expand pre-apprenticeship programs and steer young Americans into high-demand industries as the Trump administration …
$98M Federal Push Aims to Fast-Track Youth Into High-Demand Careers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have reached an agreement in principle on pharmaceutical pricing that U.S. officials say could reshape the global drug …
U.S., U.K. Strike Drug Pricing Deal Aimed at Ending Transatlantic Imbalance Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of War closed out 2025 and opened 2026 with a rapid-fire series of updates that ranged from firefighter survival training at one of the …
War Department’s Year-End Dispatch: Drills, Drones, and the Maduro Raid Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department unleashed a sweeping barrage of sanctions and national security actions at the close of 2025 and into the New Year, targeting Iran’s weapons networks, …
Treasury Slams Iran-Venezuela Arms Pipeline, Freezes Oil Ships, Forces Divestment Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Agriculture Department rolled out a sweeping set of actions at year’s end aimed at tightening national farm security, redirecting federal research priorities, and delivering billions in …
USDA Moves to Lock Down Farmland, Refocus Research, Send $12B Lifeline to Farmers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials moved to prevent a sudden cutoff in care for millions of patients by extending telemedicine rules that allow doctors to prescribe certain controlled medications …
Telemedicine Cliff Averted as Feds Extend Online Prescribing Into 2026 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the largest investments ever aimed at rural health care, the federal government is sending money to every state under a $50 billion program designed …
All 50 States Land Rural Health Funding in Sweeping $50B Federal Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs poured more than $77 million into veterans cemeteries across the country in fiscal year 2025, funding expansions, improvements, and the creation of …
VA Sends $77M Nationwide to Expand Veterans Cemeteries, Including Alaska’s First Read More