U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.

Thousands Gather at National Parks Across U.S. to Protest Job Cuts From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands.

Cuts to National Weather Service Leave Forecasters Reeling “Lives are being put in danger,” one meteorologist warned, as some experts feared the cuts will harm public safety.

Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes. A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.

The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary workers.

Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts The vote cleared the way to enact major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda and escalated a bitter fight among Republicans over what federal programs to slash to finance major tax cuts.

President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research How government cuts are slowing research.

Jon Stewart Reworks Trump & Elon’s Sweeping DOGE Budget Cuts | The Daily Show submitted by /u/NoCulture3505

John Stewart cuts his hand while decrying US gov’s failure to protect citizens from corporations At about 16:30, John smashes a mug in frustration while decrying the government’s subsidies to corporations while failing to protect citizens from exploitation. He shows the audience his cut at around 20:10. submitted by /u/Built-in-Light

Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry list of potential adverse effects of the Trump administration move to cut billions in funding.

Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks President Trump on Friday said the Ukrainian president had been negotiating “with no cards” and did not need to participate in all the diplomatic meetings to end the war.

Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.

DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke After 20 percent of the World Trade Center Health Program staff was terminated last week, Democratic lawmakers were outraged. On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers joined them.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.

Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.

In nation’s capital, Trump’s cuts and funding freezes spur pastoral-care crisis (RNS) — ‘To have more than half your congregation receive notices to resign or face the risk of losing a job, is a super, super big deal,’ said DC-area evangelical pastor Bishop Derek Grier. The post In nation’s capital, Trump’s cuts and funding freezes spur pastoral-care crisis appeared first on RNS.

Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.