Schumer says he won’t step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he ...
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Trump administration ends funding for migrant children’s legal aid
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered ...
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University of California orders hiring freeze in response to Trump threats
Facing unprecedented threats by the Trump administration to slash medical and science research funding key to its mission as the ...
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California puts $25 million toward worker safety outreach after fires
California officials on Tuesday announced $25 million in funding to help community organizations educate workers about their rights and workplace ...
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Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts
As an infant, Connor Phillips was born three months premature with cerebral palsy. The science that saved his life was ...
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US Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature todayheadline
WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...
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He lost his job because of Donald Trump’s USAID funding freeze. Now he’s helping other laid-off federal workers find work todayheadline
Wayan Vota knew something was wrong. A 20-year veteran of the international aid sector, Vota was long accustomed to industry ...
Read moreDetailsU.S. Climate Aid Cuts to Leave Large Gap in Global Funding
The U.S. provides nearly a tenth of all climate finance globally, a well of funding that is at risk of ...
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Metro’s Olympics plans rely on federal funding. Will Trump threaten it?
As the Trump administration continues to threaten federal funding for a wide array of departments, programs and projects across the ...
Read moreDetailsElephants and rhinos at increased risk of poaching due to Trump funding cuts, groups say
Environmentalists have urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision to cut off funding for key conservation work aimed at ...
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