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Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it

Deletion of the bureau’s website content is just the most recent part of a larger plan to ‘undermine an agency that’s helped people’

The Guardian - US

Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices

There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too

The Guardian - US

Democrats are making their own version of Project 2025. Here’s what it looks like

Project 2029 unveiled the outlines of four policy proposals, with dozens more to come ahead of the next race for the White House

The Independent UK

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‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health

From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview

The Guardian - US

By Dropping Her Criminal Probe of Jerome Powell, Jeanine Pirro Confirms Its Political Motivation

Even Republican critics of the Federal Reserve chairman's performance rejected the notion that he had broken the law by lying about the renovation of the central bank's headquarters.

Reason

Lindsey Graham salivates over $1,500,000,000,000 for the military. 12 zeros for war while zero dollars for you

Lindsey Graham just couldn’t hide his excitement over a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget, licking his lips as he called it the “best” he’s seen in his three decades in Congress. The South Carolina senator, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, was practically drooling during a recent hearing as he…

The Mary Sue

Lindsey Graham drools over $1,500,000,000,000 for the U.S. military. Count them and weep

Get a hold of yourself, Lindsey!

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Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify

OMB Director Russell Vought appeared before Congress to answer questions about the request for the largest military spending boost since World War II.

Fortune

‘Vought cuts kill people’: Aids activists interrupt Trump budget chief hearing

Proceedings brought to halt as protesters condemn Russ Vought for slashing Pepfar program amid sweeping aid cuts

The Guardian - US

Trump Seeks £1.15 Trillion Military and £290M White House Renovation Budget by Cutting Billions in Grants

President Trump's FY2027 budget proposes the largest military spending in US history, while cutting funds from health, education and climate programs.

International Business Times UK

Trump budget includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending and cuts to domestic programs

The president's budget arrives as the House and Senate remain tangled over current-year spending

The Independent UK

Trump tells DHS to pay TSA despite government shutdown after agents miss another paycheck

TSA employees, including 50,000 security officers at airports, will start getting paid as soon as Monday, DHS says

The Independent UK

U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump's plan to supersize the Pentagon's budget to $1.5 trillion, highlighting this law about great-power status

“This will allow us to build the ‘Dream Military’ that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe,” Trump said.

Fortune

Internal White House war erupts as Budget Chief rips defense secretary’s massive spending plan

He worries about its impact on the Federal deficit.

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The Independent UK

Trump aide who spearheaded government cost cutting gets $15M security detail paid for with slashed USAID cash

Russell Vought, the director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, will reportedly be protected by the Marshals Service through the end of the year

The Guardian - US

US government partly shuts down over homeland security funding

Democratic senators refuse to vote for bill authorizing continued DHS spending after killings of two US citizens

International Business Times UK

The $21 Billion Watchdog America Is About to Lose: CFPB to Run Out of Money in January

America's consumer protection agency faces a funding freeze engineered by its own acting director. With $711.6M remaining, the countdown to a potential January shutdown is underway.

The Independent UK

Project 2026? Group behind Trump’s return to the White House outlines next agenda

IN FOCUS: Trump implemented a bulk of the manifesto. Now the Heritage Foundation is promising a ‘golden age,’ Alex Woodward reports

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The Guardian - US

Judge says Trump administration must continue funding consumer watchdog

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is at risk after Donald Trump vowed to shutter it since his return to office

The Independent UK

Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid

A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Guardian - US

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry

International Business Times UK

'Zombie Mortgages' Haunt 9 Million Homeowners with Debts That Doubled After 20 Years

Millions of US homeowners face financial ruin as debt collectors revive dormant second mortgages from the 2008 crisis, demanding payments that have ballooned with decades of back interest.

The Independent UK

‘This is an intellectual war crime’: Trump team moves to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research labs

‘This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country,’ Trump’s OMB director Russell Vought says

The Guardian - US

Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’

The Conversation

Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and global conflicts, funding for U.S. research and innovation has remained remarkably stable, reflecting the American public’s strong support for investing in basic science.

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