A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether

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The Trump administration offered some clarification after issuing a freeze on federal grants and loans. But many programs remain in limbo. Monday’s memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pausing federal grants and loans set off a scramble in Washington and across the nation as administrators and individuals tried to figure out how the order would affect funding,

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

Senator Ron Wyden, speaking Sunday at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Springs, detailed his stance on data privacy, a federal privacy law, consumer data brokers and, for good measure, his thoughts on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to ...

Russ Vought, an architect of Project 2025, said he’s “very proud” of Clinton-era welfare reform that devastated some of the nation’s most vulnerable people. U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s “proud” of the impacts of Clinton-era welfare reform,

We have made it a point to interview members of Oregon's northwest congressional delegation throughout the years so you know what they're working on in D.C. Long-time U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has ...

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President Donald Trump’s move to freeze federal funding for a massive number of government programs seems to have impacted Medicaid payment systems across the country, potentially locking 72 million Americans out of their health insurance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.

Lawmakers from around the Pacific Northwest are reacting on Tuesday to the Trump administration's freeze for federal funding and grants, including one Democratic U.S. senator urging Republicans to delay a committee vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the very budget office that issued the pause.