US EditionTrump agenda bill hanging by a thread after GOP hard-liners tank key vote
- House Republicans proposed a 2025 budget cutting $307 million from the USGS Ecosystem Management Area, which includes the USGS Bee Lab vital for pollinator research amid a colony collapse crisis.
- The cuts follow an ongoing pollinator crisis despite the 2022 Census of Agriculture reporting an all-time high honeybee population and forecasts predicting a 60-70% drop in commercial honeybee colonies in 2025.
- Funding freezes have led to layoffs of about 15 bee researchers, including John Ternest, prompting concerns from scientists and the Center for Biological Diversity over threats to crop pollination and food supply.
- USGS Bee Lab biologist Sam Droege said the Ecosystem Management Area is "absolutely, completely targeted," urging that "somebody has to push back" against these cuts.
- Experts warn that slashing bee research risks pollination services essential for food production and could have severe ecological and economic consequences if protections are not increased.
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Trump agenda bill hanging by a thread after GOP hard-liners tank key vote
President Trump’s legislative agenda is hanging by a thread as House Republican leaders scramble to make last-minute changes to their “big, beautiful bill” and cut deals to appease warring factions of the party. The latest setback came Friday, when four spending hawks tanked a key vote in the House Budget Committee to advance the legislation…
Trump agenda hits speed bump in US Congress as hardliners revolt - West Hawaii Today
A Republican push to advance U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill through Congress appeared to hit a roadblock on Thursday, as hardline conservatives demanded deeper cuts to Medicaid in exchange for their support in a key procedural vote.
Breakfast briefing: Lots of US data releases, few supporting the Trump agenda
Powell focused on inflation control; US data weaker than expected; Japan machine tool orders rise; EU factories busy; Aussie labour market rises; freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.45%; gold up, oil down; NZ$1 = 58.7 USc; TWI-5 = 67.2
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