Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.

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Before Donald Trump took office, solar advocates were optimistic the feds would keep their funding commitments. Now, they’re not so sure.

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The Trump administration is preparing a new executive order that would begin to dismantle the Education Department, while ...

The key now for Democrats is to fight back not with complaints (which project weakness) but with actions that reclaim the initiative, inspire confidence, and force Trump to play defense. Here some ...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell joins Pres. Joe Biden in the Oval Office to discuss the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement, the Biden presidency, his warning about an oligarchy taking shape in America ...

Without a leader or a cause to rally around, Democratic attacks on Donald Trump aren't landing. Republicans, on the contrary, appear unified and strong.

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