Funding

The Trump administration froze certain federal funding to Colorado this week amid growing national concerns about fraud in government‑funded programs.

On Jan. 1, more than a dozen new laws went into effect in Colorado after Gov. Jared Polis signed nearly 500 bills last year.

Some of the Minnesota Somali immigrants convicted in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme reportedly used stolen federal funds to support “lavish” lifestyles, according to court records and news reports.

When Congress returns next week, lawmakers will have less than a month to pass the remaining nine appropriations bills funding federal agencies for fiscal year 2026.

A federal appeals court has permitted the Trump administration to withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood.

The House Republican alternative to Obamacare — called the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act.

Nearly two dozen Democratic state attorneys general sent a letter Monday to congressional leaders, insisting Republicans abandon efforts to insert language barring federal taxpayer funding for abortions into the extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois is pushing a federal crackdown on driver licensing after state data revealed nearly 1 in 5 commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) with English‑language proficiency infractions were issued by Illinois.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has agreed to fulfill a multi‑year, $36 million contract with National Public Radio (NPR) that it previously suspended amid pressure from the Donald Trump administration.

The National Public Radio (NPR) will receive an estimated $36 million in grant money as part of a settlement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).