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(L) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Rev. Dr. Leslie Copeland-Tune, Associate General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, looks on as U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during livestreamed sit-in against the GOP funding plan on the steps of the House of Representatives on April 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 8-hour livestreamed discussion was intended to bring attention to the Republican budget bill and according to statements will “…gut Medicaid, food assistance and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Given what's at stake, these could be some of the most consequential weeks for seniors, kids and families in generations." (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) / (R) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a sit-in protest against a Republican budget plan on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2025. The members of Congress were joined by several hundred supporters as they live-streamed their protest against a GOP budget plan which seeks to progress President Donald Trump's policies, including possible cuts to Medicaid. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Booker And House Minority Leader Jeffries Shout From Capitol Steps To Denounce GOP Budget Reconciliation Bill

On Sunday, House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Cory Booker, also a Democrat, staged a livestreamed anti-Trump sit-in on the U.S. Capitol steps — protesting Republicans’ push to pass a budget reconciliation bill that would cut nearly $1.5 trillion in federal overspending.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump Orders The SBA To Handle Federal Student Loans, Delegates ‘Special Needs’ To HHS

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the Small Business Administration (SBA) will “immediately” take over the handling of all federal student loans, as opposed to the U.S. Department of Education.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, July 20, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Cases of COVID-19 have tripled over the past three weeks, and hospitalizations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images)

Fauci, Weingarten claim they never shut down schools during COVID

Former Chief Medical Advisor to the President Doctor Anthony Fauci along with President of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, deny responsibility for having schools shut down during the COVID-19 lockdowns.