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Jeffries says Johnson's budget plan could lead to big Medicaid cuts
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget proposal would lead to Medicaid cuts. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - Feb. 25 -
Palantir’s Alex Karp Says He’s Fine With Pentagon Budget Cuts
Nevermind that Palantir’s stock price dropped and DOGE is slashing government contracts. Karp thinks his defense tech firm will thrive in a meritocracy.Inc. - Feb. 25 -
U.S. aid cuts will "deepen the suffering" in Sudan, front-line doctor says
A doctor battling to save lives amid Sudan's "forgotten war" tells CBS News he can't understand Mr. Trump's aid freeze, but Sudanese people will suffer for it.CBS News - Feb. 25 -
Trump says Zeldin plans to cut up to 65 percent of EPA staff
President Trump said Wednesday that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has floated cutting the agency’s workforce by up to 65 percent. Speaking at the inaugural Cabinet ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Trump says House budget plan will not cut Medicaid benefits
President Trump said the budget plan he endorsed and that passed in the House will not lead to cuts to Medicaid benefits. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent
The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.The New York Times - Feb. 27 -
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be 'clean,' without DOGE cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
Mulvaney says Trump, Musk 'itching for a fight' with courts on federal worker cuts
NewsNation contributor and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump and Elon Musk are itching for a fight with the courts over their cuts to the federal workforce. ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says
Surrounded by his cabinet, President Trump warned far deeper cuts are coming than the ones imposed so far, including potentially a 65% budget cut at the Environmental Protection Agency, which ...CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Trump administration says it's cutting $60 billion in USAID foreign aid contracts
The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S.NBC News - Feb. 27 -
White House says EPA will cut 65 percent of spending, not staff
Shortly after President Trump said Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65 percent of the agency’s staff, the White House clarified and said Trump was ...The Hill - Feb. 27 -
Autodesk says it’s cutting 9% of its workforce, and shares rise
Design-software developer Autodesk Inc. on Thursday said it would cut around 9% of its workforce, or around 1,350 employees, amid a bigger effort to prioritize cloud services and artificial ...MarketWatch - 6d -
Economists say Trump tariff threats, DOGE job cuts are 'chilling' the economy
Economists say uncertainty from Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy.ABC News - 6d -
Americans say Trump changing how government works, but divide on workforce cuts
Ukraine also brings divisions; Trump's immigration efforts rate well, but many look for more inflation focus.CBS News - 4d -
As Israel cuts off food and supplies to Gaza, aid groups say they are scrambling
Three days into Israel's Gaza aid freeze, one aid group says a resumption is imperative: "With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less."CBS News - 20h -
Deutsche Bank clashed with ECB over bad loan losses
Top regulator was concerned about German lender’s credit risk managementFinancial Times - 3d -
House budget tees up steep Medicaid cuts and big SALT fight. Here’s what’s next.
House Republicans passed a new budget resolution in a razor-thin vote that puts the GOP on a path to enact President Donald Trump’s ambitious fiscal agenda, including deep tax cuts and significant ...MarketWatch - Feb. 26 -
Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups scrambling. What's happening?
Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the ...ABC News - 1d -
DOGE Could Cut the IRS in Half. What Does That Mean for Your Tax Filings?
New reports indicate that Elon Musk may hit the agency with a second round of mass layoffs, and that audits could be abandoned amid the diminished headcount.Inc. - 1d -
Trump says Ukraine started the war that's killing its citizens. What are the facts?
President Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine for starting the war that has cost tens of thousands of Ukrainian livesABC News - Feb. 19 -
What Patriots' latest roster move says about team's power structure
The Patriots' release of Sione Takitaki offers a clue as to who's really in charge of personnel decisions in New England, says Phil Perry.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20 -
What Would the Church Say About End-of-Life Decisions for a Pope?
Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made known his own wishes should he face such a crossroads.The New York Times - 4d -
Diane Warren says 'it is what it is' after missing out on Oscar for 16th time
Diane Warren shared her feelings on missing out on the best original song Oscar for the 16th time.ABC News - 3d -
What Nvidia’s market valuation says about where the stock will be in 5 years
A good company whose stock is overvalued can still be a great disappointment.MarketWatch - 3d -
What 125 years of data says about diversification and investing at record highs
Global investment returns yearbook finds stock-market investing is profitable but volatile.MarketWatch - 2d -
Trump’s tariffs worry companies. Here’s what they’re saying about the uncertainty.
Companies are assuming tariffs will be a ‘disturbance’ to earnings, but they don’t know how muchMarketWatch - 23h -
What did Trump say about Ukraine in his speech to Congress?
The Trump administration has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine in the same week it halted military aid to the country. Meanwhile, Ukrainians responded to President Trump's address to ...CBS News - 21h -
What is this era of calamity we’re in? Some say ‘polycrisis’ captures it
The term ‘polycrisis’ has gained traction as we face one disaster after another. It’s overwhelming – but diagnosing the catastrophe is the first step to addressing it. Two months into 2025, the ...The Guardian - 6h -
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Melinda French Gates Says This Is the 1 Trait Highly Productive People Often Get Wrong
Too many leaders are getting too little sleep.Inc. - Feb. 27 -
Demi Moore Gets Best Actress Nomination (Finally!) for a Role That Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
At 62, she believed a big award ‘wasn’t something that I was allowed to have.’ When is it time to let go of your notion of success?Inc. - 4d -
Victoria’s Secret says year will ‘gradually get better’ despite wobbly consumer confidence
Victoria’s Secret & Co. on Wednesday said it expects the year ahead to “gradually get better,” despite what it characterized as shaky consumer confidence and sales forecasts that came in below ...MarketWatch - 20h -
Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a 'confirmed event,' despite what Steve Bannon says
The Kennedy Center downplays CPAC comments from longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon that a choir composed of Jan. 6 rioters will perform at the Kennedy Center.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 21 -
Is China investable again?
It always was — at the right price and for those with eyes wide open to the economic downsideFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Amazon is taking control of the James Bond movie franchise
Amazon MGM Studios, the tech giant's film unit, plans to take "creative control" of the James Bond series under a new deal with the franchise's longtime producers.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Bond short of Worthy prediction, runs 4.39 in 40
Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond ran an officially timed 4.39 seconds in the 40 on Saturday, just shy of what he predicted Friday, when he told reporters here that he would break Xavier Worthy's ...ESPN - 4d -
Portfolio trading — now also A Thing in European bonds
We love big bond trades and we cannot lieFinancial Times - 3d -
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says FAA cuts won't affect flight safety
On his first full day as transportation secretary, Sean Duffy faced the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than 20 years. The midair collision near Washington, D.C., killed 67 people and just ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Steve Cohen says tariffs and DOGE's cuts are negative for economy, market correction could be soon
The CEO of hedge fund Point72 turned bearish for the first time in a while due to punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts.CNBC - Feb. 21
