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Friday, April 11, 2025
As Republicans struggle to meet budget goals, Democrats highlight the prospect of tighter work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that GOP lawmakers propose.
It’s a packed day on Capitol Hill: The House Agriculture Committee is examining the always-thorny issue of helping Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients find work and the Senate Ag Committee holds a confirmation hearing for two important nominees.
Welcome to another tariff deadline week in Washington. President Donald Trump says Wednesday is “the big one.” That’s when he’s expected to unveil his plan for reciprocal duties on U.S. trade partners that apply higher tariff rates than the U.S., although the messaging around the scope of the new duties has been mixed.
President Donald Trump this week is set to unveil his reciprocal tariffs on U.S trading partners, while in Congress Republicans try to show some progress on his key legislative priorities.
Congressional Republicans return from a one-week recess under pressure to reach agreement on a budget reconciliation plan, while the Trump administration will listen to concerns about its push to promote domestic shipbuilding.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dollars and those paused by an Office of Management and Budget directive.
House Republicans are targeting nutrition assistance for possible funding cuts as they look for ways to pay for other policy priorities, raising questions about how such reductions could affect Democratic support for a new farm bill.
An ambitious effort to reduce the size of the federal government in the second Trump administration is encountering skepticism from seasoned government observers and watchdogs who wonder whether the billionaires leading it know what they’re getting into.
