What Americans think the Trump administration’s federal jobs cuts, Elon Musk and DOGE
Americans like the idea of reducing the federal government, but they don't get excited about billionaires Elon Musk And according to a new referendum, Government Efficiency (DOGE) is implementing reductions in the federal bureaucracy. President Donald Trump created the doge with a federal government overhaul and reduced order after reclaiming the White House in the […]
Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled | Disability
Keir Starmer is defiing rage growth by pushing for welfare cuts for some of the UK's most severely disabled people, an overhaul that allows more than 600,000 benefit claimants to lose an average of £675 a month. The minister will abandon plans to freeze individuals' independent payments (PIPs) amidst the rebound. But they tighten the […]
The Republican Medicaid cuts will hurt everyone, not just those in need
Justin didn't expect him to live past 25. In just nine months, he had already received four emergency medical treatment for diabetes. A new family medicine doctor has changed it all. In regular primary care, Justin took medication and changed his diet and exercise habits. Now he no longer needs to inject insulin daily – […]
Woke elite universities are now facing Trump’s wrath with budget cuts, scrapped DEI policies
With a new sheriff in the White House, being an elite manager is not that fun. Donald Trump is demanding their banishment instead of dodging campus anti-seminars like sleepy Joe Biden did. Anyone with a green card supporting Hamas has been exiled. Trump cuts off federal aid to Ivy League hotbeds like Columbia, demanding that […]
John McDonnell accuses ministers of lacking empathy over benefit cuts | Welfare
Former Shadow Prime Minister John McDonnell joined the critics of the government's proposed profit cuts as he accused the minister of lacking empathy and understanding of the proposed change. McDonnell, who has been sitting as an independent MP after losing his labour whip in a previous benefits poll, said he was surprised at how Keel's […]
Medicare, Medicaid Cuts Would Force Half of Patients to Delay Care: Poll – Newsweek
Half of Medicare and Medicaid people will need to delay or skip health care if the program is facing massive cuts based on the Republican House budget. The vote of 1,000 adults in the US found that over 60% of Americans are worried about cutting Medicare and Medicaid under the new budget. Why is it […]
Senate passes ‘fix’ to avert DC budget cuts
The senator voted Friday to pass the law to prevent cuts in DC's local budget after city officials warned that the district was facing a $1 billion hit under a suspended government funding bill approved at the Senate moment. The bill allowed districts to continue operating in the 2025 budget, which was adopted, and was […]
‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump
Senate Republicans haven't looked at their colleagues in the house to cut spending to pay Trump's tax cut extension in 2017. GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee met with President Trump on Thursday to try to reach the same page on tax and spending issues after the House passed a budget resolution after it […]
20 Democrat AGs sue Trump’s Education Department over ‘massive’ staff cuts
Submitted by a coalition of 20 states and attorney generals of Washington, DC Litigation On Thursday, the Trump administration was about to fire almost 50% of the Department of Education's workforce. Earlier this week, the Department of Education closed more than 1,300 employees. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the lawsuit the “first step” in President […]
The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?
The challenge of restoring financial responsibility will be fully exhibited in the next few monthswThe 2025 House of Representatives Budget resolution passed on February 25th. It set the stage for laws that avoided the Senate's 60-vote threshold and could pass with a simple majority. It does not include any specific changes to spending or taxes, […]