Murphy fears more Medicare pay cuts will kill private practice
Rep. Greg Murphy (RN.C.) worries that if he does nothing to curb cuts in Medicare payments to doctors, doctors will not be able to afford to implement their personal practices. “We're in the crucible. If we don't fight these cuts here, if we can't get rid of them, if we don't reverse them, we don't […]
Trump Winning Over Conservatives on CR with Focus on Spending Cuts
President Donald Trump has worked with House Republicans on clean, continuing resolutions (CRs) to give his administration time to advance his agenda, and his outreach appears to be at work. Conservatives at the House Republican Congress have long wandered into the CRS, mainly because they don't offer opportunities for cuts. But Trump's seriousness in spending […]
Job cuts last month higher than any February since 2009
The US-based employer cut more jobs in February this year than in 16 years. New Report Outplacement Challenger, from Grey and Christmas. This year, employers announced 172,017 job cuts. This is the shortest and shortest month since 2009, when 186,350 jobs were cut. Total employment cuts in February this year are more than twice the […]
Trump’s Cuts Are a ‘War on Veterans’
Sen. Tim Kane (D-VA) on CNN's “lead” on Thursday claimed that the Trump administration's move was something like a “war with veterans.” Host Jake Tupper said: I think you hear from the fact that your district workers are directly influenced by many of your members, who are veterans. ” Kane said, “You're right. And look, […]
Stocks slump on Trump tariff fears, job cuts
The stock market sank after Thursday's opening bell amid growing fears about potential damage that President Trump's new tariffs could weaken the economy. All three major indices began trading at a loss of more than 1% on Thursday and gave up profits from short market rebounds on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by […]
US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs
The “The Big Money Show” panel doubles when Doge emails him, “What did he do last week?” Layoffs for US workers have surged to levels not recorded since the last two recessions amid fears of large-scale Trump administration jobs cuts in federal agencies, cancellation of contracts and widening trade wars. Global Outplacement Firm Challenger report […]
House Republican: Musk should take 'a half step back' on DOGE cuts
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said billionaire Elon Musk should take a “half-step back” as government efficiency (DOGE) takes steps to reduce the size of the federal workforce and eliminate so-called wasted government spending. in A quick interview With CNN's Manu Raju on Wednesday – shortly before Musk was scheduled to meet with House Republicans – […]
Senate Republicans identify tool White House can use to make spending cuts stick — but there’s a catch
US Supreme Court I declined On Wednesday, the Trump administration called for annulment of the order by Justice Biden and invalidating the order to pay around $2 billion to foreign aid organizations. Judge Samuel Alito disagreed, saying he was “stumbling” by a majority, including Chief John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. [has] Unidentified powers […]
Democratic lawmakers, protesters gather to ‘evict DOGE’ after spending cuts
First on FOX: Democrats have joined protesters called “Ground Zero” to oppose government efficiency (DOGE)'s recent spending cuts by the newly established cost-cutting sector. Protesters said they were fired from federal jobs during Doge Cuts and gathered outside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump's joint speech to Congress. […]
Inside Elon Musk sitdown with House DOGE panel as he maps $1 trillion cuts
Elon Musk met with a small group of House Republicans on Wednesday evening, where he discussed the cost-cutting path in his quest to find as much as $1 trillion in government waste, people familiar with the debate told Fox News Digital. “The executive dozi team is confident and thinks they can get $1 trillion,” one […]