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Trump orders mass firings and grocery stores limit egg purchases: Morning Rundown
Mass firings of probationary federal workers begins, affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of people.NBC News - 6d -
Trump orders US to ditch the penny. What's its connection to NASCAR's most impactful Daytona 500?
Cease production of the penny, let collector’s gobble up what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be one eternally glued to Dale Earnhardt’s old Chevrolet, the luckiest piece of loose ...ABC News - 6d -
Trump signs executive order stripping funds from schools requiring COVID-19 vaccines
President Trump signed an executive order Friday to defund schools and other education agencies that require COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. ...The Hill - 6d -
Watch: Trump signs orders targeting school vaccine mandates, establishing energy council
President Trump on Friday signed two executive orders seeking to strip funding from schools with COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to establish a new council focused on "Energy Dominance." Trump has ...The Hill - 5d -
Doctor calls Trump's vaccine order "theater" because no schools have COVID vaccine mandates
President Trump signed a largely symbolic executive order on Friday seeking to strip federal funding from schools that require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Infectious disease ...CBS News - 5d -
Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? | Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others
The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? Continue reading...The Guardian - 2d -
Veteran federal prosecutor resigns over bank freeze order from Trump appointee
WASHINGTON — A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according to a ...NBC News - 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 - 1d -
Trump says he's ordered firing of all remaining 'Biden-era' US attorneys
President Trump said that he has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fire all remaining former President “Biden-era” U.S. attorneys, claiming the department “has been politicized like never ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump signs executive order to give White House power over regulatory agencies
President Trump has signed an executive order meant to give him more control over regulatory government agencies. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.CBS News - 1d -
Trump's IVF order: Democrats allege 'PR stunt' as anti-abortion groups bristle
Democratic lawmakers are decrying President Donald Trump’s recent order on in vitro fertilization as nothing more than a “PR stunt,” while anti-abortion groups bristled over a move that follows ...The Hill - 21h -
USAID contractors ask judge to hold Trump admin in civil contempt for violating order to lift spending freeze
A coalition of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who claim President Trump's executive order to freeze foreign aid could irreparably harm their operations ...The Hill - 20h -
Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – as it happened
This blog is now closing. You can read our latest story here . As Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some ...The Guardian - 16h -
Trump signs order targeting any federal benefits going to those in the country illegally
President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to identify and eliminate any federal financial benefits going to immigrants who entered the country illegally, something already ...The Hill - 16h -
President of the National Urban League on suing Trump administration over anti-DEI orders
The National Urban League and other organizations argue that Trump's executive orders to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are unconstitutional, falsely asserting that DEI initiatives ...CBS News - 4h -
The big question going into NBA All-Star weekend: Will the new format work? There is some skepticism
Red Auerbach once got ejected from an All-Star Game for arguing a callABC News - Feb. 11 -
Can Super Micro really do $40 billion in revenue next year? Some analysts are skeptical.
Super Micro’s stock is surging following a robust revenue outlook for next fiscal year. But analysts worry about stiffer competition in the market, among other issues.MarketWatch - Feb. 12 -
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to become nation's health secretary
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert FABC News - Feb. 13 -
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices
A systemwide outage of state government computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hoursABC News - Feb. 6 -
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Watch live: House Democrats speak as shutdown threat widens
House Democratic leaders are set to speak Tuesday morning as their Republican colleagues appear divided on passing President Trump's legislative agenda ahead of the March 14 shutdown deadline. ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
The CFPB’s Headquarters Shutdown Came Swiftly, Under a Veil of Secrecy
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, used a take-no-prisoners approach in shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Inc. - Feb. 11 -
Educators sound alarm on programs tangled up in Education Department shutdown
If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.ABC News - 6d -
GOP gains in voter registration raise red flags for Democrats
Republican gains in voter registration are raising red flags for Democrats in key states, underscoring the inroads the GOP made across the country in 2024. Active registered Republicans now ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as ArabsABC News - Feb. 9 -
Sell McDonald's on Monday's gains, Main Street Research investor says
Main Street Research's James Demmert says to sell McDonald's and Charles Schwab. The investor is bullish on German software stock SAP.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
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No Women Among 100 Highest-Paid Athletes Despite Business Gains
Women’s sports had a blockbuster 2024 that featured records for attendance, TV ratings and franchise sales, along with numerous other metrics across multiple sports properties. The interest from ...Yahoo Sports - Feb. 12 -
Tradwife account 'Patriarchy Hannah' apologizes for lies that gained her online attention
The person behind a popular “tradwife” social media account apologized Monday for misleading followers into thinking the account owner was an ultraconservative married mother of 14.NBC News - 1d -
Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family
Amazon reached a deal with the Broccoli family, the James Bond franchise's longstanding producers, to form a new joint venture.CNBC - 3h -
Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
The British family that has for decades held complete control over everything involving the globe-trotting superspy is relinquishing it to Amazon.The New York Times - 1h -
The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours
What happens when ambition no longer checks ambition?The New York Times - 4d -
House Republicans demand UFO transparency
On Feb. 11, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the establishment of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets.The Hill - 2d -
The fight for control of the Arctic
Donald Trump’s bluster about taking control of Greenland is the latest sign that a new geopolitical and commercial power struggle is taking shape: one that involves Russia, China and the USFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
Trump border czar warns New York Mayor Eric Adams not to violate 'agreement' as DOJ orders dismissal of case against him
A top Justice Department official and former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump has seen six top prosecutors quit over Mayor Adams' case.CNBC - 6d
