25 h. ago FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

The National Fire Academy, the country's preeminent federal fire training academy, has canceled classes effective immediately amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration

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53 h. ago View from the couch: therapists on sessions in new Trump era

Some mental health professionals are incorporating political views into the healing process: ‘I want to let them know it’s really safe’In his conversations with trans clients, Will Williams, a therapist in Oakland, California, sees the psychic toll exacted by the fusillade of recent executive orders targeting transgender protections. Many of his patients are filled with fear – and for legitimate reasons.In the days after Donald Trump took office, the administration required passports to be marked with sex assigned at birth, banned trans people from serving in the military and cut funding for gender-affirming care. On some federal websites, the “T” was removed from “LGBT”. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Donald Trump says he sent letter to Iran to negotiate nuclear deal – US politics live

President tells Fox ‘I think they want to get that letter because we can’t let another nuclear weapon’Tens of thousands of US federal employees could lose their jobs after the Trump administration moves to reduce the size of the federal workforce dramatically.With Elon Musk at the helm of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which is overseeing efforts to cull federal employment, the White House has embarked on multiple plans to cut down on virtually all areas of federal employment. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Trump picks sides in MAGA power struggle as Elon Musk drops his chainsaw and leaves federal cuts to Cabinet

Donald Trump appears to have settled a power struggle and told his Cabinet they have power to make cuts to government waste ahead of 'First Buddy' Elon Musk and DOGE.

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on why Canada matters: a nation in the global frontline | Editorial

Donald Trump has deliberately picked a fight with its northern neighbour. This malign strategy must be stoppedIt is two months since Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Liberal party leader and Canada’s prime minister. After a decade in power, Mr Trudeau had become increasingly unpopular. Two out of three Canadians thought he was doing a bad job. The opposition Conservatives led in almost every poll. With the Liberals staring a 2025 general election defeat in the face, Mr Trudeau’s ministers forced him out. His successor will be chosen this Sunday.But then came Donald Trump. Mr Trump wants to strengthen the US at the expense of its neighbours. His hostility to Canada is thus visceral and deep. Without any justification, he promised illegal 25% tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports. As a fig leaf for his intentions, he falsely claimed that Canada’s 5,000-mile border with the US was an open door for migrants and drugs. He talked, repeatedly and deliberately, of anne...

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3 d. ago GOP budget goals impossible without Medicare and Medicaid cuts, budget office says

Republicans are expected to fall short of their goal to slash the budget by $1.5tn despite Donald Trump’s assurancesRepublicans cannot reach their budget goal of slashing at least $1.5tn in spending over the next decade to fund Donald Trump’s tax cuts and immigration crackdown without cutting healthcare relied upon by tens of millions of Americans – including seniors and children, according to the non-partisan budget assessor.House Republicans last week narrowly passed a budget instructing the energy and commerce committee, which is responsible for federal healthcare, to cut spending under its jurisdiction by $880bn – in order to pay for Trump’s tax cuts, mass deportations and defence investments. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Republicans want corporate oligarchy. We need economic democracy | Rashida Tlaib and Michael A McCarthy

The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyoneAmerican families are exhausted. They deserve a government that chooses them over billionaire donors. The Republican budget plan that passed the House last week calls for $4.5tn in tax giveaways for the ultra-rich and corporations. It will be paid for with enormous cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and other federal programs that serve our families and the working class. These are the folks Elon Musk refers to as the “parasite class”.The agenda of the billionaire president and the richest man in the world is crystal clear: making the rich richer while working families struggle. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nearly 200 fired CDC employees invited back to work, two weeks after job cuts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has invited some employees back to work, just two weeks after laying them off

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4 d. ago Trump’s NIH pick makes pitch for good science – in this administration?

Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal fundingDonald Trump’s nominee to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jay Bhattacharya, told senators he was committed to ensuring scientists “have the resources they need” – even as the $48bn agency he hopes to lead has become a focus of the administration’s ideological war and cost-cutting efforts.At a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Bhattacharya made a pitch for free scientific inquiry and an examination of the chronic disease epidemic, now a cornerstone of Republican health rhetoric, while hoping to serve in an administration that has frightened scientists into self-censorship. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding

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4 d. ago IRS workforce ‘could halve’ after Trump hails cuts to federal staffing in marathon Congress speech – US politics live

Federal agencies have until 13 March to formulate staff reduction plans as allies and critics react to Trump’s marathon Congress speechDemocrats panned Donald Trump’s first prime-time speech to Congress since returning to the White House as reaction to the address revealed a country still deeply split on political lines and an opposition party unsure of how to deal with his radical agenda.The Democrats’ exclusion from the corridors of powers – Democrats are in the minority in both the Senate and House of Representatives – has left them with limited options on how to effectively respond to Trump’s hardline 1hr 40min oration that amounted to a celebration of his purported achievements during his six weeks back in office. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump to use congressional speech to brag about federal budget cuts and altering US relations around the globe

The president is poised to boast about the tough approach he has taken with world leaders during his first month in office

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5 d. ago Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions

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9 d. ago Jeff Bezos pitched Trump a different VP pick last summer – months before he pulled endorsement for Harris, new book claims

The genesis of the Bezos-Trump alliance is said to have been fostered over a phone call last summer

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1 week ago Where are federal jobs affected by DOGE cuts? A look at congressional districts across the US

Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to shrink the government workforce at the behest of President Donald Trump

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1 week ago White House demands agencies identify hundreds of thousands of potential layoffs

A memo from the Trump administration gives federal officials until 13 March to submit plans for additional firingsUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration is pushing for federal agencies to carry out a large-scale slashing of the federal workforce, demanding plans for hundreds of thousands of possible cuts within weeks.A White House memo gave officials until 13 March to submit a plan identifying “agency components and employees performing functions not mandated by statute or regulation who are not typically designated as essential” during government shutdowns. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Democratic governors pitch state jobs to federal workers cut by Trump

Some of America’s governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you

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1 week ago Why is Tesla stock dropping as Elon Musk’s net worth goes down by $15billion

Tesla’s share price fell more than 8 per cent as of Tuesday afternoon

Economics

1 week ago Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE's acting leader by the White House?

The acting administrator of the organization that is pushing for sweeping budget cuts across federal agencies is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration

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1 week ago The Cranberries say record label stiffed them out of $5 million in royalties

EXCLUSIVE: In a federal lawsuit, the band accuses Island Records of taking an “excessive” cut of their streaming revenues

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