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Donald Trump's budget slammed as 'cruel' and 'immoral' after it promises to cut social safety-net by $1 trillion
Donald Trump’s budget director has faced fire from Democrats as he attempted to defend the President’s budget proposal – which would slash federal spending on social safety-net programmes by more than $1 trillion (£77.2bn) over the next 10 years. During a House of Representatives budget committee hearing, Democrats slammed Mr Trump's budget as “cruel” and “immoral”, while most Republicans praised the President’s efforts to curb federal spending. The President wants legislators to cut at least $610bn (£471bn) from the Medicaid – a healthcare programme for the poor – and more than $192bn (£148bn) from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), the modern version of food stamps – as well as several other initiatives.
Fear and disbelief at Manchester bomber's mosque
Worshippers at the mosque that the Manchester suicide bomber is believed to have frequented reacted with disbelief on Wednesday and pointed the finger at online radicalisation. Elders at the Didsbury mosque, a Victorian former Methodist chapel, also voiced concern about reports of Islamophobic attacks since the bombing at a pop concert which killed 22 people. "The horrific atrocity that occurred in Manchester on Monday night shocked us all.
In Leaked Call, Trump Praises Duterte’s Campaign to ‘Slaughter’ Drug Addicts
In a private phone conversation, the two presidents chatted about nuclear submarines and a drug campaign that has killed thousands.
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