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WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives was struggling on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s proposed $9 billion funding cut to public media and to foreign aid, amid infighting among the Republican majority over issues, including questions related to Jeffrey Epstein. House Republicans were poised to vote as soon as Thursday on the funding cut package, altered by the Senate …

State Department cyber, tech cuts deeper than previously known  Politico State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China  AP News ‘It’s sort of scary’: Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts  Fox News Senate Democrats Rail at ‘Sloppy, Rushed’ State Dept. Firings  The New York Times Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration’s layoffs  CBS News Source …

The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid Thursday evening. The White House had described the rescissions package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades …

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Exclusive: Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit cuts at least hundreds of jobs, sources say  Reuters Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue  CNBC Exclusive-Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit cuts jobs  Yahoo Finance Amazon workers are piecing together cloud division layoffs in internal messages  Business Insider Amazon Cuts Jobs in Cloud Services Arm Amid Spiraling AI Costs  Bloomberg Source link

US Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump  Reuters Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say  CNN Final vote to defund public media and foreign aid goes before the House  WBUR Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations  The New York Times Senate approves …

Trump administration sued by 20 states over FEMA funding cuts  Axios 20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters  CNN 20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program  CBS News Attorneys general file lawsuit to stop cuts to disaster mitigation projects  Times Union Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program  Politico Source link

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Republicans call Schumer’s bluff on cuts to PBS and foreign aid  Axios Senate marches toward passing Trump’s $9B clawback bill after dramatic late-night votes  Fox News GOP senators voice concern about $9B spending-cut bill they say they will vote for  NBC News What are rescissions – and why does Trump want Congress to approve them?  The Guardian Trump faces questions on Powell, Epstein as …

President Trump was unfazed by the rise in inflation to 2.7%, reported yesterday, and, as usual, he used social media to insist that the U.S. Federal Reserve lower interest rates. “Consumer Prices LOW. Bring down the Fed Rate, NOW!!!” he said. He then added: “Fed should cut Rates by 3 Points. Very Low Inflation. One Trillion Dollars a year would …