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ICE Is Going On A Surveillance Shopping Spree
Cooper Quintin, Techdirt
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least anot…
Jan 14, 2026, 9:08 PM
Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governor
TRÂN NGUYỄN, Yahoo Entertainment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount significantly lower than what legislative...
Jan 9, 2026, 6:13 PM
Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency
mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) , Mike Wall, Space.com
Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.
Jan 6, 2026, 4:00 PM
Here We Go Again: The Pentagon's EIGHTH Failed Audit
Jake Johnson, Crooksandliars.com
Two days after the US Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to authorize just over $900 billion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, the chief recipient of that taxpayer money—the Department of Defense—announced it failed an audit of its books for th…
Dec 25, 2025, 1:00 AM
A radio station in Amsterdam is a lifeline for Sudan. After USAID cuts, it's faltering
Indy Scholtens, NPR
Budget cuts threaten the future of Amsterdam-based Radio Dabanga, which has served as an information lifeline for Sudanese people about their war-torn country.
Dec 21, 2025, 11:00 AM
Despite opposition, US House passes record $901bn defence spending bill
Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English
The bill faced notable opposition from lawmakers concerned about the Trump administration's management of the military.
Dec 11, 2025, 3:36 AM
NASA nominee Isaacman moves to full Senate vote amid budget carnage
Richard Speed, Theregister.com
Billionaire's bid progresses while agency braces for sweeping reductions and program uncertainty Jared Isaacman has cleared another hurdle on his way to becoming the next NASA Administrator after the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportatio…
Dec 9, 2025, 2:08 PM
US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump’s spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte, Yahoo Entertainment
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 ...
Dec 8, 2025, 2:01 AM
Firm Tied To Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Oct. 2, the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad. Sitting on horseb…
Dec 2, 2025, 10:40 PM
Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) , Tereza Pultarova, Space.com
The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.
Dec 2, 2025, 7:00 PM
When are stimulus checks being mailed? $2,000 stimulus check update
Laura Daniella Sepulveda and Shelby Slade, Arizona Republic, AZCentral
Though President Donald Trump mentioned sending $2,000 stimulus checks weeks ago, there is little info on them available. Here's the latest update.
Nov 29, 2025, 12:01 PM
What Will the US Debt Reckoning Look Like?
Jeffrey Frankel, Project Syndicate
For now, and in the foreseeable future, fiscal adjustment is a political non-starter in the US, where the prospect of higher taxes or cuts to Social Security and Medicare is a surefire way to lose votes. But this is probably where the country is headed, thoug…
Nov 28, 2025, 11:01 AM
Will Europe's flagship space science missions survive NASA's budget cuts?
tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) , Tereza Pultarova, Space.com
NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe's space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.
Nov 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
Hiltzik: The Trump administration's math on economic policy doesn't add up
Michael Hiltzik, Yahoo Entertainment
On inflation, healthcare, mortgages and much more, the Trump administration offers bogus math.
Nov 18, 2025, 11:00 AM
Democrats reject ‘current policy’ — unless it pays their base
J.T. Young, TheBlaze
Washington’s latest fights make one thing unmistakable: Democrats shift their arguments as needed, but always in service of higher taxes, higher spending, and a bigger federal footprint. When the question earlier this year was whether to keep current tax poli…
Nov 16, 2025, 8:00 PM
'We're just going to go through this again': Americans fear second government shutdown
BBC News
With the funding deal due to expire at the end of January, Americans are saving up to cope with no income again.
Nov 16, 2025, 2:55 AM
It's official: Members of Congress won't get a pay bump this year
bmetzger@insider.com (Bryan Metzger), Business Insider
The bill to reopen the government kept lawmakers' salaries frozen at $174,000 a figure that hasn't budged since 2009.
Nov 15, 2025, 11:01 AM
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Here's what you need to know
Domenico Montanaro, NPR
The government is back open. There are lots of questions about what this means, how we got here and where we go from here. Let's dig in.
Nov 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
Is another government shutdown fight around the corner?
Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, USA Today
The government just reopened. There are fewer than three months before it could close again, though only partially.
Nov 13, 2025, 6:05 PM
When will federal workers get back pay? See projected payment timeline
Melina Khan, USA TODAY, USA Today
Federal employees were ordered to return to work on Nov. 13 as they await back pay from the government shutdown.
Nov 13, 2025, 5:55 PM
Trump signs bill ending longest US government shutdown in history
Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill in Washington DC to end the longest government shutdown.
Nov 13, 2025, 12:46 PM
Trump admin live updates: Trump blames Democrats for 'massive harm' of shutdown
David Brennan, ABC News
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Nov 13, 2025, 8:05 AM
The Government Shutdown Is Finally Over, But Flight Disruptions Will Continue
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
The shutdown came at a bad time for air travel.
Nov 13, 2025, 2:15 AM
US House passes spending bill to end longest gov’t shutdown in history
Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English
The successful vote means the long-delayed bill has now been passed on to President Trump to sign into law.
Nov 13, 2025, 1:33 AM