Hochul reverses call to cut funding to shrinking schools as she faces potentially tough re-election bid
Gov. Cathy Hochul has now said she opposes cutting funding to some schools with declining enrollment, a move she made earlier this year in a budget that called for spending restraints. This is a significant change from the previous year. Hochul's representatives said in a statement to the Post on Tuesday that the governor no […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy agree on ‘need to scrutinize’ US funding for NGOs
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the duo tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead an initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have announced plans to explore funding for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). . In his post on “While this is a paradoxical tale of a waste of taxpayer money, the real problem is […]
Texas doctor encourages illegal alien patients to skip citizenship question — Abbott warns hospital he’ll pull funding
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) last week threatened to pull state funding from a local hospital after one of its doctors encouraged a patient to defy an executive order on civil rights. Dr. Tony Pastor, a cardiologist at Texas Children's Hospital and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, posted the video on […]
Biden administration finalizes nearly $8B in CHIPS funding for Intel
Under the final agreement with the Biden administration, Intel will receive approximately $7.86 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding to build new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in four states. The final award is more than $600 million less than the $8.5 billion originally announced in March, after the chipmaker signed a separate $3 billion contract […]
Controversial Muslim group CAIR forced to reveal sources of funding after defamation case against former employee backfires
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will be forced to open its books and reveal its funding sources after a defamation lawsuit it filed against a former employee completely backfired. Dew. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Schultz on Monday filed a lawsuit against CAIR's donors, sources of funding (including potentially foreign sources), and the The court […]
Homan Threatens Funding for States that Impede Deportation — ‘That’s Going to Happen’
During an appearance on FNC's “Life, Liberty and Levin” on Sunday, incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan said that President-elect Donald Trump has no control over state and local governments' plans for deportation policies. He said he would not tolerate interference. Homan told host Mark Levine that one of the consequences would be withholding federal […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for leaders of ‘sanctuary cities’ to defend need for federal funding – live | Trump administration
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on 'sanctuary city' leaders to champion the need for federal funding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said leaders of so-called “sanctuary cities” need to explain why. They should receive federal funding and warned they could lose that funding. Green was selected to lead a subcommittee working with the Department of Government Efficiency […]
Republicans ask for investigation into federal funding for Planned Parenthood
More than 100 Republican lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the amount of federal funding given to health centers that also provide abortions, such as Planned Parenthood. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-Johnson), co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus; I sent a letter on Friday It asked the Government Accountability Office […]
Elon, Vivek Plan to Cut Funding for ‘Groups like Planned Parenthood’
Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and a newly formed organization, federal funding for the nation's largest abortion provider may be in jeopardy. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a joint editorial, wall street journal published On Wednesday, Musk and Ramaswamy announced a plan to cut federal government overspending and “put power back […]
Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy | Cop29
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Poor countries face compromise on climate finance, former special envoy says fiona harvey Mary Robinson. Photo: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to fight global warming, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN […]