On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration had offered nine schools a deal: manage your universities in a way that aligns with administration priorities and get “substantial and meaningful federal grants,” along with other benefits. Failure to accept the bargain would result in a withdrawal of federal programs that would likely...
new video loaded: Republicans and Democrats in Deadlock Over Federal Funding transcript Back transcript Republicans and Democrats in Deadlock Over Federal Funding Dueling proposals to end the government shutdown failed in the Senate on Wednesday. There was no end in sight to the deadlock as neither party showed signs of bowing to the other’s government...
new video loaded: Government Shutdown Looms Unless Lawmakers Extend Funding transcript Back transcript Government Shutdown Looms Unless Lawmakers Extend Funding Democrats and Republicans have not agreed to a deal to extend federal funding to avert a government shutdown. “We have disagreements about health care policy. But you don’t shut the government down. You don’t say...
Jeopardized efforts This week, the IFRC requested $25 million to contain the outbreak, but it has only $2.2 million in emergency funds for its outbreak response so far. The WHO likewise estimated the cost of responding to the outbreak over the next three months to be $20 million. But WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told the...