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Understanding Congress’s Billionaire Budget


Senate Minority Leader joined forces with President Donald Trump on Mar. 13, 2025, to pass one of the most reactionary federal budgets in recent memory. 

According to , the bill “cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion and increases defense spending by approximately $6 billion.” It also includes “a to Army Corps of Engineers projects, which build and maintain essential infrastructure; and more than $3 billion in cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s community development, , and homelessness services programs.”

Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the at the Institute for Policy Studies, spoke with Ƶ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on Ƶ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the budget battle, as well as a new report she co-authored titled “.”

Ƶ Media to Sunset June 2025


After nearly 30 years of independent journalism rooted in justice, imagination, and solutions, Ƶ Media will sunset operations at the end of June 2025. This decision follows years of tireless efforts to secure a sustainable path forward. We are heartbroken but we are also incredibly proud. Proud of what we built. Proud of who we built it with. And proud of the impact that Ƶ has had on the world.

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