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US Fiscal 2026 Budget Deficit Rises to $1.99 Trillion, Largest in 5 Years
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (380+ words) Oct 16 (Reuters) - The US budget deficit rose by $217 billion to $1.99 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and record spending to service the nation's more-than $40 trillion in debt, marking the largest budget shortfall in five years,…...
Universal Credit update for people 16 to 24 in DWP response to Kent MP
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (323+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed details of a scheme to offer a step into the workplace for Universal Credit claimants. The programme is aimed at people aged 16 to 24 and a total of 50,000 young people are set to…...
Lawsuit alleges DHS effort to collect detailed state voter data violates federal law
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (244+ words) The 42-page complaint filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., claims the Department of Homeland Security’s secretive probe of the voter data, including a policy to combine it with commercial datasets, disregards federal safeguards and flouts the privacy rights of millions…...
U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (548+ words) The U.S. finished the 2026 fiscal year with a budget deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the latest measurement to underscore the extent of the country's financial stress. The $1.992 trillion figure was about 12% higher than the $1.775 trillion deficit in the prior fiscal year, the…...
UK welfare system reform remains politically constrained as costs climb
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (360+ words) The article points to the period before the pandemic as evidence that change is possible. Reforms launched from 2006 and expanded after 2010 sought to simplify support and strengthen work incentives, most notably through universal credit, which rolled six benefits into one…...
Capita Will Miss Deadline For Pensions Legal Fix, Union Says - Law360
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (83+ words) Capita Will Miss Deadline For Pensions Legal Fix, Union Says Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Capita Will Miss Deadline For Pensions Legal Fix, Union Says Law360 is on it, so you…...
Integrity Group Appeals To Delta LGA Retirees To Suspend Planned Protest
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (412+ words) Goddy Umukoro The Integrity Group of Nigeria, Delta State Chapter, has appealed to the Forum for Retired Local Government Workers (FORGOW) to suspend its planned October 27 protest, assuring the retirees that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori would be approached to intervene in…...
Pentagon data breach exposed records of more than 3 million people
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (377+ words) A Pentagon data breach exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal information of more than 3 million people connected to the U.S. military. A defense official said the breach affected 2.76 million living people and another 294,000 who have died, according to a…...
Trump Agencies Urge Supreme Court to Limit Rule Reversal Power
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (239+ words) The Trump administration requested the US Supreme Court weigh in on its latest loss over regulation of surprise medical bills, asking whether courts can use the Administrative Procedure Act to universally vacate federal rules. A ruling in favor of the…...
Government Specialists Get Tougher Reviews Under New Final Rule
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (118+ words) news.bloombergtax.com The Trump administration rolled out a tougher review process for high-level government specialists, mandating quarterly reviews under a centralized system that limits the number of high scores employees can receive. The final rule, made public by the…...