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Nolan Winter and John Tonje lead No. 18 Wisconsin over Northwestern 70-63
Nolan Winter and John Tonje each scored 18 points to lead No. 18 Wisconsin to a 70-63 victory over Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Badgers (24-8), ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday attacked CNN’s coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) spending cuts and accused the network of trying to rally its viewers against ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration's funding, staff cuts spark concerns over Colorado River
Federal funding freezes and staffing cuts are setting off alarms about the future of the Colorado River, a critical artery that supplies water to some 40 million people in 30 tribes and seven ...The Hill - 5d -
CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing
President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before CongressABC News - 2d -
White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a ...NBC News - 1d -
Restore Medicaid's intent: Prioritize the most vulnerable over able-bodied childless adults
Congress should refocus the program on its original intent: vulnerable Americans, especially those with disabilities who have nowhere else to turn for health coverage.The Hill - 2d -
Trump condemned for using ‘Palestinian’ as slur to attack Schumer
US president said of Senate minority leader: ‘He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian’. Donald Trump has been condemned by a leading US Muslim civil rights group for seeking to use the word ...The Guardian - 2d -
Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses
The cancellation of courses at National Fire Academy comes as the federally funded institution was set to welcome a new set of fire safety officers for training next week.CBS News - 6d -
Americans confront GOP lawmakers over federal job cuts and economy at town halls
Republicans in Congress are facing backlash at town hall events as voters voice concerns over deep federal job cuts and the state of the economy under President Trump and Elon Musk's policies. Some ...CBS News - 20h -
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump vows to ‘lead the charge’ to oust Massie
President Trump is vowing to "lead the charge" to unseat Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), who has said he will not support the GOP's short-term government funding bill ahead of Friday’s ...The Hill - 3d -
Nvidia’s GTC keynote will emphasize AI over gaming
Don't expect to hear a lot about better framerates and raytracing at the Nvidia GTC keynote. AI will instead be the subject of the day.VentureBeat - 1d -
VA secretary: Cutting 80,000 jobs ‘is our target’
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said his agency is looking to cut 80,000 jobs as their “target” to slim the agency’s workforce. Collins joined Fox & Friends on Monday, where he was pressed ...The Hill - 4d -
Senate Republicans tell Musk to send his cuts to Congress
The DOGE chief was told that legislative action could enshrine his slashing.Politico - Mar. 5 -
Democratic leaders amp up pressure on Senate colleagues to oppose GOP spending bill: ‘Stand with us’
The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning that the proposal would slash crucial public services to vulnerable ...The Hill - 2d -
Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms
Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. ...The Hill - 2d -
Whole Hog Politics: Your way-too-early Senate race ratings
On the menu: Tariffs tax approval; Dems jockey for 2028 position; Elon-gated; Biden hemmed in Harris; a wild commute As Senate Democrats agonize over whether to help Republicans avoid a government ...The Hill - 23h -
Nique Clifford scores career-high 36 to lead Colorado State over Boise State 83-73
Nique Clifford scored a career-high 36 points to lead Colorado State past Boise State 83-73 in a Mountain West Conference regular-season finaleABC News - Mar. 8 -
Johns Hopkins University says it is cutting more than 2,000 workers due to cut to federal aid
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday that it is cutting over 2,000 workers because of a federal funding cut. “The termination of more than $800 million in [U.S. Agency for International ...The Hill - 1d -
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that he would not run for the U.S.NBC News - 1d -
Inside the court hearing on pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's deportation case
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil faced a federal judge in New York City. The pro-Palestinian activist and legal U.S. resident helped lead the 2024 Columbia University protests against Israel's handling ...CBS News - 2d -
Postal Service signs cost-cutting deal with DOGE
The United States Postal Service said it has signed a deal with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut costs at the agency. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told congressional leaders ...The Hill - 1d -
NOAA cuts raising concerns over public safety
Another wave of mass firings could be hitting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency, which includes the National Weather Service, could ultimately lose about 20% of its ...CBS News - 4d -
White House pulls CDC nominee because they didn’t have the votes: Sources
Minutes before his confirmation hearing, the White House pulled David Weldon's nomination to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.ABC News - 1d -
Israel says it will cut off electricity to Gaza Strip
Israel said Sunday that it would be cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he signed an order that would shut off electricity to Gaza “immediately.” ...The Hill - 5d -
Senate GOP frets as Wall Street takes dip over tariffs, talk of recession
Senate Republicans expressed new worries about the economy Monday after Wall Street had one of its worst days in years amid a trade war and remarks from President Trump that did not rule out the ...The Hill - 3d -
Staley referred to Epstein as ‘uncle Jeffrey’ in email to daughter, court hears
Ex-Barclays boss is challenging regulator’s verdict that he downplayed his connection to late paedophileFinancial Times - 2d -
White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing
The White House pulled Weldon's nomination just hours before the former Florida lawmaker was set to appear before the U.S. Senate for confirmation.CNBC - 1d -
Pete Buttigieg won't seek Senate, governor jobs amid presidential bid speculation
Pete Buttigieg announced that he will not run for U.S. Senate or governor in the state of Michigan, potentially clearing the way to mount a run for president in 2028.ABC News - 1d -
Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Starlink in Ukraine
The three went back and forth in an exchange of posts on X over Starlink being cut off in Ukraine.BBC News - 5d -
GOP senator knocks 'false' Tucker Carlson allegation he's fighting against JFK assassination files release
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is denying an accusation from conservative pundit Tucker Carlson that he worked to block the release of sensitive government information related to the assassination of ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump says he considering cutting back on Canada tariffs as stock markets bounce
President Trump says he is considering reducing the new tariffs he announced on Canada's steel and aluminum as a response to Ontario's tax on electricity to the U.S. This comes as the stock markets ...CBS News - 3d -
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit
Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts. Cuts to food assistance by the US, Britain and others are already leading to more ...The Guardian - 18h -
UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar
The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfallsABC News - 21h -
Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link
Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’. Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former leader to appear before the ...The Guardian - 18h -
I have 5 income streams and make over $1 million from Amazon alone: My No. 1 advice for starting a side hustle
Mind Brain Emotion founder and CEO Dr. Jenny Woo shares the strategies that helped make her side hustle a success.CNBC - 4d -
‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump's plan to cut 80,000 at Veterans Affairs
Democrat lawmakers and veterans' groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and ...The Hill - 5d -
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia grab early lead at Players Championship
Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at The Players Championship with vastly different finishes Friday morning on a TPC Sawgrass course that didn't let anyone get too far ahead of the ...Yahoo Sports - 13h -
Speaker Johnson looks to jam Senate Democrats with bill to avert shutdown
Before Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can dare Senate Democrats to reject a Republican-crafted bill to avert an end-of-week shutdown, he has to pull off a feat: keeping his fractious, razor-thin ...The Hill - 3d -
Sununu on possible Senate bid: 'I have not ruled it out completely'
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said he is considering running for Senate after previously rejecting the possibility. “I have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have ...The Hill - 3d