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Trump's second term hit by looming budget showdown
The battle over the budget comes to a head this week as the continuing resolution passed late last year expires Friday. If Congress fails to act before the deadline, the federal government will ...The Hill - 1d -
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution blocked by federal judge
A federal judge temporarily blocked Louisiana's first execution in 15 years after lawyers for the man argued nitrogen hypoxia would violate his constitutional rights.NBC News - 23h -
Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.CBS News - 21h -
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.NBC News - 2d -
Alzheimer’s research centers face Trump-imposed $65m funding delay across the US
Researchers report difficulties retaining staff as White House cost-cutting stresses US medical research system. Major Alzheimer’s disease research centers across the country face a $65m funding ...The Guardian - 2d -
The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy
Trump is expected to privatize the USPS, where Black people make up 29% of the staff, and cut down on the number of jobs. In recent weeks, the fate of the United States Postal Service (USPS) , a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Firing the Watchdogs | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Hampton Dellinger, former head of a federal watchdog agency, was among the first to be fired by President Trump. So were 18 inspectors general and the chief of the board that protects federal ...CBS News - 4d -
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Pro-Russia Călin Georgescu barred from Romanian presidential election re-run
Far-right supporters of the candidate claim decision is undemocratic and Elon Musk describes his ban as ‘crazy’. Romania’s central election authority has barred far-right pro-Russia candidate Călin ...The Guardian - 3d -
Federal judges raise alarm about security threats and impeachment calls
Two senior federal judges on Tuesday raised the alarm about the increase in violent threats against members of the judiciary and expressed concerns about calls to impeach judges over the rulings ...NBC News - 1d -
Farage warns against 'infighting' and defends MP's suspension
The Reform UK leader acknowledges the row has "dented" the "sense of unity" in his party.BBC News - 3d -
What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?
The silence from former occupants of the Oval Office has been deafening as the incumbent cuts a destructive path. The stadium announcer called on the crowd to give a warm welcome to “a very special ...The Guardian - 4d -
House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash
High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...The Guardian - 1d -
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if ...NBC News - 3h -
Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill
"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.Politico - 6d -
How FEMA cuts are spreading far beyond Washington
More than 200 employees at FEMA have been cut since Inauguration Day, and workers fear more downsizing is coming.NBC News - 1d -
Canada's next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump's trade war
Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a ...ABC News - 2d -
Danger for Republicans as ‘DOGE’ bites veterans
Jobs held by American veterans fell 175,000 last month.MarketWatch - 2d -
Multiple outages at X caused by ‘massive cyberattack,’ Musk says
Scale of attack suggests role of a country or "coordinated group," Musk said.ABC News - 2d -
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts.The New York Times - 3d -
British workforce assesses US backlash against diversity rules
Companies in American-owned groups are most exposed, although UK law will make it difficult to remove all safeguardsFinancial Times - 2d -
Education Department guts its workforce as it looks to wind down agency
Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and roughly 1,000 are staffed in 10 regional offices across the country.NBC News - 23h -
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.ABC News - 8h -
Meet Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce—and then spurred an entrepreneurial explosion.Inc. - 1d -
Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada
The prominent central banker and investor was chosen in a crucial leadership race amid threats from President Trump. He is expected to quickly call a federal election.The New York Times - 2d -
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by end of fellows program
Young people who aspired to federal government service are dismayed by President Donald Trump ending a program created to entice highly qualified workers to join the governmentABC News - 2d -
Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says
Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.BBC News - 3d -
Are Schools Succeeding? Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.The New York Times - 17m -
What does the first job report under Trump mean for the economy?
A new jobs report released Friday shows 151,000 new jobs were added last month short of the 170,000 jobs expected. The early data does not yet take into account the mass layoffs across the federal ...NBC News - 4d -
Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market
Unemployment is low, but there isn’t much room to move around — especially for those with highly government-specific skills.The New York Times - 2d -
Ronaldo quits Brazil federation presidency race
Brazil legend Ronaldo pulls out of the the race to be president of the country's football association after finding "closed doors" to his candidacy .Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Murder conviction against Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed the murder conviction against a Texas woman sitting on death row for more than a quarter century ruling she'd been unjustly convicted on the basis of tainted ...NBC News - 1h -
Israel says it will cut off electricity to Gaza Strip
Israel said Sunday that it would be cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he signed an order that would shut off electricity to Gaza “immediately.” ...The Hill - 3d -
DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it
"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men,'" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X last week. That's not what it was.CBS News - 2d -
Lessons From DOGE: How Not to Institute Widespread Changes
This is not how great leaders operate.Inc. - 7h -
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.Wired - 6d -
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.The New York Times - 2d -
NOAA and National Weather Service job cuts raise concerns about forecasts
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.CBS News - 1d -
Treasury’s Bessent Defends Tariffs, Warns of a Coming ‘Detox Period’
The Treasury Secretary says that “access to cheap goods isn’t the essence of the American Dream.” But being profitable to grow and sustain a business is.Inc. - 5d -
Ange defends 'pure human' Vicario amid fan anger
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has described Guglielmo Vicario as "one of the purest human beings I've ever come across."ESPN - 4d
