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Senate passes short-term funding bill, averting a government shutdown
The Senate has passed a short-term funding bill in a 54-46 vote, avoiding a government shutdown. The legislation already passed in the House and now heads to President Trump's desk. CBS News ...CBS News - 5d -
Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
The Senate passed a six-month funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline. It now goes to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to ...NBC News - 4d -
Senate Democrats call for USDA funding for local food banks, schools to be restored
Senate Democrats called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore funding to local food banks and schools, after it canceled $1 billion in food purchase programs throughout the ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump dismantles Voice of America and other government-funded news outlets
President Trump is dismantling Voice of America and other government-funded news outlets. All full-time employees and contractors with the broadcaster have been put on leave with staff losing ...CBS News - 2d -
Democrats have a ‘lot of soul searching’ before next funding fight
Congress is already looking to the next spending fight after a bitter culmination to the fiscal 2025 funding battle last week that took the threat of a shutdown off the table through September. ...The Hill - 1d -
Duffy threatens to withhold funds over NYC subway crime
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal transit funds from the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in a Tuesday letter urging city leaders to reassess their ...The Hill - 9h -
Trump administration pauses $175m in funds to UPenn over trans athlete policy
White House official reportedly calls funding freeze ‘just a taste of what could be coming’ for Ivy League university. US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has paused ...The Guardian - 7h -
Judge halts EPA effort to claw back green bank funds
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge halts EPA effort to claw back green bank funds A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ...The Hill - 2h -
UK foreign secretary vows to unlock £2.3bn of frozen funds from Chelsea sale
Proceeds of deal by Roman Abramovich have been sitting in a fund for more than two yearsFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Bank of America says fund managers have suffered a ‘bull crash.’ What that means for stocks.
Fund managers have had all the optimism drained out of them, and rapidly as well.MarketWatch - 1d -
Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says
Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
With Medicaid cuts looming, misinformation about immigrants, especially Latinos, spreads
As Republican lawmakers move to cut Medicaid spending, misinformation about immigrants, especially about Latinos, is spreading on social media.NBC News - 6d -
The Papers: 'Benefit cut for 1m' and 'Putin must not play games'
A mix of stories make up the front of Saturday's papers, with a focus on government spending cuts and the war in Ukraine.BBC News - 4d -
Why the Arabic ‘Sesame Street’ and Other Cuts Are Not Really About Fraud
As President Trump and Elon Musk cut federal programs, they often equate political and policy differences with corruption.The New York Times - 3d -
Mattel to lay off 120 workers in latest cost-cutting move
Mattel said the job cuts are part of an effort to save money as the company optimizes for growth.Los Angeles Times - 5h -
EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Former EPA official reacts to cuts, regulation rollbacks
Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced dozens of cuts to environmental regulations, including decades-old rules on greenhouse gases and clean water. The ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Postal Service signs cost-cutting deal with DOGE
The United States Postal Service said it has signed a deal with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut costs at the agency. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told congressional leaders ...The Hill - 6d -
Interior offers employee buyouts as job cuts loom
The Interior Department will offer buyouts to some employees as it eyes major staffing cuts. In a notice obtained by The Hill, employees were told they could apply for voluntary early retirement or ...The Hill - 1d -
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools by terminating two programs that aid state, tribal and territorial ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown
Minority leader laments ‘Hobson’s choice’ but says shutdown would give Trump and Musk ‘carte blanche’. The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday he would vote for a ...The Guardian - 6d -
Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...The Hill - 5d -
Watch live: Jeffries speaks as Senate Democrats face funding bill vote
House Democratic leaders are slated to hold a press conference as their counterparts in the Senate face down a nail-biter vote on government funding. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) ...The Hill - 5d -
Fetterman claps back at Ocasio-Cortez on government funding vote
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who announced days ago that he would vote for a House-passed funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, said he doesn’t care about firebrand Rep. Alexandria ...The Hill - 5d -
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a crucial step ...The Hill - 5d -
USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump row over transgender athletes
The Department of Agriculture has suspended funding at the University of Maine after President Trump clashed with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletic participation.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Senate advances GOP funding bill, clearing the way for a final vote to avert a government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.NBC News - 5d -
'Tremendous mistake': Rep. Ocasio-Cortez blasts Schumer over GOP funding plan vote
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill "a tremendous mistake."ABC News - 5d -
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming programABC News - 6h -
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.Wired - Mar. 6 -
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
NOAA and National Weather Service job cuts raise concerns about forecasts
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip
The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs have also been cut.The New York Times - 5d -
🇧🇷 Neymar and TWO others CUT from the National Team; see substitutes
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced the CUTS of goalkeeper Eder...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Dr. Oz dodges questions on Medicaid cuts at Senate confirmation hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, sidestepped questions from senators on whether he supports significant Medicaid cuts.NBC News - 5d -
Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged unscathed on his ties to major industries.The New York Times - 5d -
How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks, "America's best idea"
The Trump administration laid off approximately 1,000 employees of the National Park Service. Rangers and park employees say such cuts will be detrimental to the public's experience of these ...CBS News - 3d -
Israel says it will cut off electricity to Gaza Strip
Israel said Sunday that it would be cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he signed an order that would shut off electricity to Gaza “immediately.” ...The Hill - Mar. 9