The chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is warning the president and his team not to claw back spending from Congress or face legal consequences.

A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by Republicans. History shows such booms are common and rarely last.

Trump’s latest comments throw a wrench into the Senate’s ongoing effort to pass a budget resolution this week, one day after Republicans voted to move it forward.

President Donald Trump backed a House budget plan calling for a $4.5 trillion tax cut, slapping back Senate Republicans’ efforts to rush through funds to help bolster his immigration crackdown in favor of a larger bill that will likely take months to negotiate.

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley suggested Congress is powerless to stop cuts by DOGE. That’s plainly untrue.

Proponents say the bill is designed to cut waste, but it disregards the economic reality of being a low-income American.

Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) was in Newport on Tuesday, February 18, visiting the East Bay Dental Center in Newport and meeting with the Australian Ambassador. Amo visited the East Bay Dental Center in Newport, a community health center administered by East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), that delivers services to Rhode Islanders on Aquidneck Island. […]

Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. The complex, multifaceted program touches millions of Americans and has become deeply woven into state budgets and the U.S. health care system.

While Congress neuters itself, the two men are vying for total control of the American government.

The House is still struggling to come up with their “one big, beautiful bill.”