Republican funding plans crumbling as House eyes early exit
House Republicans’ ambitious hopes of passing an annual government funding bill by next week are quickly crumbling as a tight timeline and intraparty rifts threaten approval of the 2025 spending plan. Republicans had previously aimed to pass all 12 annual appropriations bills before the August recess, but that timeline has slipped after leaders delayed planned […]
Timeline slipping for House GOP funding plans
The House Republican leadership’s ambitious fundraising timeline has been delayed as they juggle intraparty spending disputes and a tight schedule before the August recess. Republicans had been considering voting on the four funding bills this week as part of a larger effort to pass all 12 of the year’s spending bills by the end of […]
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows | Arts funding
A major arts report due to be published on Monday night says the UK’s cultural sector is in crisis, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries. The analysis results are as follows: Observer The UK has cut its culture budget by 6% since 2010, while Germany, France and […]
Phoenix To Use Federal Funding for Universal Basic Income Pilot
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes One thousand lucky Phoenix families will get $1,000 in taxpayer funding a month in 2022. The Phoenix City Council has approved $12 million for a “Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program,” a lottery-based form of universal basic income that will begin in January 2022 if not sooner. The program, which […]
Leftist UK Gov’t Restores Funding to Hamas-Tied UNRWA Agency
Britain’s recently elected left-wing Labour government has announced it will end its aid suspension to the Hamas-linked United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip. In January, the UK and other Western allies cut off aid to UN agencies following reports that a number of […]
FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Pull Funding From Tractor Supply?
A post shared on social media purports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk pulled funding from Tractor Supply Co. after they announced a diversity, equity and inclusion plan. Verdict: False The claim stems from a satirical website. Fact Check: Musk recently endorsed former President Donald Trump for president, pledging $45 million a month to the cause, Fox Business reported. This […]
Mort Zuckerman Cuts Off Funding to Columbia over Antisemitism
Billionaire philanthropist Mortimer “Mort” Zuckerman this week suspended his funding for Columbia University over its perceived failure to address anti-Semitism and anti-Israel extremism on campus since October 7. Washington Free Beacon report: Mortimer Zuckerman, the billionaire philanthropist, cut off millions of dollars in funding to Columbia University, citing the university’s failure to address rising anti-Semitism. […]
House GOP’s tanked vote signals tough path ahead on funding
House Republicans’ rejection this week exposed intraparty divisions over spending and highlighted the challenges GOP leadership faces in its ambitious plan to pass all 12 annual budget bills by the end of the month. Republicans were caught off guard Thursday when 10 of their own party members voted with most Democrats to reject a GOP-drafted […]
Top Dem plots tying SCOTUS funding to ‘enforceable’ ethics code amid Thomas, Alito controversies
The Senate’s top appropriations official is considering excluding Supreme Court operating funds from the fiscal 2025 spending bill and forcing the court to enforce ethics rules to access that money, following controversy over the political activities of the wives of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito and gifts given to the justices by wealthy friends. […]
Senate negotiators unanimously pass first batch of government funding bills for fiscal 2025
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the first wave of fiscal 2025 government budget proposals, authorizing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal spending for much of next year. The bill lays out annual budget proposals for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the […]