Tag: Government budgets

A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S....

Takeaways from the EU's landmark security summit after Trump said Europe must fend for itself

BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders are trumpeting their endorsement of a plan to free up hundreds of billions of euros to inject into...

Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line

BOSTON -- Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. Saturday to protest the automaker's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, and his push to...

Hong Kong to cut civil service jobs and invest in AI to tackle a rising deficit

HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will cut thousands of civil service jobs and boost spending in artificial intelligence as...

Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?

WASHINGTON -- An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump's enthusiastic endorsement:...

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The South African government's annual presentation of its budget was abruptly canceled Wednesday and rescheduled for next month...