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Rep. Robert Garcia is the new top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. At a moment when his party is craving more confrontation with President Trump, he says he's ready to lean into the fray.
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A housing agency rule would also allow work requirements. Supporters say a time limit would help spread limited funds to more people, but critics warn it would leave some homeless. -
The Trump administration has tried firing people, dismantling agencies and inviting people to quit. Lawsuits have blocked some of those efforts. -
Trump administration signals it will slash funds for long-delayed California high-speed rail projectThe announcement follows the release of a scathing federal report that concluded there is “no viable path” to complete even a partial section of the line. -
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson told NPR that President Trump's domestic policy bill — which narrowly passed the House — will not pass the Senate in its current form because it will "skyrocket" the deficit. -
The cuts are part of an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to make the government more efficient, but local opponents say it will be disastrous for San Diego County's $57 billion life sciences sector. -
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week. -
The analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that the version of the bill passed by the House last month would lead to nearly 11 million people going uninsured. -
They said Friday's raid on Buona Forchetta was reminiscent of a dictatorship. A warrant for the raid, unsealed on Monday afternoon, alleges nearly half the workers there used fraudulent IDs to obtain employment. -
President Trump said it was a "good conversation" but noted the Russian leader had vowed "very strongly" during the call to respond to Ukraine's Sunday drone strikes on air bases in Russia. -
The cost increases will not impact Medi-Cal or Medicare fees.
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