Government budgets

Midwest carbon capture pipeline could face another hurdle in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A proposed carbon capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles…

15 hours ago

World Food Program, other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts: Officials

CAIRO -- The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly…

3 days ago

Campgrounds, visitor centers at federal lakes are closing amid Trump’s budget cuts

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Campgrounds, boat ramps and other facilities in at least 30 locations at federal lakes and reservoirs in…

5 days ago

Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the ‘chaos’ he says Trump unleashed

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Walz pledged Wednesday night to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from…

1 week ago

Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump’s sights for punitive action

WASHINGTON -- First the nation’s top law firms. Then its premier universities. Now, President Donald Trump is leaning on the…

2 weeks ago

Arizona governor halts bill signing over funding dispute

PHOENIX -- Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday vowed to veto all bills not already on her desk amid a…

2 weeks ago

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

BALTIMORE -- A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its…

2 weeks ago

Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

NEW YORK -- Federal officials are circulating a draft budget proposal that would make dramatic additional cuts to federal health…

2 weeks ago

DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A 30-year-old community service program that sends young adults to work on projects across the U.S.…

2 weeks ago

Haiti’s government adopts a ‘war budget’ as town after town falls to gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Haiti’s government announced Monday that it approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000…

2 weeks ago