by People's Action | Feb 13, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump Budget Grows Deficit, Cuts Aid Trump's budget balloons deficits, cuts social safety net. AP: "President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget plan Monday that envisions steep cuts to America's social safety net but mounting spending on the military,...
by People's Action | Feb 12, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump To Demand Big Domestic Budget Cuts Trump to demand tough budget cuts for domestic programs. Politico: "President Donald Trump is expected to renew his call for drastic reductions to nondefense programs in rolling out his budget request Monday, even with hundreds...
by People's Action | Feb 9, 2018 | Breakfast
Congress Votes To End Government Shutdown Congress votes to end government shutdown. Politico: "After five and a half hours of a government shutdown, Congress passed a sweeping budget deal early Friday morning that will keep the doors open at federal agencies and lift...
by People's Action | Feb 7, 2018 | Breakfast
Trump Calls For Shutdown To Force Immigration Demands Trump says government shutdown a "good idea. NYT: "Mr. Trump is back to being a disrupter. After accusing Democrats of being un-American and even treasonous for refusing to applaud during his State of the Union...
by People's Action | Feb 6, 2018 | Breakfast
GOP Bids To Avert Shutdown With Pentagon Boost House GOP plans stopgap spending bill with Pentagon funding. WaPo: "House Republican leaders have come out with a plan to keep the government open for six more weeks while Washington grapples with a potential follow-up...
by People's Action | Feb 5, 2018 | Breakfast
As Shutdown Looms, DREAMers May Lose Congress weighs leaving Dreamers in limbo another year. Politico: "As lawmakers grasp for a solution for the young undocumented immigrants, one option is a temporary extension — perhaps one year — of their legal protections paired...
