Spending bill blocks Trump plan to politicize grants

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • Oklahoma Voice

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants. The agreement — which Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and Vice Chair…

Spending deal freezes proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law

Spending deal freezes proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law mps-post Tue, 08/04/2026 - 05:27 Image (Source New Mexico) Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through December 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants.The agreement — which Senate Appropriation…

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • Washington State Standard

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants. The agreement — which Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and Vice Chair…

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • Maine Morning Star

U.S. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, left, and the top Democrat on the committee, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, at a committee markup on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Photos from committee webcast)WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal…

Spending bill blocks Trump plan to politicize grants

A spending bill unveiled Sunday by Senate Republicans would temporarily block the Trump administration’s proposal to give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in scientific grants. The provision contained in the continuing resolution marks a rare instance of congressional Republicans standing up to a controversial Trump administration policy. It emerged from bipartisan…

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law - Now Georgia

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants. The agreement — which Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and V…