Days after passing Trump’s megabill, the GOP is already working to claw back funding and jam more cuts through Congress.

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Under President Trump, Republican confidence in U.S. democracy has grown while global dissatisfaction remains high, Pew ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) warned in a “Dear Colleague” letter to Democrats Tuesday that a Republican ...

After gaining approval from the House and Senate, President Trump signed The One, Big, Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, 2025. The new legislation includes major reforms across several ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law July 4 will change the rural healthcare landscape, and CEOs are finding innovative ways to prepare for changes phased in over the next few years. The ...

The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.

A bill proposed by the Senate's Commerce Committee in June reversed the Trump Administration's suggestions to cut funding.

A judge has temporarily prevented President Donald Trump from revoking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, after both ...

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told BI that the end of EV "tailwinds" could be good for the company and large OEMs aren't serious about electrification.

Congress made a number of changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), signed into law on July 4, 2025, impacting the ...

Has it really been less than a month since Elon Musk flew off the handle, trashed his benefactor, the president, pledged to kill the administration’s top legislative priority, and, on top of ...