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Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a promised executive action Friday that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after...

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The Buffalo News

Lisa Mascaro

Thomas Massie among few Republicans to criticize Trump over war powers: ‘This is not ‘America First”

Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran.

01.03.2026 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Partial government shutdown will extend into the week as House Speaker Johnson says it will be a few days before vote on funding

Johnson faces a daunting challenge ahead, trying to muscle the funding legislation through the House while Democrats are refusing to provide the votes...

02.02.2026 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

How you, the American taxpayer, funded an army-scale supersizing of ICE: ‘Trump is militarizing immigration enforcement’

“I just don’t think people have a sense of the scale,” said Bobby Kogan, a former adviser to the Biden administration's Office of Management and...

20.01.2026 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

During a White House meeting, Hakeem Jeffries spotted a ‘Trump 2028’ hat and asked JD Vance ‘Hey, bro, you got a problem with this?’

“It was the randomest thing in the world, because we’re sitting there, we’re having a serious conversation, and all of a sudden these two red...

05.10.2025 9

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump presides over third government shutdown, with fresh opportunity to fire thousands of workers and close down federal offices

“We don’t want it to shut down,” Trump said at the White House before the midnight deadline, but he was unable to strike a deal.

01.10.2025 5

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, …

05.07.2025 6

The Buffalo News

Lisa Mascaro

The Senate just passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. Here’s what else is inside

Three Republican senators joined all Democrats in voting against it.

01.07.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Senate works through the night as GOP tries to cut deal that satisfies those who want more and less Medicaid cuts

A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill became...

01.07.2025 20

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Overnight Senate voting on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ pushed off after early vote barely passes

A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill...

30.06.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

After a dramatic vote, the Senate pushes ahead on Trump’s tax break and spending cut plan

By a 51-49 tally and with Vice President JD Vance at the Capitol to break a potential tie, the Senate cleared a key procedural step Saturday as...

29.06.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Republicans face a possible make-or-break moment as Senate eyes key vote on Trump’s tax bill

Not all GOP lawmakers are on board with proposals to reduce spending on Medicaid, food stamps and other programs to help cover the cost of tax cuts.

29.06.2025 8

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Republicans are scrambling after learning their proposed cuts to Medicaid, which would offset trillions in tax breaks, violate Senate rules

It's a major blow to Trump's "big, beautiful" spending bill.

26.06.2025 5

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

GOP senators are struggling over how to cut billions in healthcare funding without hurting hospitals or patients and it’s stalling the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Much of the health care cost savings would come from new 80-hour-a-month work requirements on those who receive Medicaid benefits, even as most...

26.06.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Senate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

After the House passed its version, the nonpartisan CBO estimated the bill would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the decade, and leave 10.9...

17.06.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

The Budget Office says Trump’s spending bill would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt—just one day after Elon Musk slammed Congress over this same fear

It also estimates roughly 11 million more Americans will be uninsured due to changes in U.S. health care.

04.06.2025 5

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump’s ‘Big’ and ‘Beautiful’ tax cut bill suffers a major blow as his own party fails to pass the legislation

Republicans warn the tax cuts alone would pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt.

16.05.2025 8

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

GOP House members and senators rip Medicaid cuts and booming deficits in tax bill as Trump says ‘The Bill is GREAT’

The House Ways and Means Committee named its package ‘ ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ in all capital letters, a nod to Trump himself.

13.05.2025 8

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

House GOP aims to cut $880 billion mostly from Medicaid in move that could leave 8.6 million without healthcare

A preliminary estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by 8.6...

12.05.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump’s 2026 budget claws back $163 billion in domestic spending while boosting national security

Trump budget moves to claw back $163 billion in domestic spending while boosting defense

02.05.2025 5

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Europe to focus on ‘diversifying its trade partnerships’ after Trump’s tariff meltdown

Trump's hostile rhetoric has focused minds in Brussels, with leaders now scrambling to establish closer trade ties with other nations including India.

10.04.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump told Republicans to ‘Close your eyes and get there’ on his budget bill but holdouts forced House Speaker to halt the vote

A failed vote, particularly as the economy was convulsing over Trump’s trade wars, would be a major setback for the Republican agenda in Washington.

10.04.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Senate GOP approves framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts, but 2 Republicans dissent — ‘Something’s fishy’

Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky both voted against the measure.

05.04.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Senate GOP advance Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts as tariffs put economy on edge

What's unclear is how it will all be paid for, since Republican deficit hawks typically require spending offsets to help defray the lost tax revenue...

04.04.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

It's a remarkable shift of emphasis away from the chainsaw-wielding tech entrepreneur whose vast power has made him an admired, revered and deeply...

07.03.2025 9

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Senate stays up all night to push $340 billion GOP package for Trump’s mass deportations and security measures

Senators voted for hours, as late Thursday night turned into early Friday, on one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt the...

21.02.2025 9

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

One by one, Republicans are speaking up against billionaire Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn DOGE tactics

Even Republicans are wary of DOGE as the department takes aim at research, agriculture, and national parks.

13.02.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies

Trump repeated false claims that the state's fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running...

23.01.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro

Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as they struggle to turn his priorities into law: ‘One bill, two bills, doesn’t matter’

At stake are tax cuts, border security, money to deport immigrants and efforts to boost oil and gas energy production — priorities for...

09.01.2025 10

Fortune

Lisa Mascaro