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President Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending for the next fiscal year, a dramatic reconfiguration of the government’s role and reach that would eliminate a vast array of climate, education, health and housing programs, including some that primarily benefit the poor. Mr. Trump’s discretionary $1.7 trillion blueprint illustrates his conservative vision…
President Trump on Friday plans to unveil his budget for the 2026 fiscal year, proposing billions of dollars in cuts targeting child care, education, health, housing and nutrition programs, including those that benefit the poor. The blueprint is likely to showcase Mr. Trump’s conservative vision for Washington while formalizing his disruptive reorganization already underway, as…
Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, the majority of that since 2020. Regardless of the conclave’s outcome, the foundation is committed to continuing its partnerships with…
As Republicans prepare to cut trillions of dollars in taxes, they are grasping for ways to keep down costs. There are the typical conservative ideas for doing so, like cuts to health care programs, and the inventive ones, like changing how the budget is measured in the first place. And then there is an unorthodox…
Does getting a year-end bonus or raise make you happier? Does the lift it gives you tend to quickly fade, especially if others around you also won out in the annual compensation sweepstakes? If the answer is that a boost in income doesn’t greatly improve your sense of well-being, then you are a proof point…