Big majority of EU countries push for ‘concrete’ defence deal with UK

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Financial Times - Mar. 11

E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello says interference call vs Florida was 'fortunate break'

Tennessee baseball caught a "fortunate break" with an interference call in the sixth inning of its first SEC win over Florida on Friday.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Trump administration briefing: judge incredulous at deportations defense; Doge workers break into building

White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk’s Doge workers break into non-government agency – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance. The Trump ...

The Guardian - Mar. 18

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls for snap election, says Trump won’t 'break us'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a federal election to take place next month, noting that President Trump won’t “break” Canadians. “I have just asked the Governor General to dissolve ...

The Hill - 4d

Minnesota lawmaker behind 'Trump derangement syndrome' bill accused of soliciting teen

Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a teen on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of ...

The Hill - Mar. 19

Trump accuses protesters at GOP town hall of being paid to show up

President Trump in a Sunday Truth Social post said protesters who railed against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) during a contentious town hall earlier this month were “Radical Left Lunatics,” who were ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump doesn't rule out recession, rising inflation

In an interview with Fox News, President Trump acknowledged inflation could continue to rise and wouldn't say whether or not he thinks the U.S. economy could fall into a recession. Nikole Killion ...

CBS News - Mar. 9

Who will EU, Canada's retaliatory tariffs impact the most?

President Trump is moving full speed ahead on tariffs. The administration imposed a 25% tariff on Wednesday on all steel and aluminum imports, and the response from America's allies has been swift. ...

CBS News - Mar. 12

Svitolina grateful for Indian Wells support after Trump-Zelenskyy clash

Ukrainian upsets local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 Will next play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in quarter-finals Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Chief justice pushes back against calls to impeach judges who rule against Trump

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday rebuking President Donald Trump and his allies for calling to impeach judges who have ruled against the administration.

NBC News - Mar. 18

GOP senator says impeachment is ‘not going to happen’ for judge who ruled against Trump

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) reacts to President Trump’s calls to impeach a federal judge who ruled against him in a case related to his mass deportation efforts. Curtis says two-thirds of the Senate ...

NBC News - 4d

Jeffries hammers Trump order on voting rules: ‘Not worth the paper it has been written on’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday denounced President Trump’s recent executive order to make voting rules more strict, saying it’s an illegal power grab that will quickly ...

The Hill - 17h

Jeffries hammers Trump order on voting rules: ‘Not worth the paper it has been written on’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday denounced President Trump’s recent executive order to make voting rules more strict, saying it’s an illegal power grab that will quickly ...

The Hill - 17h

Trump on whether Russia is dragging its feet on Ukraine deal: 'Could be'

President Trump has said he believes Russia wants a close to its war with Ukraine, but that Moscow “could be” dragging its feet on a deal to that end. "I don’t know. I mean, I'll let you know at a ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump has ‘no respect for the courts or the rule of law’: Fmr. Trump WH attorney

Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump pushing back against the judicial system as courts challenge his executive orders. NBC News’ Aaron ...

NBC News - Mar. 19

Barcelona defender ‘practically ruled out’ of Osasuna clash; working to return vs Girona

When Pau Cubarsi hobbled off the pitch during Spain’s UEFA Nations League quarter-final first leg against the Netherlands, it sent alarm bells ringing at Barcelona.After all, the 18-year-old is one ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Boost for Man United as explosive Lyon star likened to Amad ruled out of Europa League clash

Lyon have been hit with a significant injury setback ahead of their crunch Europa League quarter-final meeting with Manchester United in two weeks.Amidst an extremely underwhelming season that ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

These states have bridges that need to be assessed for collapse risk

The agency says its report "not suggest that the 68 bridges are certain to collapse" but that they need to be evaluated.

The Hill - 6d

Texas midwife arrested, accused of providing illegal abortions

Texas has made what appears to be its first arrest under the state's controversial abortion law. CBS News correspondent Michael George has more.

CBS News - Mar. 18

Hillary Clinton: Trump administration 'has thrown in its lot with the autocrats'

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday the Trump administration “has thrown in its lot with the autocrats.” “Autocracy is on the march," Clinton ...

The Hill - Mar. 19

Google Doodle celebrates women's NCAA tournament

Google is celebrating the beginning of women's college basketball championships with a Doodle.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Wired - Mar. 7

Does cricket risk apathy if status quo continues?

The Champions Trophy had its moments but familiar issues leave apathy as the biggest threat to international cricket's future, writes BBC Sport's Matthew Henry.

BBC News - Mar. 9

World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

Governing body wants rules ready for Brazil tournament Investigation sparked by row at Paris Olympics World Boxing has reached “an advanced stage” of its investigation into the gender ...

The Guardian - Mar. 20

Half of Mexico’s exports to US risk steep tariffs

Donald Trump’s one-month concession does not apply to large swaths of goods exported north

Financial Times - Mar. 16

Investors are fleeing U.S. stocks as tariff risks loom

Mounting concerns about the Trump administration's trade policies are driving institutional investors away from U.S. stocks.

CBS News - Mar. 18

RFK Jr directs FDA to revise ‘self-affirm’ rule to improve food ingredient safety

Health secretary accuses food companies of ‘exploiting loophole’ over food safety and urges greater transparency. The US secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has directed ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

The UK is reassessing its nuclear deterrent because of Trump

The first seven weeks of Trump’s second term have unbalanced fundamental strategic assumptions that the United Kingdom and Europe have relied on for decades.

The Hill - Mar. 14

Alabama breaks NCAA Tournament record for 3-point shots attempted, made in Sweet 16 rout of BYU

Alabama basketball set the 3-point record in its rout of BYU in the Sweet 16 Thursday, breaking the previous marks held by LMU and Saint Joseph's.

Yahoo Sports - 9h

Alabama breaks NCAA Tournament record for 3-point shots attempted, made in Sweet 16 rout of BYU

Alabama basketball set the 3-point record in its rout of BYU in the Sweet 16 Thursday, breaking the previous marks held by LMU and Saint Joseph's.

Yahoo Sports - 9h

Donald Trump is moving fast and breaking things, but that may result in a better US | Simon Jenkins

The chance of the president succeeding in his radicalism is small, but amid the chaos are challenges to convention that were overdue. “Move fast and break things” was Mark Zuckerberg’s motto in ...

The Guardian - 18h

Donald Trump is moving fast and breaking things, but that may result in a better US | Simon Jenkins

The chance of the president succeeding in his radicalism is small, but amid the chaos are challenges to convention that were overdue. “Move fast and break things” was Mark Zuckerberg’s motto in ...

The Guardian - 18h

DOGE likely subject to open records law, judge rules

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is likely covered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled late Monday, rejecting the Trump administration’s position that ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Bacon stresses respect for court rulings, support of 'checks and balances'

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Wednesday stressed the importance of respecting court rulings and following judge’s orders as President Trump and his allies suggest the U.S. district court judge that ...

The Hill - Mar. 19

U.S. lodges new accusations against Mahmoud Khalil

The Trump administration filed new allegations against Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student who was detained due to his pro-Palestinian activism on campus. NBC News' ...

NBC News - 3d