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W.H.O. Struggles with Funding Shortages Amid ‘Existential Crisis’ After U.S. Cuts

WHO Conference Highlights Funding Challenges The World Health Organization has kicked off its annual nine-day conference by the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. More than 8,000 participants have flown in from various countries. However, the mood is somewhat tense, as the organization has come under scrutiny, with doubts about its capacity to respond to […]

Health organizations promised to oppose Republican cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare

US advocacy groups are launching a concentrated effort to safeguard Medicaid and Obamacare from Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts, which could total $8,800 billion according to House Republicans. The proposed House bill has stirred division among Senate Republicans, while still leaving some contentious proposals on the table. Some have labeled it “political suicide,” with others […]

Speaker Johnson: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ With $900B in Spending Cuts Remains ‘On Track’ Despite GOP Defections

House Speaker Discusses Trump’s Budget Plan On Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson mentioned that President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to reduce federal spending by approximately $900 billion, aiming for passage by the end of next week, despite some pushback from fiscal conservatives within the GOP. Johnson explained, during a Fox News interview, that […]

Virginia Democrat: Republican tax cuts would burden millions of Americans

Representative Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) appeared on News Nation’s “The Hill Sunday,” where she expressed concerns that the tax cuts outlined in the GOP budget proposal could negatively impact “millions of Americans” who depend on Medicaid and food assistance programs. “This budget proposes making tax cuts permanent, which could lead to millions losing their health care […]

NASA budget cuts under Trump: The positive, the negative, and the problematic

The newly released streamlined federal budget proposal has raised eyebrows, particularly concerning NASA’s allocations. This situation has its ups and downs. Most of President Trump’s budget drafts seem to focus on the Artemis program, which aims for human exploration on the moon and Mars. There’s over $7 billion earmarked for moon missions and more than […]

Advocate Warns GOP Medicaid Cuts ‘Will Kill People’ and New Research Supports This

Critics argue that substantial cuts to Medicaid, championed by the Trump administration and House Republicans, are gaining traction due to new research highlighting the impact of health programs in the U.S. A recent report from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that Medicaid expansion has saved over 27,000 lives since 2010, a finding reported […]

Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, urges Trump to swap tariffs for tax cuts

A Different Approach to Hollywood’s Challenges Recently, Donald Trump proposed a plan to impose 100% tariffs on foreign films, aiming to protect Hollywood from what he describes as a “very fast death.” Fran Drescher, known for her role in “The Nanny” and now serving as the president of SAG-AFTRA, believes tax credits would be a […]

A Comprehensive Bill Would Continue Tax Cuts and Promote Energy Growth

Trump Pushes for Unified Republican Tax and Employment Bill President Donald Trump aims to endorse a significant legislation that would broaden his tax cuts and employment policies, foster energy development, and rein in spending. On Friday, Trump urged Republicans to come together behind this “one big beautiful bill.” In a post on True Social, he […]