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    National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking a $5 billion reduction in NIH funding next year, including cuts to grant and research programs the administration argues "broke the trust of the American people...
     

Watch live: NIH director faces Senate questions over budget

21 May 2026 at 13:48
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking a $5 billion reduction in NIH funding next year, including cuts to grant and research programs the administration argues "broke the trust of the American people...

Live updates: Senate awaits reconciliation bill, which holds ballroom funding's fate

21 May 2026 at 12:30
President Trump's $1 billion request to fund security for the White House ballroom faces a test in the Senate, which could start voting on a reconciliation package on Thursday that may not include the money. The legislative text to fund immigration enforcement agencies hasn't yet been released, but inclusion of the ballroom funding has faced...

Watch live: Doug Collins testifies before Senate on VA budget request

20 May 2026 at 19:17
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will testify before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the department. The White House is seeking $144 billion in discretionary funding for the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) — with a focus on military housing, health care for veterans and combatting homelessness....

Watch live: House Democrats speak amid redistricting, funding battles

20 May 2026 at 17:08
House Democratic leaders will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon following a closed-door meeting as the party seeks to gain control of the lower chamber in November. Their remarks come as the redistricting battle heats up across the country for both parties — and in light of recent primary losses for Republicans who have spoken out against...

Watch live: Blanche speaks as DOJ expected to indict ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro

20 May 2026 at 16:43
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Florida prosecutors will give remarks from Miami on Wednesday afternoon as the Justice Department is expected to announce the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro. The proposed charges are linked to an incident in 1996 when four men were killed when their planes, searching for those potentially seeking...

Watch live: House Republicans give remarks as budget reconciliation deadline looms

20 May 2026 at 13:34
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP leaders will speak with reporters on Wednesday morning as the deadline to pass legislation to fund immigration enforcement and border patrol inches closer. Both chambers of Congress are rushing to finalize a budget package by June 1 through the reconciliation process, which would allow them to bypass a Senate...

Watch live: Lawmakers press for indictment of ex-Cuban President Raúl Castro

20 May 2026 at 12:47
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and other lawmakers will hold a press conference Wednesday morning to press the Trump administration to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro. The Trump administration is planning to announce criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter tells NewsNation. Acting Attorney General Todd...

Live updates: Trump settles score with Massie loss; Cuban lawmakers call for US to charge Castro

20 May 2026 at 13:59
President Trump got his wish on Tuesday, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) sent packing by voters in his Kentucky primary. The win by Trump-backed Ed Gallrein was the last in a string of election efforts to dismiss rebels who don't bow to the president's agenda. Read takeaways here. Senate Republicans are frustrated over Trump's endorsement...

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