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Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put Republicans on the spot.The New York Times - 5d -
Democrats vow hardball in shutdown fight: ‘I’m not a cheap date’
House Democrats are vowing to play hardball in the partisan battle over government spending, driving to extract steep concessions from Republicans who will need bipartisan buy-in to prevent a ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Schumer warns of 'Trump shutdown,' lays out 4-pronged plan for Democrats
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown” and reminded fellow senators that Democrats have the power to make or ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Early warning system for climate tipping points given £81m kickstart
Ambitious UK project aims to forecast climate catastrophes using fleets of drones, cosmic ray detection, patterns of plankton blooms and more. An ambitious attempt to develop an early warning ...The Guardian - 2d -
Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats in Congress are growing louder with threats to force a shutdown in March to put the brakes on President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government by freezing ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Watch live: House Democrats speak as shutdown threat widens
House Democratic leaders are set to speak Tuesday morning as their Republican colleagues appear divided on passing President Trump's legislative agenda ahead of the March 14 shutdown deadline. ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Democrats in Congress see potential shutdown as leverage to counter Trump
Republicans will need Democrats’ help to pass funding bill by 14 March as hard-right lawmakers push to cut costs. With the US federal government expected to shut down in one month unless ...The Guardian - 5d -
Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump's USAID shutdown
Senate Democrats are split over how to push back against President Trump’s attempts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an embattled front line in the larger fight ...The Hill - 4d -
Republicans skeptical of major gains on Trump orders in shutdown fight
Some Republicans are looking to the next fiscal year to try to codify President Trump’s orders to cut federal spending as a divided Congress barrels toward a shutdown deadline. Trump voiced ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Dean Phillips: Democrats 'pathetically' fighting DOGE 'steamroller'
Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) — a moderate Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for the party’s presidential nomination in 2024 — sharply criticized his former party colleagues for the way they ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight
Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent ...The Hill - 3d -
Here’s how Democrats should fight back against Trump | Margaret Sullivan
Democrats in a new generation are punching back hard. And, in so doing, showing their colleagues how to overcome their reputation for dithering. It’s easy to be disgusted with the Democratic party ...The Guardian - Feb. 7 -
As Ground Shifts, ‘Flailing’ Democrats Struggle to Find Footing in Diversity Fight
President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warns of Trump's 'assault on the Constitution'
In an interview on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warned of an "assault on the Constitution" under President Donald Trump.ABC News - Feb. 9 -
House Democrats warn Energy Department against canceling approved loans
Twenty-five congressional Democrats wrote to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday urging against the cancellation of loans already issued through the Energy Department’s Loan Program Office ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Axing consumer protection bureau will leave troops vulnerable to scams, Democrats warn
Shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will leave service members who rely on the agency’s accountability initiatives less guarded from scams and financial crimes.NBC News - 8h -
Axing consumer protection bureau will leave troops vulnerable to scams, Democrats warn
Shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will leave service members who rely on the agency’s accountability initiatives less guarded from scams and financial crimes.NBC News - 8h -
Netanyahu warns 'intense fighting' will resume in Gaza if Hamas delays hostage release
Netanyahu threatened to withdraw from a ceasefire with Hamas and resume fighting in Gaza if the militant group does not release more hostages by midday Saturday.NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Mexico's president warns U.S. against invading to fight cartels
President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.CBS News - 6h -
Mexico's president warns U.S. against invading to fight cartels
President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.CBS News - 6h -
Sheinbaum warns US cannot 'invade' Mexico in fight against cartels
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted strongly to a U.S. State Department order declaring that several of Mexico's drug cartels were terrorist organizations, which led Elon Musk to say they ...The Hill - 1h -
Senate Democrat: McConnell's vote against Gabbard indicates 'Trump cult' can be 'broken'
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said during an interview that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) final vote against Tulsi Gabbard, the newly sworn-in director of national intelligence, indicates that ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Democrats Don’t Need a Perfect Message Against Trump, They Need to Show Some Fight
What Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries can do is convey the enormous danger of this moment, immediately. Schumer is changing course already.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Mace says she will file censure against Democrat over 'actual weapons' to bar fight remark
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she will file a resolution to censure Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) over his comment to “bring actual weapons to this bar fight” while talking about a House Delivering ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst
A judge halted parts of the Trump administration’s plan to shut down the agency. A verdict might not come for weeks or even longer as thousands are left in limbo.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Trump Has Given Netanyahu the Ultimate Gift
Turning Gaza into a Riviera is not a serious plan, but it does solve a few big problems for Israel’s leader.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
LIV golfers given qualification path to The Open
The R&A joined the United States Golf Association in adding a qualification pathway for golfers competing in the LIV Golf League, the R&A announced Monday.ESPN - Feb. 10 -
Jellycat toy thief given suspended jail sentence
Ruby Smith is sentenced after 40 of the collectable toys are discovered at her home.BBC News - 2d -
U.S. braces for more winter storms
Some parts of the Northeast saw several inches of snow this weekend, and more winter storms are on the way for many areas of the U.S. Meteorologist Andrew Kozak has the latest forecast.CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Amazon Willing to Discuss Quebec Shutdown With Canadian Officials
Amazon.com said it is open to talks with officials from the Canadian and Quebec governments about the decision to shut down operations in the country’s French-speaking province, which would lead to ...The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24 -
The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid.Wired - Feb. 8 -
Trump’s tariffs wars and aid shutdowns are foolish and immoral
All of this madness will lead to increased famine, disease, suffering and economic instability, while handing geopolitical influence to China and Russia.The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Congress closing in on shutdown deadline with no clear plan
Congress is struggling to strike a deal to keep the government funded as a looming deadline to prevent a shutdown next month gets closer. Lawmakers are less than a month away from a mid-March date ...The Hill - 2d -
England braced for France's return raid on Twickenham
England suffered a record defeat on France's last visit to Twickenham, but the hosts hope to have struck on a winning fly-half formula in Fin Smith.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
US business schools brace for the second Trump term
Academics are awaiting the presidential stance on topics from visas to ESG and diversityFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Bond investors brace for Europe’s defence spending ‘bazooka’
Sovereign debt yield curves at their steepest in more than two years as investors anticipate more supplyFinancial Times - 1d -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.Wired - 2h -
Senate sets budget vote
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate tees up budget resolution vote Senate Republicans are set to vote this ...The Hill - 2d
