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Congressional Perks: Luxury cars and mileage result in big costs for taxpayers
By Arthur KaneThe Center Square U.S. Reps Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and David Scott, D-Ga., have each had taxpayers pay as...
Report says Pennsylvanians face highest costs for colleges
By Esther WickhamThe Center Square Pennsylvania residents face the nation's steepest college affordability crisis, according to a WalletHub report that...
Republican congressmen react to Prop. 50 passage
By Madeline ShannonThe Center Square In the hours after California’s Proposition 50 passed by a wide margin, Republican congressional members...
Dems: Long federal government shutdown hurts health care
By Madeline ShannonThe Center Square As the federal government shutdown becomes America's longest one on its 37th day, many are...
FAA announces flight reductions due to government shutdown
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday there would be a 10% reduction of air traffic...
U.S. Supreme Court frosty on Trump’s tariff power as world watches
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump's tariff authority a chilly reception on Wednesday,...
California invests in visas, legal immigration
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square In recent years, California lawmakers and immigrant advocates have rallied around federal visa programs to...
Lawmakers weigh in on how the ‘Blue Wave’ will impact shutdown negotiations
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square The current government shutdown is the longest federal funding lapse in U.S. history as of...
Supreme Court weighs challenge to Trump’s tariff power
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump's global tariffs are under question as the U.S. Supreme Court hears one...
Supreme Court justices question businesses challenging Trump’s tariffs
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court presented tough questions to two lawyers challenging President Donald Trump's use...
Trump warns of consequences if GOP fails to kill the filibuster
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square After an election night in which Democrats scored major victories, President Donald Trump convened the...
ICE, OK officers arrest 70 foreign nationals, half illegally driving semi-trucks
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square In another highway operation targeting dangerous drivers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and Oklahoma...
Government shutdown harming U.S. energy and jobs due to frozen EPA permitting
By Tate MillerThe Center Square Energy advocates are warning of the harm the government shutdown is causing to American energy...
Congressional Perks: Congress spends on pricey airfare, lodging and private jets
By Arthur KaneThe Center Square Members of Congress regularly commute between Washington, D.C., and their home districts with taxpayers paying...
All eyes turn to Supreme Court as challenge tests presidential power
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday morning in a high-profile case...
California voters approve congressional redistricting measure
By Madeline ShannonThe Center Square Proposition 50, California's mid-decade congressional redistricting initiative, passed with a majority of the vote, according...
ELECTION DAY 2025: NYC elects Mamdani, Democrats sweep VA, NJ governors’ races
By Dan McCalebThe Center Square Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after...
Trump plans breakfast meeting with all GOP senators
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square President Donald Trump has invited every Republican U.S. senator to breakfast at the White House...
