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Trump and allies ramp up attacks on judges, courts as agenda hits legal roadblocks
Trump and his allies are continuing to question judicial oversight of the executive branch, ramping up criticism of judges who've put some of his agenda on pause.ABC News - 6d -
What did JD Vance, Zelenskyy discuss as Trump administration pushes peace plans?
Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while in Munich on Friday. Vance reiterated President Trump's desire for peace between Ukraine and Russia, something Trump ...CBS News - 4d -
German chancellor hits back at US at security conference as Trump administration upends norms
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shot back strongly in defense of his stance against the far-right and said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy,” a day after U.S. Vice ...ABC News - 3d -
Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted to notify some employees who had been let go that they are now due to be reinstated but struggled to find them because they didn't have ...NBC News - 3d -
Top Trump administration officials to head to Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated he hadn't been invited and warned that his country “will never accept deals made behind our backs.”NBC News - 2d -
Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?
The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration begins FAA firings weeks after fatal D.C. plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend.CBS News - 1d -
Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog
Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government. Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme ...The Guardian - 1d -
Judge weighing order blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs
A judge did not issue a ruling following a hearing Tuesday at which five unions sought to keep the Trump administration from carrying out mass government layoffs.ABC News - 21m -
Get All Four Seasons Of Castlevania On Blu-Ray For Only $45 At Amazon
Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1 on Blu-ray $20 (was ...GameSpot - Feb. 11 -
Yankees Reveal Steinbrenner Field Revamp Ahead of Rays’ Takeover
The New York Yankees unveiled millions of dollars in upgrades Thursday to their training and spring facilities at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. The two-year project is separate from the ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Adventures Of Sonic Complete Series On Blu-Ray Gets Huge Discount At Amazon
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) $36 (was ...GameSpot - 4d -
Dragon Ball Blu-Ray Collector's Box Sets Are Steeply Discounted At Amazon
Dragon Ball Super: Collector's Edition Blu-ray Box Set $121 (was ...GameSpot - 8h -
Trump’s proposed ‘land grabs’ mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report
Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role. Donald Trump’s proposed “land grabs” mean the US is no longer perceived as “an anchor of ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Top cases brought under the US anti-corruption law now in Trump’s crosshairs
Prosecutors have pursued high-profile cases since Foreign Corrupt Practices Act was introduced in 1977Financial Times - Feb. 11 -
Is Intel now a Trump stock? Its shares surge after upbeat comments by J.D. Vance.
Shares of Intel Corp. were surging on Tuesday after Vice President J.D. Vance made bullish comments about semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. at an artificial-intelligence summit in Paris.MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
Trump called the press ‘the enemy of the people’. Now it’s time to defend ourselves | Jodie Ginsberg
The one-time defiance and solidarity of publications across the political aisle is strained as outlets cave to Trump’s threats. In 1971, the Nixon administration asked for a court order to stop the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Thanks to Trump, it is now in Europe’s self-interest to compensate Africa for slavery | Liliane Umubyeyi
As the US rips up its rules-based order and threatens sovereign nations, this is the time to make allies. Reparations might help. Imagine this: a continent scarred by centuries of violence and ...The Guardian - 3d -
The US led the charge against global corruption. Now Trump is clearing the way for kleptocrats | Oliver Bullough
Britain used to solicit money that the US would not touch – but with oligarchs and fraudsters on the rise, it must now uphold the law. Five decades ago, the United States was in turmoil. A long ...The Guardian - 1d -
Watch live: Linda McMahon, Trump's pick to lead Education, faces Senate confirmation hearing
Linda McMahon, tapped by President Trump to serve as the leader of the embattled Education Department, is set to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on ...The Hill - 5d -
Sen. Bill Cassidy sided with Trump on RFK Jr., but he still faces a tough primary race
Sen. Bill Cassidy publicly struggled with whether to back Robert F. Kennedy Jr.NBC News - 5d -
Trump’s plan for Gaza leaves Arab nations facing an impossible choice | Nesrine Malik
This mortifying dilemma goes to the very soul of the region - and its leaders have brought it on themselves. Arab states are in a bind. King Abdullah of Jordan squirmed in the Oval Office last ...The Guardian - 1d -
Reform Isas to boost UK economic growth
It is high time the tax system encouraged more economically productive behaviour than parking funds in a cash accountFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Xi Is Making the World Pay for China’s Economic Blunders
Trump’s tariffs are bad enough, but Xi is fundamentally distorting world trade to dig China out of the hole its economic decisions have created.The New York Times - 18h -
How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt
A new report finds that people are spending more on their cards and paying down less. Financial experts offer tips for reducing that debt, starting with looking at your spending habits.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
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Americans are piling on debt at a furious pace, as tariffs loom
Credit-card bills and car loans swelled at the end of 2024.MarketWatch - 5d -
The Papers: 'Trump wants UK tax cuts for tech giants' and 'hands off our ISAs'
A warning that axing ISAs could "trigger a mortgage crisis" is one of the stories on Saturday's fronts.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
Sunday shows preview: DOGE cuts leave feds reeling; Lawmakers race to finalize Trump budget bill
Tech billionaire and the anchor of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk saw his staffers attempt or succeed in accessing databases in various departments, supercharge a ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
To pay for Trump's tax cuts, House Republicans could raise student loan bills for millions of borrowers
As House Republicans look for ways to cut spending to fund President Trump's tax cuts, they've floated plans that may raise student loan bills for millions.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
House Republicans could raise student loan bills to pay for Trump's tax cuts
As House Republicans look for ways to slash spending to fund President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, they’ve floated proposals that could raise federal student loan bills for millions of borrowers.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Another Republican senator goes against Trump's 'poorly conceived' NIH funding cuts
Collins said Kennedy “promised” that as soon as he was confirmed he would “re-examine this initiative” that he says was “implemented prior to his confirmation.”ABC News - Feb. 10 -
Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans
The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to ...The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups
From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid funding. Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power
The latest executive order by the president made clear that the billionaire’s cost-cutting team will have continuing oversight of the Civil Service.The New York Times - 6d -
Farah Griffin: Trump 'giving himself distance' by putting Musk in charge of massive cuts
Former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin said President Trump is “giving himself distance” by placing Elon Musk in charge of controversial cuts to federal spending at various agencies. ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate Republicans say they won't support tax bill that doesn't make Trump cuts permanent
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other top Republican senators vowed to only vote for a permanent, rather than temporary, extension of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts, throwing a ...The Hill - 5d -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump team probationary job cuts
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s action.NBC News - 4d -
Trump to cut off funding for schools and universities with Covid vaccine mandates – US politics live
President signs executive order to fulfill campaign promise as administration sparks outcry with continued gutting of federal workforce. Inside Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on US consumer ...The Guardian - 4d -
Women are hurting after 4 years of Biden — Congress must not let Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire
Women are already dealing with the 20 percent cost of inflation after four years of Bidenomics; we don’t need new economic sabotage shrinking incomes and spiking costs further.The Hill - 1d