Live updates: Trump tests senators' loyalty while funding fight looms
The House and Senate will resume session on Tuesday. There are many things to keep legislators busy. President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Republican senators by promoting controversial candidates to key positions and putting enormous pressure on them. These candidates include Pete Hegseth, whom President Trump nominated for Secretary of Defense, former Rep. Tulsi […]
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding – KPAX News
With Donald Trump returning to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is once again on the brink. More than 3 million adults in nine states would immediately be at risk of losing health insurance if Republicans cut the additional federal Medicaid funding that […]
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in Latest Funding Round as Valuation Soars Above $40 Billion
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has secured $6 billion in new capital, closing a funding round that values the company at more than $40 billion. bloomberg report Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors in a major milestone, according to a recent regulatory filing with the SEC. […]
Women's health research needs funding boost, report says
Click here for more news from The Hill {beacon} health care health care Full text 5 new details about UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting investigation New details emerged Thursday as the manhunt for the suspected gunman in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson entered its second day. Thompson was shot just before 7 a.m. […]
Mike Pence group pushes Musk, Ramaswamy to have DOGE end handouts for migrants, ban DEI funding as billionaires make rounds on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence's group on Thursday called on Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-directors of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to eliminate benefits for illegal immigrants and ban DEI funding, among other issues. strongly called for cuts in government spending. According to a memo obtained exclusively by The Post. Advancing […]
Biden admin’s last-ditch pitch for more foreign funding
President Joe Biden's administration has reportedly made a last-minute push for aid to Ukraine in the next government spending bill, which Congress must pass by Dec. 20. In late November, the Office of Management and Budget sent a request to Congress asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in emergency funding for weapons and […]
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 […]