A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

There is an odd sense of isolation when you are covering Pope Leo XIV from inside the Vatican’s traveling press pool: ...
C&EN

For more researchers, securing NIH funding becomes a ‘pipe dream’

A silhouette of a person looking through a microscope with a red computer screen in the background. Researchers looking for NIH funding in 2026 will likely find increased competition and ...

Michigan Department of Education awarding CTE grants to fifty-six school districts

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - In a move to help Michigan students discover future career paths, the M.D.E. has awarded over $24 ...
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI Closes Silicon Valley’s Largest-Ever Funding Round

OpenAI completed the largest funding round in Silicon Valley history, raising $122 billion ahead of a blockbuster IPO expected by the end of the year. The deal, which values OpenAI at $852 billion, ...
CBS News

DHS funding bill passes House, but shutdown drags on as Senate approves its own plan

The House passed a measure to fund every agency under the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through May 22, marking the latest attempt to end a partial government shutdown that began ...
NBC News

House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call 'dead on arrival' in the Senate

WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Friday evening to pass a short-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that has no viable path in the Senate and is likely to extend the shutdown ...
Time

Senate Reaches DHS Funding Deal After Trump Agrees to Fund TSA

A Transportation Security Administration agent walks past travelers waiting in line at a checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia on March 23, 2026.
CNBC

TSA funding update: House GOP spikes DHS funding proposal, extending shutdown that's caused airport delays

House Republicans aren't pleased with the Senate-passed version of legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate reached a deal early Friday to ...
Fox News

DHS shutdown breakthrough comes at cost for Republicans as funding fights nears end

Congress is one step closer to ending the Homeland Security shutdown after the Senate advanced a new, last-minute deal, but it came at the price of Republicans ceding ground, temporarily, to Senate ...
The Hill

Democrats block Homeland Security funding just before Easter recess

Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), setting the stage for President Trump to declare a “true National Crisis” and issue an ...
The American Prospect

Senate Approves TSA Funding, Now the Fun Begins

Just after 2:20 Friday morning, the Senate voted by unanimous consent to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA, for the remainder of this fiscal year through June. The ...
The Washington Post

House GOP passes its own funding bill, rejecting Senate version, as shutdown drags on

House Republicans passed an eight-week measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Friday night, rejecting a separate deal that the Republican-led Senate passed earlier in the day. The ...