Lawmakers from around the Pacific Northwest are reacting on Tuesday to the Trump administration's freeze for federal funding and grants, including one Democratic U.S. senator urging Republicans to delay a committee vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the very budget office that issued the pause.

The White House Office of Management and Budget says its program freeze is limited, but states report widespread disruption in online Medicaid portals.

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, stressed the importance of tax cuts for the wealthy during his confirmation hearing.

Scott Bessent, a South Carolina billionaire hedge fund manager ... “It clobbers people of modest means,” said U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Wyden said workers and small businesses would have to pay more taxes. “All through the campaign, we heard ...

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State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they’ve lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported losing access to federal payment portals on Tuesday, one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. The situation raised widespread concerns about the impact on health coverage for millions of Americans.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -– which is already

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of self-employment taxes.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was

A notice from the Trump Administration calling for a temporary pause in federal grant and loan programs sent state leaders scrambling Tuesday as the uncertainty

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.