Federal judge orders Doge to release internal records for transparency

The Trump team administering economic shock therapy

Also in today’s newsletter, government spending hit a record high last month

Financial Times - 1d

Unrivaled basketball: Full schedule, tip times, scores, results, standings, where to watch, TV channel

The Lunar Owls have dominated to the tune of a 13-1 record this season

CBS Sports - 1d

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new allegations of forced labor in sex trafficking case

The recording artist, producer and actor is expected to be arraigned in court on a superseding indictment.

NBC News - 16h

Jaren Jackson Jr. injury update: Grizzlies star (ankle) nears return as Ja Morant 'can't wait' to be reunited

Only one team in the West has a better record than Memphis

CBS Sports - 16h

Michigan football hires David Denham as assistant defensive line coach

The Wolverines are bringing in an assistant defensive line coach with an excellent track record.

Yahoo Sports - 14h

Tesla facilities across the country attacked in protest of Elon Musk

A wave of anti-Tesla attacks have occurred as Elon Musk takes a leading role in President Trump's cost-cutting task force known as DOGE.

CBS News - 6d

Trump Says He’ll Buy a Tesla as More Americans Say They Won’t

Tesla shares tumbled on Monday and have fallen 45 percent this year so far. Part of the reason is Elon Musk’s DOGE work for President Trump.

Inc. - 3d

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall

The strange warmth between the leaders has sent a chill globally at the prospect of a troika of authoritarian states. Donald Trump’s sinister affinity for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has ...

The Guardian - 6d

Stifel ordered to pay one of the largest-ever Finra arbitration fines for allegedly misleading investors

A Finra panel said Stifel was “required to have heightened supervision” of a broker.

MarketWatch - 1d

Sara Sharif's dad should have sentence increased to whole life order, court hears

Sara Sharif was hooded, burned and beaten during two years of abuse before her body was found.

BBC News - 1d

Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say

Document described as interim national security guidance calls on US military to create options. The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the ...

The Guardian - 1d

2025 NFL Draft order, tracker: Full list of all 257 picks, including every selection for the 32 teams

Here's where each team is currently slated to pick for the entirety of the 2025 NFL Draft

CBS Sports - 18h

Jury orders ex-NFL player Le'Veon Bell to pay $25 million in damages in sexual abuse case

Bell denied these allegations through his attorney

CBS Sports - 12h

2025 Players: Xander Schauffele ready to ignore doctor's orders to fix 'pretty bad' game

Just six rounds into his comeback from a rib injury, Schauffele’s frustration seemed to boil over as he described a game that, right now, is “pretty bad.”

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Trump admin live updates: Appeals court allows Trump to enact anti-DEI exec orders

In a new Truth Social post Friday morning, President Donald Trump suggested that former President Joe Biden and other former administration officials should go to jail.

ABC News - 8h

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’

To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats

ABC News - 4d

Norway ski jumping federation suspends 2 staff members over illegal suit alterations at worlds

Two Norwegian ski jumpers were disqualified at the World Championships for suit manipulation.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Staff shortages halt some federal weather balloon launches amid Trump cuts

The Trump administration is pausing at least a handful of balloon launches that collect weather data in at least three locations due to staffing shortages. On Friday, the administration said it ...

The Hill - 3d

World Boxing adds China's powerful federation, 5 more to its growing membership

World Boxing has added China to its growing list of members

ABC News - 2d

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

An hours-long outage on StudentAid

ABC News - 2d

More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

NBC News - 16h

Over 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs his officials say ...

ABC News - 17h

Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady next week. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper

High interest rates have put pressure on households, but some borrowing costs are starting to ease, even with the Fed on the sidelines.

CNBC - 17h

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly to let go of his Tesla over Musk’s federal cuts

Arizona senator had also clashed with billionaire over the latter’s ‘traitor’ jibe after Kelly posted about his Ukraine visit. The Arizona Democratic senator Mark Kelly announced he was ditching ...

The Guardian - 12h

Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps. The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , is expected in the coming weeks to start a ...

The Guardian - 1d

2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rotoworld Top 300 overall headlined by Witt, Ohtani, Judge, De La Cruz

Injuries are pushing Gerrit Cole, George Kirby, and Grayson Rodriguez down the board.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Judge to hear arguments over former Columbia student who Trump wants deported

President Trump said Monday that Mahmoud Khalil's arrest was just the first "of many to come."

CBS News - 2d

London judge to rule on whether mining company is liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster

Yahoo News - 1d

You be the judge: should I let my boyfriend rip out the original features in our Victorian house?

Rupi thinks the period fittings are too beautiful to lose. Raf says they’re outdated and inefficient. You decide who is breaking the house rules. Find out how to get a disagreement settled or ...

The Guardian - 1d

Doug Kiker, singing garbage man who wowed 'America Idol' judges, dies at 32

Doug Kiker, the garbage collector turned musician who moved Katy Perry to tears on "American Idol," has died, his family announced.

NBC News - 18h

Douglas Kiker, the 'Singing Garbage Man' who wowed 'American Idol' judges, dies at 32

Doug Kiker of 'American Idol' fame is dead. The 'Singing Garbage Man' made it to Hollywood, was eliminated early, then came back to sing with Rascal Flatts.

Los Angeles Times - 14h

Abercombie & Fitch must pay for ex-CEO's criminal sex trafficking defence

Judge rules allegations against Mike Jeffries are tied to his former role at the fashion brand.

BBC News - 1d

States sue to block dismantling of Education Department

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.

ABC News - 1d