6 h. ago Trump’s team has disrupted some $430B in federal funds, top Democrats say, often against the law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds _ from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid _ in what top Democrats say is an “unprecedented and dangerous” assault on programs used by countless Americans. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. […]

Economics

38 h. ago Global Race to Lure US Researchers Intensifies After Trump Cuts

A global race to recruit US researchers and doctors is heating up as President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to science funding and federal agencies disrupt the country’s research landscape.

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38 h. ago Global Race to Lure US Researchers Intensifies as Trump Slashes Science Funding

A global race to recruit US scientists is heating up as President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to research funding and federal agencies trigger an exodus from the country’s research institutions.

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5 d. ago New York Democrats Push to Bring Back State Tax on Stock Sales

The threat of deep cuts in federal funding from the Trump administration is reigniting a push to bring back New York’s tax on stock sales.

Economics

7 d. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze, escalating standoff

Trump’s administration had called for broad reforms at the university, and froze billions of dollars in federal funding after Harvard leaders defied the government's demands.

Politics

1 week ago Murdaugh accomplice pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The banker accused of helping disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh hide millions of stolen funds pleaded guilty Friday to federal bank and wire fraud charges. Russell L. Laffitte, 54, entered the plea after convictions on the same charges were overturned by an appeals court last year. Laffitte was one of […]

Transport

1 week ago Federal election fact check: Liberals promise to build on the 'success' of housing accelerator fund

Federal election fact check: Liberals promise 'building on success' of housing accelerator fund, but Conservatives say the fund was a failure.

Politics

1 week ago Should the federal government do more for Saskatchewan health care?

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses said there needs to be more commitment to federal funding for healthcare, while the Saskatchewan government said it will advocate for province.

Politics

2 w. ago University of Chicago Gets $100 Million Gift for Business School

Private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov has donated $100 million to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, giving it a potential lifeline at a time when elite US colleges risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.

Economics

2 w. ago AdvanCell Proudly Announces $18M in Federal Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy’

SYDNEY — AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapeutics, today announced $18M in Australian Federal Government Funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers Initiative for ‘Defeating Prostate Cancer with Targeted Alpha Therapy’. One out of eight men develops prostate cancer. With the support from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Frontiers […]

Economics

2 w. ago Trump team projects confidence and calm after tariff moves rattled markets

ATLANTA — Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course on some of its steepest tariffs. Trump, meanwhile, said on his social media platform that there ultimately will be no exemptions for […]

Economics

3 w. ago US Stock Futures Tumble With Trump Team Digging In on Tariffs

US equity futures plunged, putting the S&P 500 on track for a bear market as the Trump administration dug in on a trade war economists warn will tip the world’s largest economy into recession.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Team Proposes Ending Clean Energy Office, Cutting Billions

The US Energy Department is proposing to shut down its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and cut some $9 billion in awards for programs regarding carbon capture, direct air capture, solar and hydrogen, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

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3 w. ago Carney proposing to boost funding for CBC while also allowing ads

Eventually he would nearly double the $1.4 billion the public broadcaster receives in taxpayer dollars

Transport

3 w. ago Rare greenhouse gas law in Southern state could get pulled back by GOP legislators

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor worked together in 2021 to enact a rare energy law in the South that sought to sharply reduce power plant emissions by 2030 and ultimately reach carbon neutrality. “Today, North Carolina moves strongly into a reliable and affordable clean energy future,” then-Gov. Roy […]

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3 w. ago Federal Funding Cuts Set to Slow Spread of EV Chargers, CEO Says

President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts are poised to slow down growth in the installation of electric-vehicle charging stations across the country, according to the chief executive officer of a company that supplies them.

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4 w. ago Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents’ event after angering Trump team

The White House Correspondents Association cancelled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence. The association’s announcement over the weekend made no mention of Ruffin’s appearance on a podcast by the Daily Beast last week in which she referred to the Trump administration as […]

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last month Federal Election 2025: These are Metro Vancouver's biggest transportation priorities

Metro Vancouver mayors call for federal funding to replace the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and the Massey Tunnel, a SkyTrain extension to the University of B.C. and funds for TransLink.

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