Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts PBS Politics
President Donald Trump called Democrats “kamikaze pilots" as the shutdown drags on, vowing cuts to federal programs and slamming New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Politics
Trump threatens to cut ‘Democrat’ programmes, extends funding to military Al Jazeera Politics
The president said he would release a list of the cuts on Friday. “We are closing up Democrat programs that we disagree with, and they’re never going to open again,” he added. Politics
Harvard's $13,760 DEI course faces criticism as President Donald Trump targets such programs and threatens federal funding cuts to universities implementing DEI. Politics
Trump again threatens to cut ‘Democrat programs’ if shutdown continues Al Jazeera Politics
LIVE: Trump again threatens to cut ‘Democrat programs’ if shutdown persists Al Jazeera Politics
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs. Events
North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect. Politics
The government shutdown began Wednesday as Congress failed to pass a funding package, while President Donald Trump sees opportunity to cut federal programs and employees. Politics