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More than 100 House Democrats demand answers on Energy Department firings
Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) led more than 100 House Democrats in a letter denouncing the firing of Energy Department civil servants as illegal and blasting Energy Secretary Chris Wright for “stunning ...The Hill - 11h -
Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages
The chats had been set up to discuss sensitive security matters. But a group of employees used them for discussions that contained sexual themes, intelligence officials said this week.The New York Times - 1d -
Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool
Tulsi Gabbard said she fired more than 100 intel officers for using a government chat tool to discuss topics including polyamory, gender transition, and their political views.NBC News - 1d -
Commentary: Three years later, rapper Drakeo's killing leaves behind more questions than answers
The rising West Coast rapper was stabbed to death backstage at hip-hop festival Once Upon a Time in L.A. Witnessing and writing about the slaying, journalist Jeff Weiss reckons with complex ...Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Musk’s DOGE moves will ‘turn out more Democrats than Obama': Carville
Carville told NewsNation that the Tesla billionaire will be "the greatest generator of Democratic turnout, ever, more than Barack Obama."The Hill - 2d -
Energy drink stock Celsius pops more than 25% on big quarterly results, Alani Nu acquisition
Investors appear reassured by the company's potential growth prospects, given its record full-year revenue and its acquisition of a rival energy drink brand.CNBC - 6d -
More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa's Table Mountain in Cape Town
More than 100 firefighters are battling two blazes on the slopes of South Africa’s Table MountainABC News - 1d -
Nvidia CEO Huang says AI has to do ‘100 times more’ computation now than when ChatGPT was released
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke with CNBC's Jon Fortt following the chipmaker's quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.CNBC - 12h -
Dems demand answers on workforce safety cuts
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Dems demand answers on workforce safety cuts The top Democrats on the House Committee on Education and the ...The Hill - 6d -
House Republican and Democrat on DOGE: Cabinet secretaries should have more power
A House Republican and Democrat agreed that Cabinet secretaries should play a larger role in making decisions about their employees once the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission ...The Hill - 3d -
Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."CBS News - 4d -
DOGE could be the answer to the US affordable housing crisis
Every dollar lost to waste, fraud and abuse comes at a staggering cost to the families and individuals who rely on the Department of Housing and Urban Development.The Hill - 16h -
Ofgem demands action from energy firms over back billing
The energy regulator is demanding to know how many people have been sent back bills.BBC News - 6d -
Democrats demand Trump nominee commit to Fed independence
US president’s pick to head Council of Economic Advisers has argued the central bank is at odds with US constitutionFinancial Times - 3d -
Senate defeats Democratic resolution to end Trump’s energy emergency
A Democratic-led resolution to end President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” failed along party lines Wednesday afternoon. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) ...The Hill - 1d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Los Angeles mayor removes fire department chief
Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city's ...CBS News - 5d -
100 intelligence staffers to be fired for engaging in explicit chats: Gabbard
The participants must be dismissed from the National Security Agency by Friday, NSA Chief of Staff Alexa Henning wrote in a post on X on Tuesday.ABC News - 1d -
Gabbard moves to fire 100+ intel officers over explicit chat messages
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has moved to fire more than 100 intelligence officers over explicit chats they allegedly sent around in an internal agency messaging board. ...The Hill - 1d -
House Democrat planning 'Bad DOGE Act'
Rep. Dave Min (D-Calif.) is planning to introduce a bill titled "Bad DOGE Act” in the House against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arguing that it is engaged in an "abuse of ...The Hill - 3d -
House Democrat: Trump ‘selling out Ukraine to Russia’
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he thinks President Trump is “selling out” Ukraine to Russia in talks to end the three-year war. Moulton joined CNN’s Erin Burnett on Monday evening, when she asked ...The Hill - 2d -
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Federal workers demand help from Congress after firings, Musk's ultimatum
Federal workers are struggling to figure out what is happening with their jobs after Elon Musk's ultimatum to document their work or resign. Some are showing up at town halls nationwide, demanding ...CBS News - 2d -
Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing ...ABC News - Feb. 19 -
Trump on OPM emails: 'If you don't answer I guess you get fired'
President Donald Trump said the Office of Personnel Management emails that were sent to federal workers are “somewhat voluntary” but also said if not answered could lead to firing.NBC News - 2d -
Where did the home buyers go? 7% mortgage rates sap any remaining energy from the housing market
Home buyers are still struggling with affordability, the National Association of Realtors said.MarketWatch - 6d -
'See you in court': Trump clashes with Democratic governor at White House event
At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.ABC News - 6d -
Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE
Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.ABC News - 3d -
Watch: House Democrats speak on GOP-led budget blueprint
Leaders within the House Democratic Caucus addressed their GOP colleagues' budget blueprint on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of an expected vote on the measure. While Dems have little power to ...The Hill - 2d -
House Oversight Democrats launch probe of US Attorney for DC
House Oversight Democrats have launched an investigation into the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia after he publicized his own efforts to probe threats to officials, an effort that has ...The Hill - 2d -
House Democrat: 'Absolute lie' that Trump, Musk are boosting government efficiency
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said it was an “absolute lie” that President Trump and Elon Musk were increasing government efficiency through a series of federal employee layoffs and cuts to federal ...The Hill - 1d -
House Democrats call on Trump to rescind order against gender-affirming care
More than 80 House Democrats are calling on President Trump to revoke an executive order to broadly restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people, alleging the ...The Hill - 1d -
Andrew Cuomo seen as possible White House candidate by some Democrats
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is days away from potentially entering the New York City mayor's race. But even before Cuomo is set to make that announcement, some Democrats are already tossing ...The Hill - 17h -
House Democrats take aim at $TRUMP crypto meme coin
A California Democrat plans to introduce the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act, or MEME Act, on Thursday.ABC News - 16h -
Celsius wants to sell more energy drinks to women. Wall Street likes the move.
Celsius shares are up more than 30% after its quarterly results topped estimates and it announced plans to buy drink maker Alani Nu.MarketWatch - 6d -
Democrat introducing bill to rehire veterans caught up in Trump mass firings
Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) is introducing legislation that would require the government to rehire veterans who were terminated without reason under the Trump administration's mass layoffs across ...The Hill - 1d -
Amazon paid more than $1bn to take creative control of James Bond
007 stars offer mixed reactions to deal with the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli. Business live – latest updates Amazon has paid more than $1bn for ...The Guardian - 6d -
Tesla recalls more than 376,000 vehicles over power steering issue
Loss of power steering caused by overstressed motor drive components will require increased steering effort from driver, raising risk of crash, NHTSA says.CBS News - 6d
