After a bruising Washington battle that averted a government shutdown but broke their party in two last week, leading California Democrats are trying to project a unified front on a central issue in the next big budget fight: Medicaid. Republicans have already signaled their intention to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the healthcare
Britain’s center-left government outlined plans on Tuesday to curb spiraling welfare costs as it attempts to juggle a difficult set of competing objectives: saving public money, incentivizing work and protecting the most vulnerable. The announcement follows weeks of tense internal debate within the governing Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, about how to
Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 11:49 IST Government sources have indicated that the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was recently cleared by the cabinet after incorporating the 14 amendments suggested by the JPC, is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 1 The ongoing second session of Parliament began on March 10 and will
Workers at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are said to be completely ‘paralyzed’ in the middle of tax season as chaos reigns supreme following the arrival of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The tax-collecting agency that has long been a target for Republicans, is planning to eliminate 20% to 25% of its workforce by
All week, residents of Washington, D.C., watched the shutdown debate in Congress with anxiety and anger, as one section of the continuing resolution keeping the government open would force on the city an immediate $1.1 billion budget cut. But on Friday afternoon, shortly after the resolution was passed, the crisis for the District of Columbia
London to New York is the Shibuya Crossing of long-haul routes, with seven airlines operating around 200 flights between the two cities every week. It’s one of the most commercially significant routes on the planet and one of the most competitive. Which makes the economy offerings from the two UK players serving the route, British
They’re having big problems in China. According to the country’s health commission, roughly a third of China’s residents are overweight, with 16% considered obese. Another study found that if the trend isn’t reversed, by 2050 nearly 630 million people in China will either be overweight or obese. Alarmed by the recent findings, this week China’s
Last Updated:March 13, 2025, 15:16 IST This marks the first time a state has rejected the national currency symbol, taking its resistance to the NEP to a new level. Tamil Nadu replaces the official rupee symbol With the Tamil letter in the state budget. (Source: News18) In a strong stand against National Education Policy (NEP),
Last Updated:March 13, 2025, 22:50 IST Nirmala Sitharaman blasted Tamil Nadu government for replacing Rupee symbol in its Budget document and said that the step promotes “secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride”. Nirmala Sitharaman slams DMK over Rupee symbol row (PTI Image) Launching a scathing attack on the Tamil Nadu government for replacing
WASHINGTON — California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff say they will vote with most Democrats against a temporary measure to fund the government, paving the way for a possible government shutdown by the end of the week. “It gives Donald Trump six months to continue wrecking the government,” Schiff said in a video posted on X.