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fromTruthout
56 minutes ago

Trump Has Doubled Down on Anti-Trans Provisions Amid Shutdown Fight

Appropriations riders would ban federal funding for gender-affirming care and trans participation in sports, forcing Democrats to defend transgender and LGBTQ+ people during a shutdown.
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fromAxios
1 day ago
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Hakeem Jeffries rules out handshake deal with Republicans to avert shutdown

House Democrats demand legally binding health-care protections and restoration of ACA subsidies and Medicaid funding, while Republicans insist on a clean stopgap spending bill.
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago
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Tick tock: Congress has 14 legislative days to stop a government shutdown

Congress has 14 legislative days to pass a bipartisan continuing resolution or risk a government shutdown when federal agency funding expires at month-end.
fromAxios
1 day ago
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Hakeem Jeffries rules out handshake deal with Republicans to avert shutdown

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fromArs Technica
6 days ago

In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms

Unresolved FY2026 budget and likely government shutdown threaten NASA funding; NASA will follow the House Appropriations bill's higher funding level instead of White House cuts.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Test Case for Future Funding Cuts

Congress approved Donald Trump's request to rescind $9 billion in federal spending, challenging traditional bipartisan budgeting methods.
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

A huge fight looms over the NASA budget this fall

NASA appears to be acting in accordance with a fringe, extremist ideology emanating from the White House Office of Management and Budget that asserts a right to impound funds appropriated by Congress for the sake of executive branch priorities.
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fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

The Math Behind Trump's $1 Trillion Defense Budget

The President's FY '26 National Defense Budget requests $1.01 trillion, which is a 13 percent increase from FY '25 enacted levels. This includes $848.3 billion for DoD's discretionary budget and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding for DoD.
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