Ex-GOP Lawmaker Disputes Neera Tanden’s Statements Regarding Trump Tax Cuts
Budget Adjustments and Tax Cuts Spark Debate A former state lawmaker from New York recently challenged Neera Tanden, a former civil servant under the Biden administration, during a discussion. The debate revolved around the 2017 tax cuts enacted by President Donald Trump, which were characterized by Borelli as benefiting “wealthy billionaires.” The Senate is currently […]
US Senate GOP mega-bill suffers major blow with ruling on Medicaid cuts
US Senate majority leader John Tune (Rs.D.) to the left, R-Idaho Sen. Mike Krapo will speak to a reporter outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. after a meeting with President Donald Trump on June 4, 2025. (Photo: Anna Money Maker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans suffered a serious setback […]
U.S. House Democrats grill Education Secretary McMahon on proposed cuts, anti-diversity measures
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testified before the U.S. House Education Workforce Committee on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 (screenshots from the committee’s live stream) WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Linda McMahon stole heat from Democrats on the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday over a Trump administration’s initiative to dramatically rethink the federal […]
Trump’s steep proposed cuts to medical research funding draw bipartisan flak
Jayanta Bhattacharya, director of the National Institute of Health, will speak at a confirmation hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Capitol Hill on March 5, 2025. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Jay Batacharya, director of the National Institute of Health, testified on Tuesday that the White House, proposed […]
Proposed Medicaid cuts spark concern across Yuma County
Yuma, Arizona (Kima, Kessie) – A new federal budget proposal backed by President Donald Trump is setting warnings in Arizona, particularly in Yuma County. The proposal aims to cut federal funding for Medicaid and nutrition assistance programs nationwide, and aims to provide more control over the states how these services operate. Advocates argue that the […]
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to lay off up to 650 after Trump administration grant cuts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will fire hundreds of employees as a result of federal grant cuts. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the largest academic research and hospital care systems in the Southeast, expects to fire 650 employees as a result of Grant and other funding by the Trump administration, said […]
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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