WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) took to the Senate floor to express her opposition to the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Senator...
“The expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act must be permanent and not sunset” WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John...
Feb. 13, 2025 By States Newsroom staff D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — Brooke Rollins was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Senators backed her...
Feb. 13, 2025 By Jennifer Shutt – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services...
Feb. 13, 2025 By Ashley Murray – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — Kash Patel is one step closer to leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation after Senate Republicans with jurisdiction over the...
Feb. 11, 2025 By Ariana Figueroa – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a...
Feb. 11, 2025 by Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner WASHINGTON D.C. — A federal judge has issued a nationwide order preventing the National Institutes of Health from changing how much the agency pays universities and...
Feb. 12, 2025 By Shauneen Miranda – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — Former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will serve as the next director of national intelligence, after the U.S. Senate confirmed her...
Feb. 12, 2025 By Jennifer Shutt – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. House Republicans released their budget resolution Wednesday, laying out a vision for raising the debt limit and drafting a...
Feb 11, 2025 | 7:36 pm ET By Jennifer Shutt – States Newsroom D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. — The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday declined to block a lower court’s order that requires the Trump...