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Early on Thursday, Republicans passed Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” in the House of Representatives, with just two GOP defectors. The budget codifies trillions of dollars of tax cuts for the wealthy, alongside hugely increased spending on immigration enforcement and the military, both by adding to the national debt and through slashing programs that...

The University of Plymouth has confirmed it is grappling with a £22m budget shortfall. It comes after the university said about 200 jobs may be affected by budget cuts. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business, which includes the School of Art, Design and Architecture, has been asked to make £4.6m in savings, according to...

Demand Progress on Monday led over 140 organizations “committed to protecting civil rights, promoting consumer protections, and fostering responsible innovation” in a letter opposing U.S. House Republicans’ inclusion of legislation that would ban state and local laws regulating artificial intelligence in a megabill advanced by the Budget Committee late Sunday. Section 43201(c) — added by...

Have you grown tired of the winning yet? Especially after the past week? Yesterday, the media narrative on the House was “Republicans in disarray!” Today, Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump corralled their caucus to pass a renegotiated budget plan that will allow Trump’s tax cuts and spending reductions to pass through reconciliation: The House...

Watchdogs and other critics swiftly denounced a budget blueprint unveiled by Senate Republicans on Wednesday that endeavors to get the GOP one step closer to delivering additional spending and trillions in tax cuts desired by U.S. President Donald Trump. Observers are also condemning Republicans’ plans to skirt the Senate parliamentarian and use a controversial gimmick...

Responding to today’s Labour Spring Statement (26 March 2025), Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffiths commented: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has put on her tin-foil hat to announce the government’s intention to make Britain a “defence-industrial superpower”. This Spring Statement confirms Labour’s aim to be the war-mongering party of the military-industrial complex. Spending plans to...

Ten Senate Democrats handed Republicans a critical victory, voting in favor of cloture on a budget that will allow the Trump Administration to continue wielding budget cuts as a political weapon — targeting the administration’s opponents, including trans and queer people. The budget slashes Medicaid, dealing a direct blow to vulnerable constituents, while further entrenching...