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Budget bill would add trillions to U.S. debt and increase inequality, Nobel laureate economists say
Six Nobel laureate economists say GOP-backed "big beautiful bill" will hurt millions of Americans and weaken the U.S. economy ...
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White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan
WASHINGTON — The White House released President Donald ... said the plan showed fiscal discipline given the problems of persistently high budget deficits. The budget released on Friday did ...
White House seeks to diminish Office on Violence Against Women
The Trump administration has asked Congress to strip a requirement that the Office on Violence Against Women be a separate ...
Trump's budget bill will leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says
Trump’s “big, beautiful" budget bill would leave an additional 10.9 million Americans without health insurance and increase ...
Five big issues looming over the final days of Maine’s legislative session
Some of the thorniest and most divisive policy issues of the session stand between Maine lawmakers and their plan to adjourn ...
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Trump budget plan would slash Great Lakes Authority
The White House proposal would “permanently” cancel $5 million in funding for a commission that has yet to get off the ground ...
Elon Musk Issues Statement As He Prepares To Exit White House
Musk spearheaded DOGE for Trump and faced fierce backlash over his efforts to dramatically shrink the federal government.
The White House’s fuzzy math is starting to haunt the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Elon Musk’s 36-word social media missile directed at the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda marked the latest, if most visceral, example of a growing problem for the White ...