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U.S. deficit projected to hit $2 trillion, double fiscal target

(The Center Square) – The federal government is projected to post a $2 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2026, double the 3% of GDP target that has bipartisan support in Congress, according to Treasury's quarterly refunding documents. The $2 trillion figure in fiscal year 2026 is up from $1.

Montana Congressional delegation quiet on proposal for taxpayers to help fund ballroom project

After an assassination attempt at a journalists’ dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana said he’d push legislation to fund a White House ballroom – the pet project of President Donald J. Trump. “It is an embarrassment to the strongest nation on earth that we

Say no to the yes-men | Mary Sheehy Moe

Here we are again — drowning in post-Citizens United swill. Every other TV commercial has this candidate touring a factory, that one standing on a mountaintop in his plaid flannel shirt, yet another firing her gun to display her Second-Amendment bona fides — or put her dog down, maybe. Every

King Charles reminds Congress that US president is subject to checks and balances | David Adler

The irony of the moment could not have been lost on members of Congress. Lawmakers convened in a historic, joint session and heard an English King, on April 28, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, invoke the majesty of Magna Carta as a stern

Fitzpatrick says pro-union bill dealing with contracts will pass U.S. House

(The Center Square) – During a speech to the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters Convention in Hershey last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District, guaranteed its members that a pro-union piece of legislation will pass. The Faster Labor Contracts Act is a bipartisan proposal that would speed up

Democrats accuse Trump commerce chief of Epstein cover-up

Democrats accuse Trump commerce chief of Epstein cover-up

Democratic lawmakers accused US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday of lying to Congress and helping cover up the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, demanding his resignation after a closed-door deposition in the investigation into the notorious sex offender. The extraordinary attacks came as Lutnick was answering questions before the

Democrats demand answers from Trump on consumer costs of Iran conflict

(The Center Square) – With the U.S. conflict in Iran stretching past the 67-day mark, a group of senior House Democrats are questioning whether the Trump administration has any plans to address the subsequent rise in consumer costs. The Pentagon recently told Congress that the warfare has directly cost