D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

[ad_1] The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after the U.S. House of Representatives left for recess with the District still facing a potential billion-dollar budget cut. The order does not lay out specific cuts, but it paves the way for possible steep […]

Alhurra, channel countering anti-US views in Middle East, ceases broadcast as Trump cuts funding

[ad_1] Alhurra, a US-funded Arabic-language news network created in 2004 to offer an American perspective in the middle east, will stop broadcasting and lay off most of its staff following the Trump administration’s move to halt financial transfers to government-backed media outlets, including Alhurra’s parent company, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN). The network was […]

Israel cuts off Rafah from Gaza, vows to expand rapidly

[ad_1] Israel announced on Saturday that it would expand “rapidly” across much of Gazahad after completing building a new security corridor cutting off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, reported news agency Associated Press. The corridor, called Morag, is named after a former Jewish settlement located between Rafah and Khan Younis. […]

‘Hands Off!’: Nationwide protests against Donald Trump and Musk’s government cuts

[ad_1] Thousands of demonstrators across the United States are expected to take to the streets on Saturday in a coordinated protest against the policies introduced by US President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk. The “Hands Off!” movement, backed by more than 150 civil rights groups, trade unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans and fair-election campaigners, […]

Trump Administration Health Funding Cuts: 23 states sue Trump administration over $11 billion health funding cut

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A coalition of attorneys general from 23 states has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke $11 billion in federal health funding, arguing that the move is illegal and endangers public health across the country. The lawsuit has been filed in a federal court in Rhode Island. […]

Trump’s USAID cuts hinder US response to Myanmar disaster

[ad_1] The United States has yet to provide significant assistance, with its response lagging far behind China, Russia and India, which have rushed emergency teams and supplies to Myanmar after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.Even as President Donald Trump continued dismantling the US agency for international development (USAID), he assured that American help was on […]

HHS Layoffs: Robert F Kennedy Jr cuts 10,000 health jobs amid measles outbreak | World News

[ad_1] Robert F Kennedy (NYT file photo) US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday unveiled plans to cut a quarter of his department’s workforce as part of broad restructuring under his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.The move, which aims to prioritise chronic disease prevention, will eliminate 10,000 positions, reducing the department of health […]

‘Excuse me, I didn’t pick you’: Trump cuts off CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins over security question

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Tuesday snubbed CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins during a press briefing as she questioned him after officials inadvertently included a journalist in a sensitive group on Signal messaging app shortly before launching attacks on Yemen’s rebel Houthis.During a meeting with ambassadors at the White House, Collins tried to press Trump […]

Trump’s billionaire aide says his 94-year-old mother-in-law doesn’t mind Social Security cuts

[ad_1] Billionaire Howard Lutnick said his mother-in-law won’t scream and shout if she misses a Social Security check. Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick who is a billionaire said those who complain about missing a monthly Social Security check are mostly fraudsters. He gave the example of his 94-year-old mother-in-law and said, “Let’s say Social […]