Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans that putting a government funding bill up for a vote today was critical to President Donald Trump keeping the lights on for his border security goals and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Two lawmakers present at the closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning said DOGE and the border were part of Vance’s pitch to Republicans who were still undecided about the...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) scrapped two memos from the Biden administration that the agency said misaligned priorities to serve a “social justice and environmental agenda.” The two memorandums issued during the Biden administration under Secretary Pete Buttigieg listed objectives such as “reconnecting communities and reflecting the inclusion of disadvantaged and under-represented groups in the planning, project selection, and design process” and “accommodating new and emerging technologies like...