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Most Americans in new survey support funding increases as Trump admin seeks cuts
Far more Americans support increasing federal funding in key areas than those who favor decreasing funding, according to a new survey, even as the Trump administration seeks sweeping cuts to ...The Hill - 22h -
How the FDA's approval for food additives works, and why experts say a loophole allows companies to bypass it
Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially dangerous to consumers' health.CNBC - Feb. 23 -
Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts
WASHINGTON — Republicans are considering a far-reaching change to the budget process that would obscure the deficit impact of extending President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax cuts in ...NBC News - 3d -
Poll: 70 Percent of Americans Believe In Climate Change
A new AP poll shows that Americans are catching on.Inc. - 3d -
Trump says Zeldin plans to cut up to 65 percent of EPA staff
President Trump said Wednesday that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has floated cutting the agency’s workforce by up to 65 percent. Speaking at the inaugural Cabinet ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump says House budget plan will not cut Medicaid benefits
President Trump said the budget plan he endorsed and that passed in the House will not lead to cuts to Medicaid benefits. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.CBS News - 5d -
Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent
The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.The New York Times - 4d -
Mulvaney says Trump, Musk 'itching for a fight' with courts on federal worker cuts
NewsNation contributor and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump and Elon Musk are itching for a fight with the courts over their cuts to the federal workforce. ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump administration says it's cutting $60 billion in USAID foreign aid contracts
The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S.NBC News - 4d -
Economists say Trump tariff threats, DOGE job cuts are 'chilling' the economy
Economists say uncertainty from Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy.ABC News - 3d -
UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’
Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two yearsFinancial Times - 4d -
Trump, Macron project unity despite clear Ukraine-Russia divide
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron sought to project unity during a White House meeting Monday, even as cracks opened further in the alliance between the U.S. and Europe over the ...The Hill - 6d -
The Memo: GOP divides emerge over Trump’s handling of Musk, Ukraine
President Trump is only beginning the second month of his second term but divisions are already erupting. The friction is so obvious that Democrats, having been pummeled by their election loss last ...The Hill - 6d -
Divide with key allies grows over Trump deal that favors Russia
While the divide between the United States and key allies grows over support for Ukraine, President Donald Trump appears focused on terms of a deal that are favorable for Russia. NBC’s Peter ...NBC News - 6d -
OPM now says email survey to federal workforce is ‘voluntary’
NBC News Correspondents Vaughn Hillyard and Ken Dilanian explain the latest actions by Elon Musk’s DOGE commission as the Trump administration continues to reshape the federal workforce. NBC News ...NBC News - 6d -
How U.S. foreign policy is changing under Trump after Hegseth's Russia directive
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directive to U.S. Cyber Command on pausing planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, signals a shift in foreign policy under the Trump ...CBS News - 1h -
Democrats warn of ‘largest Medicaid cut in American history’
House Democrats are ramping up their attacks on the GOP’s budget plan, warning that the massive spending blueprint would translate into the steepest Medicaid cut in the program’s history. Behind ...The Hill - 6d -
Everyday Americans, not executives, will feel the pain of Medicaid cuts
These aren’t just budget cuts — they’re an assault on your health care.The Hill - 4d -
Will the working-class GOP really cut health insurance?
Budget chicanery begets more budget chicanery. About this time in 2010, Democrats were trying every procedural and accounting trick they could conjure to push ObamaCare through a restive Congress. ...The Hill - 6d -
Judge gives go-ahead for the Trump administration to gut USAID's workforce
A federal judge paved the way for the Trump administration to move forward with plans to remove thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers from their jobs.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government
The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
How will Germany’s Merz build his coalition government?
CDU leader has vowed to seal negotiations with the Social Democrats by AprilFinancial Times - 6d -
How the Wayback Machine is preserving outdated government websites
The Wayback Machine is helping preserve the record of government websites before they were changed by the Trump administration. CBS News Confirmed's Rhona Tarrant reports.CBS News - 6d -
Canadian national anthem singer says she intentionally changed lyrics in protest of President Donald Trump
Kreviazuk altered the words of 'O Canada' amid political tensions over Trump's comments on annexing Canada as a 51st stateCBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce
The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy
The Trump administration's federal mass job cuts may amount to the largest in history. That has financial ramifications for households and the economy.CNBC - Feb. 23 -
How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy
The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local ...NBC News - Feb. 23 -
How egg producers are working to resolve shortages
According to a CBS News price tracker, the average price of a dozen eggs is nearly double what it was last year, sending grocery bills soaring. The increased prices are partially due to an egg ...CBS News - 2d -
Programme for government a 'significant milestone', says O'Neill
The Programme for Government includes a target of treating an extra 70,000 patients to reduce hospital waiting lists.BBC News - 3h -
Multiple lawsuits challenging DOGE's efforts to cut federal government's size
The Trump administration is facing over 80 lawsuits that are making their way through the legal system. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen breaks down the latest developments.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security
Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.CBS News - 6d -
How Kash Patel may change the FBI
This morning marks the first full day in office for new FBI director Kash Patel. The longtime vocal Trump ally arrived at his new office Friday. Sweeping changes are expected under his leadership.CBS News - Feb. 22 -
How animals can help fight climate change
It's widely known that humans' use of fossil fuels has contributed to the increase of planet-warming greenhouse gases. But animals might hold a key in combating climate change. Researchers on ...CBS News - Feb. 22 -
5 Photos Show How the Ukraine War Changed
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tyler Hicks, a war photographer for The New York Times, looks back at five photos he took during the conflict and reflects on how the rules ...The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
How making, and watching, movies has changed
Moviewatching in the 21st century is decidedly different than in Hollywood's Golden Era – and so is moviemaking. But did the rise of streaming services, and the ability to watch movies on mobile ...CBS News - 1d -
How Spitalfields reflects the ever-changing face of London
What can east London's Spitalfields show us about the changing patterns of immigration in the UK?BBC News - 15h -
Sen. Booker says ‘we are seeing real crises’ across U.S. from Trump and Musk cuts: Full interview
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) says Americans are feeling the “pain” of federal cuts from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency headed by billionaire Elon Musk.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Majority of Americans say income not matching inflation: Poll
A majority of Americans say their income is not matching pace with inflation, a new survey found. According to the CBS News/YouGov poll released Thursday, 77 percent of respondents say their income ...The Hill - 3d