Next week, people in more than 20 states could lose federal funding for SNAP benefits. And it's not because of a government shutdown, but due to a threat from President Trump's agriculture department. The department announced this week it's planning to withhold federal funding for food stamps in Democratic states that have refused to share sensitive personal data about recipients about recipients at the Trump administration's request.As of next week, we have begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds ...

We are very clear about our positions and our views. And what I really appreciate about the president is the meeting that we had focused not on places of disagreement, which there are many, and also focused on the shared purpose that we have in serving New Yorkers. And frankly, that is something that could transform the lives of the 8 12 million people who are currently struggling under a cost of living crisis with one in four living in poverty.And the meeting came back again and again to what it could look ...

[Music] Consider Harvard chemist and molecular biologist David Louu, a winner of this year's breakthrough prize, often called the Oscars of science >> to inject into mice. >> He says the instability of federal funding is making it difficult for him to retain and attract researchers. The funding is restored.Does that fix the problem. >> Science research uh at the cutting edge especially is a slowmoving process. When you disrupt that process, it can take years to you have to hire those people back.You have to ...

Election & Transition - Warren Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, won the mayoral election in New York City [1] - Mamdani's transition team includes Lina Khan, former head of the FTC, signaling a focus on affordability [3] - The transition team is expected to resemble the City Hall of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, aiming to bring in strong management and government experience [3] Policy & Finance - Mamdani plans to fight against potential cuts to city funding and ICE presence, potentially using the city's law department [4] - Mamdani mentioned Jamie Dimon, indicating a willingness to discuss his affordability push with the finance community [4] - Companies spend an average of $22,000 per employee on childcare solutions [5] - Mamdani is considering raising corporate taxes and taxes on wealthy New Yorkers [5] Potential Challenges - President Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from New York City due to Mamdani's socialist views [6] - The city is preparing for potential funding pullbacks from the federal government and is seeking legal counsel to fight back [7] - The city experienced a previous instance where the federal government withdrew money due to the handling of the migrant crisis [8]

Funding & Equity - Several quantum-computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes [1] - The equity stakes are in exchange for federal funding [1]

to fashion retailers. Companies are going pink for breast cancer awareness month. The movement became official in the9s by Congress, but this year it's coming at a time when federal funding is in peril with the Trump administration proposing cuts of almost $3 billion to cancer research next year. >> Federal funding is really crucial to all cancer research and breast cancer research in particular, and we are in a time of flux and some volatility.The Breast Cancer Research Foundation says these proposed cuts ...

Trump administration is out with details. It's a 10-point plan laying out principles it wants colleges and universities to sign uh to sign in exchange for preferred access to federal funding. The memo demands that schools uh ban the use of race or sex and hiring and admissions, freeze tuition uh for five years, cap international undergrad enrollment at 15% and require applicants to take the SAT or a similar test.So far, nine schools have been invited to sign on, including Penn, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, MIT, a ...

President Trump is continuing to threaten an expansion of his takeover of Democratic le cities beyond Washington DC. This morning going after crime in Chicago again on Truth Social saying people want him to intervene with a quote stay tuned. But another city in his sights as well is Baltimore, Maryland.A city that while it has the fourth highest crime rate in the country, has had success in combating that violence in recent years, including a drop in homicides this year, the lowest in 50 years. Maryland Gov ...