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How typical is it for the White House to push back on federal judges?
President Trump has been in office for less than a month, and several of his executive actions have already faced scrutiny in federal court. On Sunday, Vice President Vance wrote in part on social ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
OPM eases plans to target all federal workers on probation
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is instructing agencies that they do not have to fire all federal employees still on probation but is encouraging them to remove any low performers. The ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.Wired - Feb. 11 -
Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order
Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential ...ABC News - 6d -
The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings
The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators.Wired - 6d -
Judge allows federal worker "buyout" plan to proceed and government ends it
A federal judge lifted a previous order pausing the program Wednesday. Soon afterward, the Office of Personnel Management announced the program was closed.CBS News - 5d -
Many Groups Promised Federal Aid Still Have No Funds and No Answers
Judicial rulings have unfrozen some grants awaited by nonprofits, states and companies, but the reprieve has been uneven and many fear the relief is only temporary.The New York Times - 6d -
Growing Showdown Over DOGE's Efforts to Downsize Federal Government
Tonight, Democrats are pushing back over President Trump's efforts to sharply reduce federal spending recommended by his Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump said he also wants to ...NBC News - 6d -
Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: Federal Reserve
Americans' household debt is at a new all-time high $18.04 trillion, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.ABC News - 5d -
Federal judge clears way for government workers to accept buyout in exchange for resigning
CBS News confirmed mass firings have begun at the education department, where some who were hired most recently were sent letters informing them they've been fired from their position effective ...CBS News - 5d -
Federal judge temporarily blocks order restricting trans care for youths
A federal judge temporarily blocked an executive order signed by President Trump last month that sought to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for those younger than 19.NBC News - 5d -
White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge
The White House terminated multiple U.S. attorneys on Wednesday amid a period of upheaval at the Justice Department initiated by President Donald Trump.NBC News - 4d -
Senator demands answers on possible federal $400M Tesla Cybertruck deal
Elon Musk's "dual roles pose conflicts of interest so obvious that they hardly require explanation," Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote in the letter obtained by CBS News.CBS News - 4d -
Federal prosecutors resign after order to drop Eric Adams case
New York’s top federal prosecutor and five others have announced their resignation in protest of an order to dismiss a corruption case against New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. NBC’s senior legal ...NBC News - 4d -
Federal EV Charger Freeze Sows Chaos, but Chargers Are Still Getting Built
Chargers funded through the program were due to be just a small share of those opening this year. The longer-term effects aren’t yet clear.Wired - 4d -
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "It's devastating"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.CBS News - 4d -
'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations
Hanna Hickman, a now-terminated worker for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told ABC News the last four days have been a roller coaster.ABC News - 3d -
Federal officials investigate multi-vehicle pileup that killed two in Wyoming tunnel
Federal investigators are probing a deadly pileup inside a Wyoming interstate tunnel that will shut down part of a core coast-to-coast roadway for days, officials said Saturday.NBC News - 2d -
Thousands of probationary federal health workers fired by letter this weekend
The move comes amid a government-wide effort to cut probationary workers by the Department of Government Efficiency task force led by billionaire Elon Musk.CBS News - 2d -
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. ...ABC News - 2d -
The $50 billion failure: How federal homeless policy betrays Americans
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should focus on exposing the waste in the federal homelessness-industrial complex and redirecting billions to policies that deliver results, ...The Hill - 1d -
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.Wired - 6h -
A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts
The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last monthABC News - Feb. 7 -
‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools
Two years after he started documenting the effect of the Ukraine war on his pupils, Pavel Talankin reveals how it led to accolade – and exile from home. As Russian tanks advanced into Ukraine in ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Ukraine war live: All Putin’s conditions must be met before peace deal can be agreed, says Russian minister
Russia’s deputy foreign minister says talks must recognise ‘reality on the ground’ . Here are some photos coming to us over the wires.. We have more on the upcoming Munich Security Conference ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
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Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Russian attack on Kyiv, Zelenskyy open to Kursk swap
Ukrainian president does not say which Russian-held territory he would want in return during any negotiations; Kyiv seeks recruits below draft age. What we know on day 1,085 Continue reading...The Guardian - 6d -
Growth in Russian military spending outpaces all European countries combined: Think tank
The rate of growth for Russia's military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of Ukraine has persisted for nearly three years, according to an analysis ...The Hill - 6d -
Ukraine says Russian drone hit Chernobyl power plant's shelter; Vance to meet with Zelenskyy
The radiation containment shelter at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was struck Thursday night by a Russian drone, according to Ukraine. The U.N.'s energy watchdog says radiation levels have ...CBS News - 4d -
Ukrainian film producer Alexander Rodnyansky: ‘Russians didn’t want politics — we gave them hits’
His blockbusters once gripped Moscow. Now an enemy of the state, he wonders if they helped pave the way for warFinancial Times - 3d -
Missing Central African Republic soldiers were kidnapped by Russian mercenaries, advocates allege
Human rights advocates and politicians from the region say Russian mercenaries are believed to be behind the disappearance of two soldiers in Central African RepublicABC News - 3d -
A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader
The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony where he was serving a ...ABC News - 2d -
Friends of Russian anti-war singer cast doubt on official version of his death
Vadim Stroykin reported to have killed himself by jumping from a ninth-floor window during visit by security services. No one knows exactly what happened in the final moments of Vadim Stroykin’s ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he'll take it
Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.”ABC News - 1d -
Ukraine's Zelenskyy issues warning over Putin as Russian, U.S. officials set to meet this week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning President Trump to not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump made new comments Sunday about meeting with Putin to end the war in ...CBS News - 1d -
Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv
The Kremlin says senior American and Russian officials will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in UkraineABC News - 1d -
Pro-Russian hackers attack Italian websites after president compares invasion of Ukraine to Nazis
A pro-Russian hacker group is attacking Italian government websites in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to ...ABC News - 12h -
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Polish prosecutors probe an exhibition of Russian armor from Ukraine that contained live explosives
Polish prosecutors say they're considering whether to open a criminal investigation into an open-air exhibition in 2022 of damaged Russian military vehicles after one of them was found to contain ...ABC News - 7h
