federal government of the united states

About those Medicaid ‘cuts’
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 04, 2025
Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...
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Education spending up, grades down
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 03, 2025
The Department of Education’s employee headcount fell by 13.9% between 2000 and 2024 but its spending increased by 749% during that time, according to...
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Democrats now the party of the bureaucracy
Opinion, Сolumns
NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Mar 03, 2025
DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...
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Lack of training at FEMA
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 27, 2025
Victims of natural disasters deserve the best help possible, so it’s important for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to monitor the companies it...
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Birthright citizenship ban debated in Congress
Nation & World, News
THERESE BOUDREAUX The Center Square 
Feb 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — The legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on automatic birthright citizenship hinges on a single phrase in the 14th amendment, and law...
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Feds unfreeze $2.1B in funding for Pennsylvania
Nation & World, News, PA State News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Feb 25, 2025
HARRISBURG – Eleven days after Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the White House to unfreeze billions in federal funding for Pennsylvania, the money is flowing a...
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Justice Department crisis was an unforced error
Opinion, Сolumns
NOAH FELDMAN Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 21, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Here’s the most important yet overlooked fact about theJustice Departmentprosecutors who resigned rather than drop charges againstN...
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Battered Democrats hope to regain their focus
Opinion, Сolumns
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Feb 20, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Like everyone else in Washington, Democratic Party leaders have been stunned by the speed and the breadth of President Donald Trump...
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Politico and the federal government
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 18, 2025
The White House subscribes to Politico Pro, a premium service meant to inform the public what is happening inside the White House, spending $16 millio...
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Guest Comment: Stand up for democracy
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID FITZ Special to The Era 
Feb 17, 2025
An authoritarian coup is happening in the United States. And “we the people” are the only ones who can stop it. We must preserve and restore our democ...
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