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UK trade minister seeks to fend off threat of US tariffs
Britain’s digital services tax set to remain point of dispute at Washington meetingFinancial Times - 21h -
Inside Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent: Obscure Laws, ICE Agents and Fear
President Trump is clamping down broadly on dissent using the tools of the federal government.The New York Times - 6d -
Kentucky good with NCAA draw, Louisville not so much
Selection Sunday left the teams-coaches of greatest interest to us here in the Bluegrass with some mixed feelings as the NCAA Tournament draw was revealed. Kentucky as a three seed has a path in ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
America Can’t Be Great if America Is Stupid
Trump’s attack on higher education and scientific research undermines some of our most competitive advantages.The New York Times - 5d -
3/12: CBS Evening News
Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts; Trump critic wins Greenland electionCBS News - 1d -
French politician jokes US should return Statue of Liberty for siding with ‘tyrants’
Raphaël Glucksmann quips that US should give back 19th-century gift from France over Trump’s approach to Ukraine. A French European parliament member has quipped that the US should return the ...The Guardian - 1d -
Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.CBS News - 6d -
Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.ABC News - 5d -
Education Department firings and the search for student Sudiksha Konanki: Morning Rundown
The Education Department is taking its first step toward a shutdown.NBC News - 6d -
Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'
Joe Murphy worked at the Education Department for almost 20 years.ABC News - 5d -
Trump’s coercion descends into chaos
The US’s tariff policy evokes bafflement as well as fearFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
NOAA set to fire 1,029 more employees
Staffing levels at the nation's already hobbled weather, climate and oceans agency could take a further nosedive in the days ahead. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Democrats set themselves up for year of primaries in 2026
Progressives are vowing to run primary challenges against Democrats who do not do enough to stand up to President Trump and the GOP, an effort that is intensifying after Senate Minority Leader ...The Hill - 11h -
Putin praises Trump for ‘doing everything’ to improve US-Russia relations
Putin responds to Trump’s appeal to save ‘surrounded’ Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk though there is no evidence of encirclement. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin has ...The Guardian - 4d -
Department of Education cuts expected to have 'huge impacts' on teachers
After the Department of Education gutted nearly 50% of its workforce, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for students' futures but for their own as well.ABC News - 3d -
Navarro: US in 'difficult transition from Bidenomics to Trumpnomics'
Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser to President Trump, said Wednesday that the U.S. is “in a difficult transition from Bidenomics to Trumpnomics.” “Help us understand, what is the bigger picture ...The Hill - 5d -
US rebuts Hamas’s ‘entirely impractical’ ceasefire demands
Apparent rejection of new offer to free US-Israeli hostage dashes hopes of progress but will please Tel Aviv. The Trump administration has accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands and ...The Guardian - 4d -
US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis kill at least 31
Up to 100 injured after Trump orders strikes in response to shipping attacks. The US has launched airstrikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, killing at least 31 people and injured up to 100 ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense
US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?
Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some conservatives want to limit that power.The New York Times - 6d -
They lost 52 soldiers fighting alongside the US. Now they feel threatened by Trump
Danes, who have been loyal allies of Washington, are blindsided by Trump's insistence on taking over Greenland.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
Why the Trump administration is wrong about an energy crisis in the US: Experts
The Trump administration has expended a lot of energy into sparking the idea that there is a looming energy crisis in the U.S.ABC News - 5d -
Top US Supreme Court justice rebukes Trump's call to impeach judge
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement after Trump called for a judge that halted his deportations to be impeached.BBC News - 4h -
JD Vance’s cousin says vice-president and Trump are ‘useful idiots’ to Putin
Nate Vance reportedly spent three years trying to help Ukraine repel Russian troops and has been alarmed by his cousin’s remarks. US politics live – latest updates After voluntarily fighting ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
US turns to Denmark as it hunts for eggs despite Trump’s threat over Greenland
Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge despite president’s promise to lower them. The United States has asked Denmark and other European nations if they can ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on EU alcohol imports
US president demands bloc scraps proposed duty on US whiskeyFinancial Times - 5d -
Louisiana prepares first execution using nitrogen gas after 15-year pause
Louisiana is set to put a condemned man to death using nitrogen gas Tuesday evening in its first execution since 2010, which would make it only the second state to administer the controversial method.NBC News - 5h -
Is a US recession inevitable?
Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war is creating market uncertainty and sending consumer confidence plummetingFinancial Times - 4d -
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 - Mar. 10 -
Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok sale: ‘It’s up to me’
President suspended implementation of law ordering app to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face US ban. Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs. Business live – latest updates Elon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘They lock us in like sheep’: new Israeli checkpoints and barriers raise fears in the West Bank
Israel’s growing network of roadblocks are cutting off communities from major transport routes, disrupting work, education and aid supplies. The road to Atara from Ramallah winds through the hills ...The Guardian - 3d -
Ukrainians express concern over Putin as President Trump is set to speak with Russia's leader
President Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday by phone regarding a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Putin has said concessions should be made in exchange for ...CBS News - 8h -
US-Ukraine agreement shows a deal is never dead with Trump
That both countries were able to make progress after a bitter White House meeting suggests Trump is always open to further negotiations.BBC News - 6d -
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge
The Trump administration is taking advantage of the entanglement of university finances and government funding, seeking to put schools on a short leash tied to their research capabilities. ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration pulls US out of body investigating Ukraine invasion
Russia and allies were target of International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The Trump administration is withdrawing from an international body formed to ...The Guardian - 1d -
US deports Venezuelans after judge blocks Trump’s use of wartime law
El Salvador president Nayib Bukele agrees to jail alleged members of Tren de Aragua gangFinancial Times - 2d -
Live updates: Trump blocked from using Alien Enemies Act; Houthis vow retaliation after US airstrikes
A federal judge expanded his ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday, preventing the removal of Venezuelan undocumented ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump pledges to match EU and Canada's retaliatory tariffs
Trump repeated trade threats after the European Union and Canada retaliated to US steel and aluminium tariffs.BBC News - 5d -
Trump threatens 200% tariff on alcohol from EU
Wine and spirits will be taxed, Trump says, if the EU does not remove tariffs on US whiskey.BBC News - 5d