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Trump Administration Action Against Social Security Judges Threatens Fair Access to Benefits
The Trump Justice Department announced on February 20 that it believes the legal protections against firing administrative ...
A Decade of Cuts in a Matter of Days
The Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science.
Big cuts at Education Department's civil rights office will impact vulnerable students for years
The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...
Budget allocation for health sector as percentage of GDP declining: Parliamentary Standing Committee
Budget allocation for the health sector as a percentage of GDP has been “constantly declining” since FY23. And keeping in ...
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Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week
President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...
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6 Foods That Are Likely to Be More Expensive and Their Budget-Friendly Swaps
With the newly imposed tariffs, some grocery store staples are expected to increase in price. Here’s what to buy instead to tap into similar nutritional benefits.
California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...
Analysis-UK Faces Hard Choices Over Soaring Disability Costs
Most single jobless people get 393 pounds a month plus some housing costs, while those deemed too sick to work receive 810 ...
Trimming the fat from the federal budget shouldn’t hurt the most vulnerable this much
I agree with the House Budget Committee that our government's $36-trillion debt is a problem. But who should sacrifice to ...
Federal Budget Ax Threatens Contractors, but Could Also Be an Opportunity
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through ...
Nepal health ministry mulls virtual meetings, training as US aid freeze saps resources
KATHMANDU: Amid uncertainties over the resumption of funding for many healthcare programmes, especially training those funded ...
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Final Reading: Vermont lawmakers ask, what do cuts to the U.S. Department of Education mean for Vermont?
The state doesn’t expect “significant cuts” to “core education programs” this year or next, a Vermont Agency of Education official told them.