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The Trump administration offered some clarification after issuing a freeze on federal grants and loans. But many programs remain in limbo. Monday’s memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pausing federal grants and loans set off a scramble in Washington and across the nation as administrators and individuals tried to figure out how the order would affect funding,

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 ...

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 ...

Oregon US Senator Ron Wyden joined the healthcare workers outside ... Dexter said it is important that she and her office continue to encourage both sides to come to the negotiation table to ...

(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 ...

Oregon US Senator Ron Wyden joined the healthcare workers outside of Providence Portland Medical Center on Northeast Glisan, stressing the importance of showing up for their ongoing fight. Central City Task Force finds Portland has second-highest top margi ...

Robert F. Kennedy’s first confirmation hearing Wednesday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was quickly interrupted by protesters over the Trump nominee’s vaccine positions. During his opening remarks, Kennedy said under oath that he is “not anti-vaccine”—but people standing in the back of the room weren’t convinced.

The Trump administration is poised to oust Biden-era appointee Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is considering either the Treasury Department or the White House Office of Management and Budget to oversee the agency,