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US judge temporarily blocks White House from ordering mass firing of federal workers
Ruling deals blow to efforts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to shrink government workforceFinancial Times - 23h -
Trump says he plans to add White House ballroom, pave part of the Rose Garden
President Trump in a new interview said he is planning to add a ballroom to the White House and to pave part the Rose Garden, similar to a patio at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. Trump ...The Hill - 10h -
DNC sues over Trump order to expand White House control of independent agencies
National Democrats on Friday sued over President Trump's executive order aiming to expand the White House's control over various independent regulatory agencies. The Democratic Party's three ...The Hill - 7h -
A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov
A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedom. It’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to ...The Guardian - 7h -
Albanese sidesteps questions on Trump as he backs Zelenskyy after White House confrontation
Australian PM pledges support for Ukraine president after explosive White House meeting – but declines to directly comment on US president’s approach. Get our breaking news email , free app or ...The Guardian - 2h -
Documents seized by FBI in Mar-a-Lago raid returned to Trump, White House says – live
Classified papers seized in 2022 were returned, a spokesperson told favorable reporters picked by White House aboard Air Force One. US aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to ...The Guardian - 17m -
European leaders rush to back Zelenskyy after fiery meeting with Trump at White House – live
Press conference between US and Ukraine leaders cancelled and no minerals deal signed after angry scenes in White House; European leaders stand behind Zelenskyy. Ukraine ‘gambling with world war ...The Guardian - 20m -
Head-to-head categories mock draft
Check out the results of our fantasy baseball head-to-head category mock draft for 2025, featuring round-by-round picks and a snapshot of the rosters of all 10 teams.ESPN - 1d -
‘I believe myself to be an honorable person’: Do I have the right to ask my husband if I’ll inherit his house after he dies?
“He and his first wife have a son who just graduated from university.”MarketWatch - 3d -
Meet the Trans Troops the Trump Administration Is Barring
Officers and enlisted. Combat veterans and recent recruits. Transgender service members say their military experience has looked nothing like the portrayal of them in the political arena.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says
All but handful of agency’s personnel around world to be placed on paid leave, according to notice sent to workers. The Trump administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAid ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump administration eliminating 90 percent of USAID foreign aid contracts
President Trump’s administration is eliminating over 90 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) foreign contracts along with $60 billion in global aid worldwide, multiple ...The Hill - 1d -
Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next
As companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon follow President Trump’s moves to roll back diversity initiatives, trans and genderqueer devs worry their already struggling industry could follow suit.Wired - Feb. 21 -
Trump Clashes With Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, Over Trans Athletes
President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’
The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the ban. On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports ...The Guardian - 3d -
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications. The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender ...The Guardian - 3d -
Maher: Democrats will 'lose every election' without shift on trans issues
Comedian Bill Maher predicted Democrats will “lose every election” without a shift on transgender issues, a culture war debate that President Trump made a focus of his winning 2024 campaign. Maher ...The Hill - 3d -
Trans woman charged with rape dies before court date
Maddison Wilson had been due to attend a plea hearing at Southampton Crown Court.BBC News - 2d -
Number of Trans Troops Far Lower Than Estimated, Pentagon Figures Show
The Defense Department said 4,240 service members, or about 0.2 percent of those in uniform, have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Previous estimates had put the number at triple that figure.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump is unleashing anti-trans hysteria onto the world | Moira Donegan
The new administration are targeting trans people because they think they can be bullied without great political pushback. In the video, she sounds exasperated. Hunter Schafer, a 26-year-old actor ...The Guardian - 15h -
Trump and Zelensky’s war of words
The US and Ukrainian presidents get into a public row.BBC News - Feb. 19 -
A realist analysis: This is Zelensky’s war
Ultimately, this war did not have to happen. The interaction of systemic pressures with human flaws drove Ukraine into conflict.The Hill - 2d -
Iowa pollster facing Trump lawsuit files motion to dismiss
Veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer is seeking to dismiss President's Trump's lawsuit against her, the Des Moines Register and its parent company Gannett after a November survey incorrectly ...The Hill - 6d -
Payton Sandfort scores 27 and Iowa rallies to defeat Washington 85-79
Payton Sandfort scored 27 points and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead Iowa’s 85-79 come-from-behind victory over WashingtonABC News - 6d -
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). ...The Hill - 1d -
Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis?
President Trump, who tried to overturn the 2020 election result, has been shattering norms upon returning to the Oval Office. Since the nation's founding, the guardrails that have kept presidents ...CBS News - 5d -
Is Zelensky’s Approach to Trump Hurting Ukraine?
Through three years of wartime leadership, Ukraine’s president has mostly played weak hands wisely. But his approach has fallen flat with the Trump administration.The New York Times - 4d -
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Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office
The Ukrainian president leaves White House after angry meetingBBC News - 5h -
Trump: Zelensky 'overplayed his hand'
President Trump said Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “overplayed his hand” in an explosive Oval Office meeting earlier in the day, and he signaled future U.S. support would be in ...The Hill - 3h -
Texas to eliminate spring game, joining growing list of college football teams opting for NFL-style OTAs
Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian is the latest coach to do away with the traditional formatCBS Sports - Feb. 20 -
Elimination of federal climate tools, some used to inquire in to Musk’s firms, sparks alarm
Environment justice advocates say tools to study pollution in vulnerable communities by companies, including xAI and SpaceX, have disappeared. As Donald Trump’s administration continues its purge ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO: “Eliminating Waste on Our Streets and in Our Oceans Is a Nonpartisan Issue”
In an exclusive interview, the CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation talks about positioning circularity as an economic and environmental imperative.Inc. - 4d -
TGL scores, results: LAGC clinches first playoff spot as Rory McIlroy's struggling team nears elimination
Only one playoff spot remains after Monday's two TGL matchesCBS Sports - 3d -
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 card, date, matches, participants, rumors, match card, start time, location,
The event marks the final premium live show before WrestleMania in AprilCBS Sports - 3d -
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 participants, predictions: Who makes the most sense to win the men's match?
The match has plenty of juicy storylines and ways it could play out on Saturday in TorontoCBS Sports - 2d -
As Trump's deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changesABC News - 1d -
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 predictions, card, matches, start time, PPV preview, location, date, expert picks
Two more world title opportunities will be decided on Saturday night in TorontoCBS Sports - 1d