In House Testimony, Pete Hegseth Defends Deployment of Troops to Los Angeles

The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland defense would expand under President Trump.

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Trump Officials Unveil Budget Cuts to Aid for Health, Housing and Research

The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.

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Democrats Hammer Linda McMahon Over Education Department Cuts

Ms. McMahon defended President Trump’s budget proposal, which puts her agency on the chopping block.

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Long Effort to Ban Shocks as an Autism Treatment Faces Uncertainty

Regulators seeking to end the use of electric shock devices on people with disabilities have been swept into the government upheaval under President Trump.

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Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

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Kay Granger’s Assisted Living Revelation Draws Fresh Scrutiny to Aging Congress

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved into a retirement home.

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