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Trump calls for Fed to cut rates as economic effects of tariffs start to kick in
Hours after the Federal Reserve maintained its guidance for two interest-rate cuts later this year, President Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday night, calling for rate cuts to accompany his new ...MarketWatch - Mar. 20 -
Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, ...ABC News - Mar. 7 -
Hawaii observatory to be evicted amid federal cuts as volcano shoots 700ft lava
Hilo office, with scientists and their volcano-monitoring equipment, may have lease cancelled from Doge cuts. As Hawaii’s most active volcano shot out fountains of lava on Thursday, some of them ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
GOP senator says it’s not honest to say ‘we’re not going to touch’ Social Security
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he believes conversations need to happen around changes to Social Security as Elon Musk suggests cuts to entitlements.NBC News - 5d -
Trump’s Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy.Wired - 4d -
Trump’s crypto payday might actually be even bigger
Finally, hard work pays offFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Senate braces for high-stakes ruling that will decide the fate of Trump's tax cuts
Senators are expecting to receive a consequential decision that will shape whether Republicans can make President Donald Trump’s expiring tax cuts permanent.NBC News - 19h -
Senate braces for high-stakes ruling that will decide the fate of Trump's tax cuts
Senators are expecting to receive a consequential decision that will shape whether Republicans can make President Donald Trump’s expiring tax cuts permanent.NBC News - 19h -
Senate braces for high-stakes ruling that will decide the fate of Trump's tax cuts
Senators are expecting to receive a consequential decision that will shape whether Republicans can make President Donald Trump’s expiring tax cuts permanent.NBC News - 19h -
Senate braces for high-stakes ruling that will decide the fate of Trump's tax cuts
Senators are expecting to receive a consequential decision that will shape whether Republicans can make President Donald Trump’s expiring tax cuts permanent.NBC News - 19h -
Perkins Coie sues over Trump's order stripping security clearances
Law firm Perkins Coie has launched a suit to challenge President Trump’s stripping of security clearances for lawyers at the firm, saying it was targeted due to its past work for Democrats. Perkins ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Trump pulls security clearance of Paul Weiss law firm
President Trump has continued his attack against prominent law firms, pulling the security clearances of attorneys at New York-based Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss), and ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
Trump pulls Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton security clearances
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It comes after Elon Musk’s controversial visit to the ...NBC News - 6d -
Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris and other political enemies
In Friday memo, president also pulls clearances for Antony Blinken, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Letitia James. Donald Trump moved to revoke security clearances for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and a ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris and Hillary Clinton
President Trump in a Friday night memo rescinded any existing security clearances and access to classified information for former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former ...NBC News - 5d -
Watch live: Trump Social Security nominee faces confirmation hearing
Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, President Trump's pick to serve as Social Security commissioner, is scheduled to appear for a confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Ahead of ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump pick to head Social Security Administration denies plans to privatize
Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano, whom President Trump has picked to head the Social Security Administration, told senators Tuesday that there are not any secret plans to privatize ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats grill Social Security nominee over disruptions as Republicans defend Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, got an earful from Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, in the wake of ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump pick to lead Social Security pressed on possible reforms
Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Social Security Administration, was pressed on Capitol Hill where he promised he would not push to privatize the system. The testimony ...NBC News - 2d -
Sources: Trump privately angry with national security adviser over group chat
President Trump is privately angry with national security adviser Mike Waltz for mistakenly including a journalist in an encrypted group chat about a military strike in Yemen, according to two ...NBC News - 17h -
Sources: Trump privately angry with national security adviser over group chat
President Trump is privately angry with national security adviser Mike Waltz for mistakenly including a journalist in an encrypted group chat about a military strike in Yemen, according to two GOP ...NBC News - 17h -
Sources: Trump privately angry with national security adviser over group chat
President Trump is privately angry with national security adviser Mike Waltz for mistakenly including a journalist in an encrypted group chat about a military strike in Yemen, according to two GOP ...NBC News - 17h -
Sources: Trump privately angry with national security adviser over group chat
President Trump is privately angry with national security adviser Mike Waltz for mistakenly including a journalist in an encrypted group chat about a military strike in Yemen, according to two GOP ...NBC News - 17h -
Shell plans more cuts to costs and spending but hands CEO bigger bonus
Increase in pay package comes despite fall in profits and as oil company watered down pledge to cut emissions. Business live – latest updates The oil company Shell has revealed plans to ramp ...The Guardian - 3d -
Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.
A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.The New York Times - 1d -
Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Department of Education cuts half its workforce
The Department of Education cut half its workforce amid President Trump’s effort to abolish the agency. Trump touted the cuts, saying they shift responsibilities away from the federal bureaucracy ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Morning Report — Will Trump’s bet on tariffs be bonanza or bust?
In today’s issue: President Trump’s new tariffs expected next week will test the patience of U.S. consumers and manufacturers who worry that an escalating trade war will hike already-inflated ...The Hill - 5h -
Morning Report — Will Trump’s bet on tariffs be bonanza or bust?
In today’s issue: President Trump’s new tariffs expected next week will test the patience of U.S. consumers and manufacturers who worry that an escalating trade war will hike already-inflated ...The Hill - 5h -
Fox's Doocy presses White House spokesperson on stock trends, DOGE cuts
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday on how the struggling stock market might effect the administration's government reform efforts. "Is ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Deportations Threaten Constitutional Showdown, and DOGE Cuts Hit Nuclear Agency
Plus, a retirement home for penguins.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
Elon Musk-backed foreign aid group GiveDirectly is hit by Doge cuts
The nonprofit has received millions in donations from Tesla chief’s foundationFinancial Times - Mar. 19 -
Accenture is DOGE's first corporate casualty as shares dive on warning that contracts will be cut
Shares of Accenture slid more than 7% on Thursday after the consulting firm said tighter federal spending efforts have begun to weigh on its revenues.CNBC - Mar. 21 -
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.The New York Times - 5d -
In Wyoming, DOGE cuts spark fears of impacts to veterans in crisis
An office manager at a VA center in Wyoming, where the veteran suicide rate is 50% higher than the national average, was fired despite a glowing job review.NBC News - 2d -
In Wyoming, DOGE cuts spark fears of impacts to veterans in crisis
An office manager at a VA center in Wyoming, where the veteran suicide rate is 50% higher than the national average, was fired despite a glowing job review.NBC News - 2d -
In Wyoming, DOGE cuts spark fears of impacts to veterans in crisis
An office manager at a VA center in Wyoming, where the veteran suicide rate is 50% higher than the national average, was fired despite a glowing job review.NBC News - 2d -
Social security admin partially walks back plans for ID verification, cutting phone services
The Social Security Administration said Wednesday it would modify it’s proposed new policy by foregoing an in person requirement to verify the identity of account holders with Disability Insurance, ...The Hill - 1d