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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Government Workers Facing Uncertain Future With New Administration

Government employees are facing a tough time. They chose their jobs for stability and to serve the country. Now they feel targeted and uncertain. Many federal workers have been offered a deal to resign with full pay and benefits through September. This has created a lot of worry and confusion. The

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Feb 10 2025POLITICS

Elon Musk's Efficiency Drive: Cost-Cutting Measures at USAID and Beyond

Elon Musk's team is currently scrutinizing federal departments for ways to eliminate wasteful spending. He is known for announcing drastic reductions to USAID's funding. USAID underwent severe job cuts with 97% of roles getting cut recently. Other departments, like Education and Defense, are next

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Picking Pockets of Research

Let's Talk Funding for Science. NIH made a big announcement. They said they are cutting down on money given to universities for things like equipment and maintenance. A scientist gets a grant of 500k a year, the university will get an extra amount for these other costs.

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Trump's Tax Plan Leaves Republicans Divided

Republicans, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson plan to vote on a budget next week for Trump's tax agenda. But here's where it gets interesting. The Senate already has a budget plan of their own. So there are two Republican plans to make cuts and pass Trump's tax agenda. Mike Johns

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Feb 08 2025SCIENCE

NIH Cuts Funding Stuns Scientists

Imagine this. You are a researcher at a top university. You rely on federal funding for your work. Suddenly, the federal government slashes the money used for basic operations. That is exactly what happened recently. The National Institutes of Health announced a sudden cut to indirect costs. Indire

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

EV Charging Rolls to a Halt

Well, here’s the scoop. In a surprising move, the current administration has just decided to put the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. This program, which was originally designed to get states to install EV charging stations. You see, the President has never been a fan of ele

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Government in Crisis

The Trump presidency has kicked off with a bang, shaking up the federal workforce. In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of workers have been affected by drastic changes. There are two main reasons to look at this. First, key staff have been fired, and departments have been frozen in their tracks.

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Trump's Tax Quest: Can He Score for the Middle Class?

The world of politics is always full of surprises. Recently Trump had a meeting with GOP leaders. Trump wants to change some tax rules. He wants to stop certain tax benefits that billionaires like sports team owners get. He also wants them to to close some tax benefits for hedge fund managers.

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Small Number is left at USAID

In a surprising move, the current administration has decided to significantly cut back on the workforce of USAID. This controversial decision could affect around 10, 000 employees who have dedicated their time and lives to USAID. This shake up started with agency officials. They were informed that t

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Feb 06 2025FINANCE

Britain's Economy Faces Slowdown

The Bank of England made a move recently, cutting interest rates for the third time in half a year. This decision came as no surprise, given the weak economic growth and a surprising drop in inflation rates. Britain's economic growth forecast for this year has been lowered, making the recen

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