Mar. 27—AUGUSTA — Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday challenged President Donald Trump's authority to withhold $3 billion in emergency funding approved in the stopgap budget bill passed last week ...

The Republican leader of the Senate’s government efficiency (DOGE) caucus is calling on the IRS to clamp down on its current and former workers who haven’t paid their share to Uncle Sam — to ...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst toured Kemin Industries in Des Moines Wednesday before talking about the importance of STEM education with a roundtable of business and education leaders. The tour comes as ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is asking Office of Management and Budget head Russell Vought to implement bills cutting government waste, accusing the previous administration of ignoring them. Ernst has ...

Ernst said, “­­­“Since January, DOGE has saved $115 billion, which amounts to $714 per taxpayer. “Some of DOGE’s findings include: The Small Business Administration gave out more than $ ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham has doubled down on his call for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider resigning from office, insisting the leader could be standing in the way of ...