Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs
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How to stop the fruitless search for welfare savings
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Trump defends Elon Musk, DOGE cuts to federal workforce
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House GOP seeks spending cuts, defense increases in plan to avert shutdown
House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a six-month stopgap government funding plan, that seeks cuts to nondefense programs while boosting funding for defense. The bill's rollout kicks off a crucial ...The Hill - 2d -
‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump's plan to cut 80,000 at Veterans Affairs
Democrat lawmakers and veterans' groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and ...The Hill - 1d -
VA secretary: Cutting 80,000 jobs ‘is our target’
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As Federal Cuts Brush Against Private Sector, Should Your Company Make a DOGE Contingency Plan?
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Trump proposes cutting ACA enrollment period, ending 'Dreamer' coverage
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Lutnick defends Trump tariffs: ‘This is the way you run the country’
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Trump defends Amy Coney Barrett: ‘She’s a very good woman’
President Trump defended Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, calling her a “very good woman” even as she breaks with conservatives on some issues. “She’s a very good woman. She’s very smart, ...The Hill - 21h -
Reform UK in chaos after whip is withdrawn from Rupert Lowe
MP who criticised leader Nigel Farage is accused of bullyingFinancial Times - 3d -
Starmer calls for ‘positive’ US-Ukraine talks in call with Trump
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The Papers: Ukraine's 'high-stakes talks' and 'nonsense planning delays' shake-up
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These Republicans may vote against plan to fund the government
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Social Security's plan to get overpayments back
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Trump taps classified docs co-defendant Walt Nauta for Naval Academy Board
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Ami Bera defends Al Green censure vote: 'We need radical civility'
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Labour ministers yet to hold talks over Abramovich funds
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Civil servants told to deliver or leave as Labour overhauls Whitehall
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How House Republicans plan to keep the government funded
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Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
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Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist
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