GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings
House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cutting Medicaid benefits as they seek a settlement bill with savings of up to $2 trillion. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA.) and majority leader Steve Scullies (R-LA.) said that discussion-based changes to Medicaid include reductions in labor requirements and fraud. He tried to reassure the public. Cuts […]
DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American academic progress – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal research institutes tracking the progress of American students has since been hit by a cut of nearly $900 million Elon Musk The government's efficiency department has found that it doesn't require much of its work. It is unclear how well the Ministry of Education's Institute of Education Sciences will be after […]
S&P 500 falls as Powell urges caution on rate cuts, trade tensions escalate: Live updates – CNBC
The trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 4, 2025. NYSE Stocks were largely unchanged on Tuesday as investors diluted a careful commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on interest rates. With the potential escalation of the US tariffs and the world trade war, concerns remain in the […]
Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts
The American Medical Association released – a new report from a group alongside the Democrats protects our care and highlights the potential changes in the GOP against Medicaid. {beacon} health care health care Big story Progressive Group warns against possible Medicaid reductions a New Report It protects our care from democratically aligned groups and […]
Trump expresses confidence Democrats will help extend tax cuts
President Trump expressed confidence that Democrats will help Republicans expand the 2017 ERA tax cuts, despite the fact that minorities are not interested in supporting the president's agenda. The president also suggested that he could help raise debt restrictions after he previously called on Republicans not to allow them to use debt restrictions. “I can't […]
Brandeis professor praises Hitler in his criticism of Trump’s cuts to the NIH
Brandeis University professor Robert Kutner claimed that even Adolf Hitler “knowed to support German science” on Monday, attacking President Donald Trump's latest spending cut targets. did. Shortly after taking office, Trump issued external communication freezes at all sub-agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The […]
DOGE Cancels Funding For Fauci Museum Exhibit As Part Of $182M Cuts
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was in front of the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee on June 3, 2024, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. I testify. (Photo by Somodevilla/Getty Images) OAN Staff Abril Elfi 4:19pm – Monday, February 10th, 2025 […]
Federal judge grants restraining order on NIH funding cuts
A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after 22 states filed lawsuits to block the order. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelly, who was appointed former President Biden, granted the request for a temporary restraining order issued Friday in the NIH fee change notice. This funding was […]
Trump cuts $9 billion in overhead costs from NIH research grants: ‘A ripoff!’
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a multi-billion dollar overhead related to federally funded research grants sent to various agencies as part of a broader move to reduce unnecessary spending by the Trump administration. It has announced that it will reduce the number of An institutions publishing the directive shows that in 2023, NIH […]
Hochul, Gillibrand say NY communities will increase property taxes if Trump cuts Department of Education
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the Department of Education's eradicated president was hinting at the statewide property tax. The Democrat duo gathered for a press conference on the status of public education on Sunday morning after Congressional Democrats were denied access to the Department of Education. The pair expressed concern […]