D.C. Plan Puts WIC Veggie Money On The Chopping Block
A federal budget proposal would cut WIC’s fruit‑and‑vegetable cash‑value benefit, removing about $1.4 billion and reducing monthly allotments for millions of parents and young children. Nutrition groups warn the rollback would reverse a 2024 increase.
D.C. Climate Brawl: Bessent Presses World Bank To Back Fossil Fuels
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned the scientific consensus on climate change at the IMF‑World Bank spring meetings and urged the World Bank to drop key climate targets. The move escalates a fight over how multilateral banks fund energy and resilience.












