Fix to doctors’ payment cuts under Medicare in play for stopgap funding measure

Trump on 'clean' stopgap funding measure: 'Let's get it done!'

President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind advancing a "clean" stopgap funding measure, urging Congress to move his legislative agenda forward with a continuing resolution. "As usual, ...

The Hill - 4d

The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped

One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage what you can’t measure.

The Hill - Feb. 24

House Speaker Johnson just said more than most realize about Medicare and Social Security cuts

Johnson says the “party of fiscal discipline” can slash $400 billion in taxes while simultaneously cutting the deficit.

MarketWatch - 5h

House Republicans narrowly pass measure to fund Trump agenda after last-minute drama

The House passed the GOP budget plan for Trump's agenda Tuesday night after briefly pulling it from the schedule.

ABC News - 6d

President Trump should combine extending tax cuts with fixing Social Security

It would be good fiscal policy and probably good politics

MarketWatch - Feb. 23

U.S. aid cuts will "deepen the suffering" in Sudan, front-line doctor says

A doctor battling to save lives amid Sudan's "forgotten war" tells CBS News he can't understand Mr. Trump's aid freeze, but Sudanese people will suffer for it.

CBS News - 6d

DOGE Cuts Hit Federal Workers Who Aren’t Funded by Taxpayers

Fees paid to agencies like the Food and Drug Administration and the FDIC fund part of their workforces, so cutting those jobs doesn’t save any tax money.

Inc. - Feb. 21

Judge Extends Block to Huge Cuts in National Institutes of Health Research Funding

Healthcare organizations and 22 states have sued to stop the cuts. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.

Inc. - Feb. 21

NIH funding cuts imperil lifesaving drugs and US prosperity

Capping indirect funding will decimate biomedical research, which has been the engine of the U.S. economy and the envy of the world.

The Hill - Feb. 23

Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?

Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.

The New York Times - 6d

GOP is considering cuts to Medicaid funding. Here's who could be impacted

The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans

ABC News - 5d

Could cuts at the Education Department impact student access to funding?

Employees at the Department of Education were offered a one-time payment of up to $25,000 if they quit before a deadline Monday, according to a government email. This comes as concerns emerge about ...

CBS News - 1d

Johnson eyes short-term funding bill with no cuts to prevent shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants to pass a short-term spending bill with no spending cuts to avoid the government shutdown that would take effect in less than two weeks. It's unclear if he ...

CBS News - 23h

We're buying the dip in an AI data center play still under pressure post-DeepSeek

We see this as an opportunity.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

ABC News - Feb. 21

Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

A court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding

ABC News - Feb. 21

This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout

Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...

Wired - Feb. 21

Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely. A newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

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 - 1d

USAID official put on leave for memos saying funding cut will "result in preventable death"

"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.

CBS News - 1d

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare

The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and ...

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Top GOP negotiator warns stopgap becoming more likely to avert shutdown

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Monday that negotiators are still trading offers as both sides seek a compromise to keep the government funded into autumn — but he cautioned a ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

DeLauro rejects one-year stopgap spending bill backed by Republicans: ‘Nonstarter’

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee is rejecting the idea of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government at current levels through the remainder of the fiscal year. That ...

The Hill - 5h

In shift, hardline conservatives signal openness to stopgap to avert shutdown

Hardline House conservatives are signaling an openness to supporting a continuing resolution to keep the government open later this month — a notable shift from their usual stance against stopgaps ...

The Hill - 44m

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

The celebrity doctor said he would divest from his interests in many drug, medical and insurance companies, worth millions of dollars.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

UnitedHealth tumbles 9% on WSJ report the DOJ is investigating Medicare billing practices

The investigation centers on UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices.

CNBC - Feb. 21

UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage bombshell exposes $83 billion in government waste

Will Musk and Trump dare to take it on?

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Trump orders agencies to record and justify all payments

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, led by Musk, is coming under increasing scrutiny, including by congressional Republicans.

NBC News - 6d

Bonus season: how does yours measure up?

Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation set to fall?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Financial Times - Feb. 23

Sanders reintroducing measure increasing Social Security benefits

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reintroducing a measure that would increase Social Security benefits. Sanders is joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val ...

The Hill - 5d

January inflation eases in Fed’s preferred measure

Inflation in the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge eased in January after making steady increases throughout the fall. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased by 0.3 ...

The Hill - 4d

French Doctor Is Accused of Child Rapes

Dr. Joël Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly his patients, mostly children, over 25 years, in the country’s largest-ever pedophilia case.

The New York Times - Feb. 23

Federal judge extends decision blocking DOGE from Treasury payment system

A federal judge on Friday extended an earlier decision barring employees with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing a sensitive federal payment system at the Treasury ...

The Hill - Feb. 22

5 risks of just making minimum credit card payments

The minimum payment option exists primarily to benefit the credit card companies, not the cardholders.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments

Lawyers for the government had said it would miss a deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in payments for past aid work and sought a late intervention from the Supreme Court.

The New York Times - 5d

Chief Justice Roberts halts order for payments to State Department, USAID contractors

Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request from the Trump administration to halt a lower court order requiring the payment of foreign assistance funds for State Department and U.S. Agency for ...

CBS News - 5d

What is the minimum payment trap (and how does it affect your finances)?

If you're carrying any amount of credit card debt, falling into this trap could mean big trouble for your wallet.

CBS News - 1d

Senior citizens rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month

Medicare telehealth has bipartisan support. Senior citizens hope that means Congress will act to renew it before it expires on March 31.

NBC News - 5d

Fix to doctors’ payment cuts under Medicare in play for stopgap funding measure

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