DOGE, GOP and government funding talks

DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund the government: How do they fund federal agencies that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle?
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown
Growing calls among hard-line House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to
DOGE cuts eyed for GOP spending bill, raising shutdown fears
The strategy could help satisfy hard-liners but alienate Democrats whose votes will be needed to fund the government.
Government shutdown could hinge on DOGE cuts
Congressional negotiators are racing to reach a government funding agreement by a March 14 deadline to avert a shutdown, as several key factors strain bipartisan talks. The government has been operating on stopgap funding measures and fiscal 2024 spending levels since last September.
Potential government shutdown looms as Congress debates legality of DOGE cuts
We are just weeks from a possible government shutdown, and with the clock winding down, Democrats and Republicans have not reached an agreement for funding. (Scripps News)
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be ‘clean,’ without DOGE cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides have struggled for weeks to strike a full-year funding deal.
DOGE-led cuts at NOAA include layoffs of Miami-based hurricane and climate researchers
Mark Eakin, a recently retired NOAA veteran who ran its Coral Reef Watch program for many years, told the Miami Herald he was ...
DOGE cuts could mean a reduced US footprint in Antarctica
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking aim at wide swaths of the federal government, which could mean cuts ...
Tuberville forgets about triangles, police immunity expands, DOGE cuts come to Birmingham: Down in Alabama
The “back the blue” legislation, by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, is one of the bills supported by the Republican ...
Democrats rally against federal cuts, DOGE in 'March to Mitch' protest
The Louisville Democratic Party organized the demonstration. Republicans said cuts can be painful, but the party is concerned ...
DOGE Removes Biggest Spending Cuts From Wall Of Receipts; Here’s What It Could Mean For DOGE Dividend Checks
Elon Musk's DOGE removed the five biggest spending cuts from its "wall of receipts." Here's what it means for potential DOGE ...
Boston NWS meteorologist posts about getting slashed in DOGE NOAA cuts
A Boston meteorologist was one of hundreds of federal NOAA employees on probationary status fired on Thursday.
‘Confusion and chaos’: Trump’s DOGE cuts hit Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Damian McGee, director of the VA’s regional office of public affairs in Los Angeles, told the Statesman that the Boise VA ...
DOGE cuts are rattling GOP lawmakers as angry constituents flood town halls
Some Republicans are pleading with Musk and Trump to ease up on DOGE's aggressive moves as they face blowback from voters at ...