A huge US budget and policy package, now signed into law, raises Medicare pay rates for clinicians for 1 year and limits ...

Senate Republicans and Democrats have been silent as to why the measure to defund Planned Parenthood was reduced from 10 years down to only one.

Unfortunately, there's a false narrative going around that Gov. Brad Little's prudent use of budget planning tools means the ...

While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas ...

While national politicians focus on their next poll number or viral moment, mayors like me are focused on keeping the lights ...

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ...

Ken Kies, a longtime lobbyist for major corporations and the ultra-wealthy, now leads the Treasury’s tax policy office under Trump—just as Republicans push for new tax cuts benefiting the richest ...

The Council has yet to take up an initial vote and began a two-month summer recess. At this point, Bowser said there is no ...

Six months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson took office with a moderate-sounding tone that encouraged many Republicans, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, says Ferguson has ...

Senate Republicans are exploring changes to President Donald Trump’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved ...

The minimum wage in the District recently increased by 45 cents starting July 1, 2025, but for tipped workers, the rate ...

State budget cuts have forced two large early education agencies to eliminate a combined 198 preschool spots in Southwest Washington this fall.