#funding-cuts

#funding-cuts

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin mandated the National Science Foundation to restore millions of dollars in grants withheld from UCLA, ruling the cuts arbitrary and capricious.

mRNA vaccines are credited with helping to end the COVID-19 pandemic and save millions of lives, yet research funding for mRNA technology has been cut significantly.

President Trump's first term saw Space Policy Directive 1 signed to return American astronauts to the moon, evolving into Project Artemis aimed at Mars.

14.3 million children worldwide received no vaccines in 2024, marking a 1.4 million increase from the 2019 baseline, reflecting a growing global immunization gap.

Following congressional approval of the public broadcasting budget cuts last week, GBH put up three words on its digital billboard in Brighton - "Local. Trusted. Defunded." - and the message went viral over the weekend.

The Spanish government has pitched to bring the Thirty Meter Telescope to La Palma, pledging €400 million to support the project as the US halts funding.

The Migrant Education program, vital for children of agricultural workers, is defunded, resulting in halted and cut back services across California, affecting many students.

House Republicans passed Donald Trump's funding cut proposal, clawing back $9bn in federal dollars with a vote split along party lines, 216-213, facing a tight Friday deadline.

After a decade of failures, CHSRA's mismanagement and incompetence has proven it cannot build its train to nowhere on time or on budget. It's time for this boondoggle to die.

"Nobody really knows what's happening," one project manager running a Syria-based project told DW about the US cuts in aid funding. "They haven't put a complete stop to it yet so we're just spending the money on a monthly basis and hoping for the best."

"The recent significant shifts in federal government priorities and funding approaches in 2025 represent the final hardship, not the first," they wrote, noting that 92% of BRAVE's operating budget relies on federal funding.

Private criminal prosecutions allow individuals, companies, or charities to seek justice, but can also lead to abuse, as shown by the Post Office's 918 successful prosecutions.

"When a church has been pulled down, the country seems empty or is like a necklace with a jewel missing," said poet John Betjeman, emphasizing the cultural loss.

Hundreds rallied at City Hall on Monday, unfurling banners and leading chants of 'Whose budget? Our budget!' before a nine-hour-long meeting of the committee.