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- About 100,000 DHS employees, including TSA screeners at every U.S. airport, are working without paychecks as Congress deadlocks over the SAVE America Act and DHS funding, with $26 billion in disaster relief also stalled.
- The White House is requesting $200 billion for Operation Epic Fury against Iran, claiming the campaign will eventually lower gas prices — but oil prices have risen since strikes began four weeks ago, and no independent analysis supports the claim.
- A new U.S.-Japan investment pact totaling $550 billion includes a $36 billion Ohio power plant and could shield Japan from U.S. tariffs, though diplomatic tensions flared after President Trump invoked Pearl Harbor while pressuring Japan for military support in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The House passed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (H.R. 4) 345-41, extending federal R&D grants for small businesses through 2031 with new awards up to $30 million, while blocking companies tied to the Chinese military from participating.
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White House Seeks $200B for Iran Strikes as Oil Prices Climb and Congress Balks
As oil prices climb during the military campaign against Iran, the White House asserts that achieving Operation Epic Fury's objectives will eventually stabilize and lower domestic gas prices.
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H.R. 22 · H.R. 4213
Senate Stalls DHS Funding as 100K Federal Workers Go Without Pay Over Voting ID Fight
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Japan's PM Navigates $550B Deal With Trump After Pearl Harbor Jibe Over Iran Support
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H.R. 4405 · H.Res. 1072
House Democrats Push to Impeach AG Bondi Over Allegedly Hidden Epstein Documents
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Deepening Iran conflict exposes cracks in U.S. and Israeli objectives
South Korea parliament passes bill stripping prosecutors of investigative powers
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Policy
Executive orders and bills with simple breakdowns
Trump Creates Task Force to Crack Down on Fraud in Welfare and Food Stamp Programs
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
Trump Orders Agencies to Cut Housing Regulations and Energy Mandates to Lower Construction Costs
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction
Trump Signs Order to Cut Mortgage Regulations for Small Banks to Lower Homebuying Costs
Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit
Sen. Sanders Proposes 5% Wealth Tax on Billionaires to Fund Child Care and $60,000 Teacher Salaries
S 3956
Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act
House Passes Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, Including $26B Disaster Relief Fund
H.R. 7147
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Congress Proposes $26 Billion for Disaster Relief and New Rules for Border Security in 2026 Budget
H.R. 7744
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
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