EXCLUSIVE: State Department Divide Breaks Open Between Establishment, MAGA Loyalists Over USAID Cuts
Within the State Department, it is fostering ways to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Trump administration officials say the State Department is split into two factions, between those who are primarily loyal to the president and those who have been joined by mild Republican senators who […]
Tennessee lawmakers in limbo over federal budget cuts
Members of the Tennessee General Assembly are on the frontlines when they try to pass state budgets as they wait to see how cuts in federal program funding will affect the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) As the Tennessee Legislature prepares to postpone this week, lawmakers are running to hand over the budget, putting their […]
How federal cuts are impacting health services in northern Arizona
Flagstaff (azfamily) – Since Donald Trump took office, Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) Budget cuts have won $150 billion, with health services being the most seen. The administration has called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to cut 35% of spending, but HHS has already cut staff by 25%. Coconino County’s budget is […]
NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts for haboobs, monsoons and wildfires in Arizona, raising extreme weather risks | State & Regional
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Arizona attorney general to host town hall in Flagstaff on federal budget cuts | Local News
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Maine Sues Trump Admin Over Funding Cuts After Refusing To Ban Men From Women’s Sports
Maine filed a lawsuit against Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins on Monday against the USDA and Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins for revoking funds after the state refused the Trump administration’s direction to ban women’s competition in sports. Litigation It alleges that revoking USDA funding is “blatantly illegal” and violates the Management Procedures Act to “freeze federal […]
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. But what does Medicaid actually do? • Tennessee Lookout
Congressional Republicans are paying attention $880 billion cut Medicaid jointly with federal government health programs for low-income people. Republican proposals to reduce 90% federal contribution to the state’s expanded Medicaid program, depending on the state’s response, Up to 20 million Of Medicaid’s 72 million people, or $626 billion over the next decade, it could keep […]
Senate GOP Advances Tax Cuts, Border Security Spending After Marathon Session
The Senate voted primarily along the party’s line early Saturday morning, passing a budget blueprint that includes many of President Donald Trump’s legal priorities. Senator vote 51-48 moves forward in support of Trump Budget resolution Republican Senators from Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine join Senate Democrats to the House for consideration to oppose the […]
Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts • Tennessee Lookout
Despite hostility from the new Trump administration, electric vehicles will ultimately become a major part of the country’s vehicle fleet, experts and researchers say. “There are no automakers or suppliers out there who say that any form or fashion electrification will not be part of the future,” said Todd Cassidy, managing director of Brown Gibbons […]
Vets worry Trump cuts to VA workforce will interrupt benefits • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A group of veterans said they cancelled Trump administration’s job cuts and contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, and saw the disruption from the proposed downsizing, where a large agency that manages benefits and healthcare programs for millions of veterinarians and their families would see the disruption. As part […]
