Government Funding
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Democrats say White House offer on ICE is ‘insufficient’
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
NASA has $700 million to spend on a Mars spacecraft
Perspective:
Kaia Flux
A consequential debate that has been simmering behind closed doors at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, must soon come to a head. It concerns the selection of the next spacecraft the agency will fly to Mars, and it could set the tone for the next decade of exploration of the red planet.
Swinney will still ‘work very hard’ to win backing for Scottish Budget
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
While Labour has already indicated it will not block the Scottish Budget, the First Minister said his Government is still in talks with other parties. Negotiations are under way.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
Perspective: Dr. Kian Mercer
The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.