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A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

Senator Ron Wyden, speaking Sunday at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Springs, detailed his stance on data privacy, a federal privacy law, consumer data brokers and, for good measure, his thoughts on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to ...

Originally published by The 19th As widespread confusion continues over the funding freezes, programs serving women and children could be hit particularly

Russ Vought, an architect of Project 2025, said he’s “very proud” of Clinton-era welfare reform that devastated some of the nation’s most vulnerable people. U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s “proud” of the impacts of Clinton-era welfare reform,

We have made it a point to interview members of Oregon's northwest congressional delegation throughout the years so you know what they're working on in D.C. Long-time U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has ...

(KOIN) – Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR ... Family’s annual costs to increase by $3,900,” Wyden’s office said, citing a report from The Budget Lab at Yale. Wyden also warned these tariffs ...

President Donald Trump’s move to freeze federal funding for a massive number of government programs seems to have impacted Medicaid payment systems across the country, potentially locking 72 million Americans out of their health insurance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday.

Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've lost access to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by the federal government and states to provide comprehensive health coverage and care to tens of millions of low-income adults and children in the US.

A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s plans to freeze all federal aid, a policy that unleashed confusion and worry from charities and educators even as the White House said it was not as sweeping an order as it appeared.