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Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.Wired - 3h -
Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff warnings
Officials said accessing system that processes 276,000 employees’ salaries could put unit at risk of cyber-attacks. Members of Elon Musk ’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) ...The Guardian - 6h -
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.Wired - 3d -
DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff
Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.The New York Times - 15h -
Trump and Musk are targeting Social Security, and you should worry
Why go after Social Security? Because that's where the money is.The Hill - 11h -
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible
Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justicesABC News - Mar. 18 -
Primark chief resigns after investigation into inappropriate behaviour
Paul Marchant leaves retailer after probe into allegation about his behaviour in a social environmentFinancial Times - 17h -
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.Wired - 46m -
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes continues body transformation in recent training footage
Kansas City #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues body transformation in recent social media training footage | @EdEastonJrYahoo Sports - 14h -
Organizations file suit challenging Trump's effort to overhaul election system
A group of advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order that seeks to overhaul the U.S. election system.ABC News - 4h -
Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
The president has targeted firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court, while Mr. Trump said he’d reached a deal with ...The New York Times - 2d -
Ron Johnson calls on John Roberts to ‘rein’ in ‘activist judges’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) called on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to “rein those judges in” who have issued orders blocking parts of President Trump’s agenda. “You’ll notice the activist ...The Hill - 23h -
UK border security chief aims to cut small boat crossings by half
Martin Hewitt says there is ‘no quick answer’ to problems of irregular migration to BritainFinancial Times - 8h -
CFPB, the consumer watchdog agency, under fire by President Trump, DOGE | 60 Minutes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump and DOGE. Its new head ordered work to stop and funding to end.CBS News - 1d -
Brewers trolled on social media during 2025 home opener after giving up more than 10 runs for third straight game
Injuries have depleted the Brewers' pitching staff, but baseball fans showed no mercy on social media after another lopsided loss.Yahoo Sports - 2h -
Netanyahu Names New Israel Spy Chief Despite Showdown With Court
The war in Gaza has often distracted from an internal battle between Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and other parts of the state. On Monday, that domestic conflict careened into ...The New York Times - 7h -
Elon Musk Visits CIA to Discuss DOGE Cuts
A federal judge ordered the agency to reconsider its firings of employees who had been assigned to diversity recruiting.The New York Times - 2h -
Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
A three-judge panel has ruled that Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and ordered it permanently blocked by a trial courtABC News - Mar. 19 -
Social media reacts to Zach Lowe joining The Ringer: 'We're so back!'
Big news in the NBA media family, as announced by Bill Simmons on his own podcast: The Ringer is hiring Zach Lowe after he was laid off by ESPN last September. See the reactions from social media ...Yahoo Sports - 10h -
Orbán to host Netanyahu in defiance of ICC arrest order
Five-day visit to Hungary this week will be Israeli leader’s first since warrant to member of international courtFinancial Times - 1d -
OpenAI secures $300bn valuation after $40bn SoftBank-led funding round
Newest financing comes as ChatGPT maker seeks to become conventional for-profit companyFinancial Times - 1h -
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and airABC News - 4h -
Appeals court sides with Trump on firing labor, workforce protection board members
President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board.CBS News - 3d -
Elon Musk rallies support for DOGE at Wisconsin campaign event
Elon Musk began and ended his town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday by urging attendees to back conservative Brad Schimel in the state's high-stakes Supreme Court election Tuesday.NBC News - 21h -
US Cities Seeking to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings Just Got a Big Win in Court
After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC’s efforts to decarbonize its buildings.Wired - 2d -
United Microelectronics shares close up 9% on report of potential GlobalFoundries deal
The combined entity would aim to secure American access to mature chips amid potential risks from China competition and tensions between China and Taiwan.CNBC - 4h -
Musk hands out $1M checks after efforts to block the giveaways in court are rejected
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected state Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit to stop Elon Musk and America PAC from giving $1 million each to two town hall attendees.ABC News - 13h -
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Parts of Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders
A U.S. district court ruled that the Labor Department can’t require federal grant recipients and contractors to prove they aren’t running programs that run counter to recent executive edicts.Inc. - 3d -
Primark boss quits after complaint about behaviour
Paul Marchant leaves after an allegation about his behaviour towards a woman "in a social environment".BBC News - 8h -
We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections
If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch.Wired - 3d -
DOGE is using AI the wrong way
President Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative is misapplying artificial intelligence and missing its full potential.The Hill - 5h -
Trump Takes Aim at Smithsonian, Wading Into Race and Biology
His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.The New York Times - 2h -
In closing remarks, prosecutor says Frank founder lied to JPMorgan Chase to secure $175 million deal
A prosecutor says a Florida woman engaged in a “brazen fraud” by selling her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer baseABC News - 5d -
Goldberg says it’s ‘not true’ that he and Waltz never spoke prior to Signal leak: Full interview
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, disputes the idea he had never met national security adviser Mike Waltz before being added to a ...NBC News - 1d -
Social media is awash with ‘heteropessimism’. Do young women really think so poorly of men? | Rachel Connolly
The cliche of the loutish, emotionally inadequate boyfriend is everywhere. The truth is more complicated. How is the ideal heterosexual girlfriend supposed to behave? This played on my mind after I ...The Guardian - 17h -
Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg
Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter against Houston on Sunday night after falling to the floor in a collision with the Rockets' ...Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Kristi Noem’s Rolex at El Salvador Prison Draws Attention
Kristi Noem’s trip to a prison in El Salvador drew social media attention for the homeland security secretary’s choice to wear a gold Rolex in such a setting.The New York Times - 3d -
How DOGE Is Changing the Process for SBA Loans
Elon Musk’s DOGE recently announced that the SBA will be placing new age requirements on business loans amid sweeping staffing cuts.Inc. - 1d -
Chiefs scouting report: Florida Gators WR Elijhah Badger
The Kansas City Chiefs should select Florida Gators wide receiver Elijhah Badger on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL draft.Yahoo Sports - 13h -
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted peopleABC News - Mar. 20
