6 d. ago Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding cut

Researchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administration’s demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut

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2 w. ago Trump's funding freeze leaves US allied Afghan refugees struggling for the basics

An Afghan father of two is among thousands of newly arrived refugees who lost financial assistance when the Trump administration cut off funding for the federal refugee program in January

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2 w. ago Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts

Reductions to federal support for research at universities and other institutions under President Donald Trump are dimming young scientists’ prospects, cutting off pathways to career-building projects and graduate programs

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2 w. ago MAGA superfan Jesse Watters once again laments DOGE cuts that impact him

Johns Hopkins University announced staff layoffs as a result of massive funding cuts to federal aid programs – where Watters’s sister works

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2 w. ago Some universities are freezing hiring as Trump threatens federal funding

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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