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Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows.
Nearly 40 percent of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Data published on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" shows more than one-third of the contract cancellations are expected to yield no savings.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows.
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"America at a Crossroads" returns with political scientist Robert Putnam, who has spent decades studying these divides and how we might find our way back to a more unified nation.
Robert Putnam reflects on how America became so polarized and what can unify the nation
For over two years, Judy Woodruff has traveled the country exploring the roots of America’s divisions over race, religion, culture, wealth and more for America at a Crossroads. The series returns…
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February 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"America at a Crossroads" returns with political scientist Robert Putnam, who has spent decades studying these divides and how we might find our way back to a more unified nation.
Your FFP weekend read: The University of Nebraska will do less cutting-edge research on cancer and heart disease and lose top scientists if deep federal cuts backed by the Trump administration take effect, NU leaders say.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Watch what they DO, not what they SAY:
"EVs are bad."
-- Orders $400 million EV fleet
"Vaccines are bad."
-- They and their kids are all vaccinated.
"We're cutting waste and fraud."
-- Billions for their rich friends in tax cuts & subsidies.
"EVs are bad."
-- Orders $400 million EV fleet
"Vaccines are bad."
-- They and their kids are all vaccinated.
"We're cutting waste and fraud."
-- Billions for their rich friends in tax cuts & subsidies.
February 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Watch what they DO, not what they SAY:
"EVs are bad."
-- Orders $400 million EV fleet
"Vaccines are bad."
-- They and their kids are all vaccinated.
"We're cutting waste and fraud."
-- Billions for their rich friends in tax cuts & subsidies.
"EVs are bad."
-- Orders $400 million EV fleet
"Vaccines are bad."
-- They and their kids are all vaccinated.
"We're cutting waste and fraud."
-- Billions for their rich friends in tax cuts & subsidies.
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... via @statnews.com
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the
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January 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... via @statnews.com