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Live updates: McConnell won't seek eighth term; Senate advances Kash Patel nomination
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced on the chamber floor Thursday, bringing an end to the longest-serving Senate leader’s political career. “Seven times, my ...The Hill - 2h -
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 -
Live updates: Trump says he plans to give Americans '20 percent' from DOGE cost cuts
President Trump is spending much of Wednesday in Florida, but is still making waves in Washington. Ahead of attending a Saudi investment conference in Miami, the president has traded barbs with ...The Hill - 20h -
Trump's order to discontinue the penny doesn't add up: Expert
As part of his plan to cut alleged federal government waste, President Donald Trump has ordered the end of the penny.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
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Mitch McConnell says he won't run for reelection next year
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, long a powerful Republican leader in the Senate, won't be running for reelection in 2026.CBS News - 1h -
Why Mitch McConnell says he won't seek reelection
Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell announced he will not be seeking reelection. This comes as both chambers of Congress navigate proposals for a budget plan. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - 1h -
Trump to make himself chair of the Kennedy Center, says he'll dismiss board members
President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint himself chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The org says it has 'received no official communications' about ...Los Angeles Times - Feb. 8 -
Trump policies make US ‘scary place to invest’ and risk stagflation, says Stiglitz
Uncertainty created by tariffs and contempt for rule of law will deter investment, says top economist. Forget Trump’s tariffs, the president’s bond market threat is worse . Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 3d -
To the CEOs who’ve joined Trump’s fight against diversity, I say this: you’re making a big mistake | Stefan Stern
Ditching DEI initiatives will curry favour in the Oval Office. It will also alienate the workforces bosses rely on. The mask has slipped and the gloves are off. A company which in 2022 boasted that ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump's taunting of Canada will pay dividends: Bill O'Reilly
“Those of use who live in the real world — not the ideological, crazy world — we know it’s just hyperbole."The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Trump’s budget cuts are unconstitutional
These are not presidential decisions to make but rather are legislative mandates. Congress is our only hope.The Hill - Feb. 10 -
House Republicans unveil blueprint to advance Trump's agenda
House Republicans on Wednesday released a blueprint they intend to use to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda, breaking through an impasse that had stymied the conference for days. The ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
House GOP leaders double down as rival Senate GOP bill moves forward
House Republican leaders are doubling down on their one-bill plan to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, after the Senate announced it will move forward with its contrasting blueprint this ...The Hill - 1d -
Brussels becoming more supportive of Big Tech, says Booking CEO
Also in this newsletter: ruling party to lose outright majority in Kosovo electionsFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support
His comments came on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where anxious European officials had hoped to learn more about U.S. plans to broker peace talks.The New York Times - 5d -
Zelenskyy says Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’ if US support for Ukraine wanes
Ukrainian president tells NBC’s Meet the Press that Putin’s next targets may be Poland and Lithuania. Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday predicted Russia would “wage war against Nato” if the US ...The Guardian - 4d -
Senators applaud McConnell as Republican vows to keep working until end of term in 2026 – live
Republican senator announces he won’t seek re-election in 2026, capping a decadeslong career in Congress. Mitch McConnell won’t seek Senate re-election in 2026 Donald Trump signed another ...The Guardian - 25m -
Jeremy Bowen: Trump's Gaza plan won't happen, but it will have consequences
The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.BBC News - Feb. 5 -
The Papers: Trump 'won't deport Harry' and tributes to Southport 'angels'
The parents of two girls killed in Southport pay tribute to their "angels" on several Sunday papers.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Public Health Journal Won't Be Complicit in Trump Admin's Censorship
This is a MedPage Today story. Studies censored by government employees will have a tough time getting published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), the journal's leadership said ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
Judge won't halt Trump, Musk federal worker buyout program
A federal judge declined to further pause a federal government buyout program, enabling the government to forge ahead with its "Fork in the Road" program. U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Trump on peace negotiations: "Maybe Russia will give up a lot. Maybe they won't."
President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi fielded questions on Mr. Trump's deportation program, tariffs and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.CBS News - 6d -
Sen. Bill Hagerty says he believes there is a "tremendous appetite" to dismantle USAID
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, an ally of President Trump, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes there is a "tremendous appetite" for Mr. Trump to dismantle and ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
It comes after concerns over the High Court's capacity to hear each individual case in England and Wales.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?
Donald Trump could deliver lasting change, by returning power back to the people where it belongs.The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Elon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millions
Defense and tech firms – including Musk’s own – await potential contracts as Doge decimates US agencies. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk , has vowed to oversee a radical hollowing out of ...The Guardian - 4d -
HMRC ‘vastly underestimating’ UK tax evasion, MPs say
Cross-party committee warns agency is not ‘sufficiently curious’ about scale of illegal practiceFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, steep spending reductions
The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee voted along party lines to advance a massive budget blueprint to slash taxes and spending by trillions of dollars.NBC News - 6d -
Quarter of UK employers plan to cut jobs before tax rises bite, report finds
Increase in national insurance contributions and higher minimum wage are increasing employment costsFinancial Times - 3d -
Small businesses still need the 2017 tax cuts — don’t take them away, Congress
Two provisions that are particularly important to small businesses are the expensing of research and development (R&D) and the corporate tax rate.The Hill - 5h -
Iran supreme leader says US talks 'not intelligent' but doesn't rule them out
Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with TehranABC News - Feb. 7 -
Rep. Ilhan Omar says GOP "doesn't have the numbers" to dismantle USAID through Congress
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the executive branch's recent actions have created a "constitutional crisis."CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Church risks further crisis if it doesn't act, says ex-child abuse inquiry chair
The Church's national assembly is voting on options to radically change its safeguarding processes.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further
Powell called the economy "strong overall" with a "solid" labor market and inflation that is easing but still above the Fed's 2% goal.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t in a rush to push interest rates lower.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith says he would be U.S. president as long as he doesn't have to campaign
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith told CNBC Sport that he is not interested in campaigning but would be interested in being president.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to repeat end of Kobe Bryant's Lakers career as he approaches retirement
Curry is under contract with the Warriors through 2027.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 13
