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Trump's sweeping plan to get federal workers to resign can continue, judge rules
Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. dissolved his restraining order blocking the "deferred resignations" program after finding the plaintiffs lacked legal standing.NBC News - 6d -
Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers
Six transgender individuals, all younger than 19, sued the administration over executive orders targeting hospitals that offer transition treatments to young people.The New York Times - 4d -
Judge weighing order blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs
A judge did not issue a ruling following a hearing Tuesday at which five unions sought to keep the Trump administration from carrying out mass government layoffs.ABC News - 1h -
Gyalo Thondup, Political Operator and Brother of the Dalai Lama, Dies at 97
Mr. Thondup’s influence in Tibet has been seen as second only to his younger brother, Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled head of Tibetan Buddhism, whom he spent decades trying to help return to their homeland.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
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WATCH: Drone operator locates dog lost in deep snow
After being lost in deep snow for over 24 hours, the pup was safely rescued and returned to her owner.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Questions raised over Lord Mandelson’s work with Chinese ‘influence operation’
New ambassador to US and his consultancy firm under spotlight over links to agency said to have aim of co-opting western businesspeople. Peter Mandelson’s face appeared at the top of the screen. ...The Guardian - 6d -
Eric Adams preparing 'for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he met with President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, on Thursday to prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to resume operations on ...The Hill - 5d -
GameStop’s stock dips after plan to sell some international operations
GameStop’s store counts in Canada and France have been shrinking for years, and sales in Canada represent just over 5% of the total.MarketWatch - 1h -
‘In a real sense, US democracy has died’: how Trump is emulating Hungary’s Orbán
Trump has moved to gut the federal government, fire critics and reward allies – a path similar to ‘would-be dictators’ like Orbán, experts say. A pitiless crackdown on on illegal immigration. A ...The Guardian - Feb. 7 -
Trump has two strong options to defuse the U.S. debt time-bomb. He should use them.
AI-fueled productivity growth, combined with realistic and constructive immigration reform, would put the U.S. economy on more solid footing.MarketWatch - Feb. 8 -
Instead of taking aim at inflation, Trump has returned to his familiar culture war fights
Donald Trump's immigration policies, including mass deportations and building a detention center for immigrants, are met with opposition from the majority of Americans, according to a Reuters survey.The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Trump says he has directed U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
New Zealand has 'complementary' trade ties with the U.S., finance minister says, as Trump tariff threat looms
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says "New Zealand is distinguished in that we have a very balanced and complementary trade relationship with the United States."CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Donald Trump has declared war on international justice. Australia must speak up | Geoffrey Robertson
The ICC sanction is designed to intimidate and stop it from working against war criminals, Geoffrey Robertson writes. Donald Trump has declared war on international justice by the dictatorial ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Trump has promised reciprocal tariffs. Americans could pay more on imports from these countries.
President Donald Trump has announced his intention to create a reciprocal-tariff regime that increases taxes on the products Americans buy from countries that impose their own high import taxes.MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
Spicer: Trump has been clear 'it may take a little while' for prices to come down
Former White House aide Sean Spicer said President Trump has acknowledged that “it may take a little while” for to prices to come down — referring to a promise Trump made on the campaign trail. ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
An Adviser to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
Dan Hendrycks is researching new methods of assessing AI risks that could be used to shape Grok’s politics.Wired - Feb. 11 -
ISIS has an army in waiting — and Trump's next move could decide whether it rises again
In a network of prisons and detention camps across Syria, the Islamic State militant group or ISIS, has an army in waiting, and support for its regime lives on.NBC News - 6d -
Trump's feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6th
Emil Bove, the acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, worked on Jan. 6 cases himselfNBC News - 6d -
Trump has a ‘real opportunity’ to bring Putin and Zelenskyy to a peace deal: Amb. Bill Taylor
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor joins Meet the Press NOW as President Trump announces initial talks to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. NBC News correspondents Gabe Gutierrez ...NBC News - 6d -
Ukraine's Zelenskyy has a very bad week thanks to Trump and Putin. Here's why.
Trump said he had talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding it was unlikely that Ukraine would get back occupied territory or that it would join NATO.NBC News - 5d -
Vance says Trump has ‘broad’ range of options in talks with Russia on Ukraine war
Vice President Vance in a new interview said President Trump has an “extremely broad” range of options, from economic tools to military tools, that he could use of leverage in talks with Russia to ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall
The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined. In Graham Greene’s 1955 novel, The Quiet American , Alden Pyle, ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together | William Keegan
America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response. In July 1817, Lord Amherst, the leader of a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Solar has taken off in red states. Trump’s funding freeze is causing panic
On his first day, the president paused billions of dollars in funding for clean energy projects initiated by Biden. Mike Mullett strains to see through sheets of misty rain while driving through ...The Guardian - 1d -
European leaders gather for emergency meeting over fear Trump has isolated allies
French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace for an emergency meeting MondayABC News - 1d -
‘The path forward is clear’: how Trump taking office has ‘turbocharged’ climate accountability efforts
‘Make polluters pay’ laws, led by blue states AGs, and accountability suits will be a major front for climate litigation for the coming years. Donald Trump’s re-election has “turbocharged” climate ...The Guardian - 12h -
Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.ABC News - Feb. 10 -
$500 million in food at spoilage risk after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns
DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according ...ABC News - 1d -
UK Steel says Trump has ‘taken a sledgehammer’ to free trade; BoE governor warns against ripping out regulation – as it happened
UK steel industry fears surge of foreign imports as US imposes 25% tariffs, as Bank of England chief says world should not forget 2008 crisis. Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Actress Sarah Paulson delists $1.8 million Malibu mobile home that survived devastating L.A. fires
The one-bedroom, one-bathroom trailer is in one of California’s most expensive mobile home parks, Paradise Cove.MarketWatch - 5d -
Family whose 5-year-old was killed in hyperbaric chamber ‘absolutely devastated,’ attorney says
A 5-year-old killed in a hyperbaric chamber fire last month in Michigan was receiving treatment for sleep apnea and ADHD, said an attorney for his family.NBC News - 3d -
Their studios burned. Their art was destroyed. A new exhibit of more than 80 LA artists devastated by fire
Los Angeles’s artistic community reflects on disaster in One Hundred Percent, a ‘non-hierarchical’ volunteer effort. When Jeffrey Sugishita visited the burned-down husk of the house where he had ...The Guardian - 10h -
His company operates over 500 private jet flights a day: This is the No. 1 thing the very rich value most
There's one thing that the super rich value above all else.CNBC - Feb. 8 -
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The agency had been one of Wall Street’s most feared regulators, with the power to issue rules on mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other areas affecting Americans’ financial lives.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
New Jersey man sues safari tour operator after rampaging hippo killed his wife in Africa
A New Jersey man whose wife was killed by a hippo during an African safari has filed a lawsuit alleging that their tour operator was negligent in failing to keep her safe.NBC News - 6d