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, […]
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit | Global development
Experts warn that cuts in food aid by the US, UK and others have already led to more people around the world who die. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said aid clauses in Somalia have been declining after estimates last month as the UN and other agencies are hoping to announce badly how 83% […]
Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts
President Trump said on Thursday that Democrats will be held responsible if government funds run out this week, suggesting that the closure could delay GOP's efforts to extend the expired tax cuts. “They do the shutdown and in the end, it could lead to very high taxes as we're talking about the shutdown,” Trump told […]
Children’s hospital masks DEI to evade Trump’s federal funding cuts: Report
Seattle Children's Hospital has renamed its diversity, equity and comprehensive initiative to avoid the ban on President Donald Trump, according to whistleblower accounts. Current hospital employees who asked to remain anonymous over the fear of retaliation; Daily signal That the medical center failed to comply with Trump's orders to eradicate awakened programs. “Instead of wasting […]