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With Justice grants rescinded, nonprofit will shut down - Roll Call

Closure is the latest ripple effects to stem from a pullback in Department of Justice grant funding earlier this year.

Roll Call · Aug 14, 2025

Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline - Roll Call

Trump has not yet met with Democratic congressional leaders since he returned to the White House on Jan. 20.

Roll Call · Aug 13, 2025

Court limits funding lawsuits to GAO - Roll Call

Decision undoes a lower court ruling requiring the Trump administration to start spending funds for USAID and other foreign assistance funds.

Roll Call · Aug 13, 2025

Judge blocks Trump conditions on Violence Against Women funding - Roll Call

Challenge comes after the Justice Department earlier this year expanded its list of activities that could not be funded by grant money.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2025

Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’ - Roll Call

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and car thefts.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2025

Long removed as IRS commissioner two months after confirmation - Roll Call

Former GOP Rep. Billy Long has been removed as IRS commissioner by President Trump, a White House official said Friday.

Roll Call · Aug 8, 2025

How Democrats hope to flip the script on energy as a campaign issue - Roll Call

This episode of Political Theater delves into how energy affordability could become a sleeper issue in next year's midterm elections.

Roll Call · Aug 7, 2025

Cassidy says canceled vaccine research needed to fight pandemics - Roll Call

The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee denounced a decision by the federal government to phase out mRNA vaccine development, warning that could hurt pandemic preparedness.

Roll Call · Aug 7, 2025

‘A gift’: How Trump builds power for himself with ‘no details’ trade deals - Roll Call

President Trump offers “no details” on trade deals his administration is negotiating. That's by design — to give himself even more powers.

Roll Call · Aug 6, 2025

HHS phases out mRNA vaccine trials for COVID-19, bird flu - Roll Call

HHS says the elimination of 22 mRNA vaccine development projects for COVID-19 and bird flu signals a shift in vaccine priorities.

Roll Call · Aug 6, 2025