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Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

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The White House on Tuesday officially asked Congress to claw back $ 9.4 billion in already approved spending, taking funding away from programs targeted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. It’s a process known as “rescission,” which requires President Donald Trump to get approval from Congress to return money that had previously been appropriated. Trump’s aides say the funding cuts target programs that promote liberal ideologies. The request, if it passes the House and Senate, would formally enshrine many of the spending cuts and freezes sought by DOGE. It…

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MoveOn: Will House Republicans Cut Medicaid Spending for Billionaire Tax Cuts?

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CBO Analysis: Republicans’ Reconciliation Package Cuts Health Care Spending by $ 715 Billion, 13.7 Million Uninsured Americans  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, an independent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that House Republicans’ reconciliation package will slash at least $ 715 billion and will result in at least 8.6 million more Americans going uninsured due to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts.  “Millions of people will lose their health care so Republicans in Congress can hand out billionaire tax breaks. People rely on Medicaid to survive, but…

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IRS ‘prepared’ for 2025 filing season, but potential spending cuts loom for the agency

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The Internal Revenue Service is preparing for a tax season that will look quite different for 2025, with the coming expansion of the agency’s Direct File program and other modernization efforts — but also a looming possibility of further IRS spending cuts led by Republican lawmakers. For the 2025 tax filing season, the IRS’ Direct File program will be available in 25 states, more than doubling the 12 states where the IRS-run online filing system was an option for taxpayers in 2024. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on…

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Congress tackles spending, policy and candidate protections on the road to the August recess

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Been a hectic week on the political side of government. The 2024 election is in full swing as one party hosts its convention, and with an attempt on a candidate’s life, you know members of Congress are going have questions for the agencies in charge of protection. Meanwhile, there’s other legislation that could have an impact on other federal activities. To help break it all down for the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Network Executive producer Eric White welcomes Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Interview Transcript:  Eric White …

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The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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With a net gain of more than 80,000 civilian employees during fiscal 2023, the federal workforce posted yet another year of growth. Between 2019 and 2023, more than 140,000 employees joined the civil service, an increase of about 7%, according to data that the non-partisan, non-profit Partnership for Public Service compiled and released this week. The majority of the growth in the past couple of years occurred in 2023 alone — the federal workforce grew by 4% in just that one year, the Partnership said. The latest increase brings the…

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