Will trimming the federal workforce make a dent in government bloat

Fired Federal Workers Get Love—and Jobs—From State Governments

As DOGE layoffs near 100,000, state and local governments are actively recruiting former federal employees for openings that need their skills.

Inc. - 7h

Bipartisan push needed to protect government devices from China's DeepSeek

The No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act aims to protect federal employees and sensitive government data from the Chinese Communist Party's DeepSeek AI platform, which has been accused of luring ...

The Hill - 8h

Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘setting us back decades’

Trump administration’s slashes to prevention and access expansion likely to erode progress on eliminating epidemic. The federal government has cancelled dozens of grants to study how to prevent ...

The Guardian - 6h

2/23: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the president's mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We'll speak ...

CBS News - 21h

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 - 14h

How Much Does America Spend?

We explore what federal government spends its money on.

The New York Times - 9h

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 - 5h

The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel’s ‘Scaling Era’ + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?

“The group chats are popping off at the highest levels of government.”

The New York Times - 3d

Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?

Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence continues to rise there, with gangs increasingly obtaining high-caliber ...

The New York Times - 8h

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

Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans

The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the sport cool again

ABC News - 4d

Federal judge blocks mass firings of CFPB workers

A federal judge has blocked the mass firings of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

CBS News - 3d

Trump says he expects Musk to eventually return to running companies

President Trump on Monday said he expects Elon Musk will eventually return to running his companies after his work overhauling the federal government. A reporter noted that Musk, the CEO of Tesla ...

The Hill - 54m

Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the ...

ABC News - 2d

Disney Becomes FCC Target for DEI Policies

The Trump administration wants to make DEI policies and language “illegal” in federal workplaces and corporate offices across the U.S. Efforts to force foreign partners to do the same aren’t going ...

Inc. - 5h

UAW's Shawn Fain slams Trump executive order targeting federal unions

UAW president Shawn Fain said Trump's order to end collective bargaining for swath of federal workers would cost 700,000 people their union contracts.

CBS News - 3d

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

Red Cross federation ‘outraged’ at deaths of Red Crescent medics in Gaza

Secretary general says he is ‘heartbroken’ by the news, after Israeli military says it fired on ‘suspicious vehicles’ that were later found to include ambulances. The Red Cross federation voiced ...

The Guardian - 18h

Federal employees union sues over Trump move to block collective bargaining

A federal employee union has sued to block a Trump administration order that would strip bargaining rights at 18 departments, arguing the president abused a limited national security authority to ...

The Hill - 5h

Has the government really 'returned' 24,000 people?

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed more than 24,000 people have been returned since Labour came to power.

BBC News - 7h

A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun

A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun

ABC News - Mar. 21

Storm players talk making playoffs

The Quad City Storm reach to making the playoffs in year one under head coach Shayne Toporowski. They’ll start a three-game series with Peoria this week.

Yahoo Sports - 20h

Harte 'makes a difference everywhere he goes'

Offaly joint-manager Mickey Harte "makes a difference everywhere he goes", says Oisin McConville on the GAA Social podcast.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges

Politico - 6d

10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump administration to review $9bn in federal grants to Harvard

Latest escalation against elite universities follows recent withdrawal of funding to Columbia

Financial Times - 1h

Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office

President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

The New York Times - 2h

More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decade

ABC News - 3d

SpaceX Faces Fresh Competition for $5.6 Billion in Government Contracts

Rocket Lab and startup Stoke Space were selected to compete for Department of Defense contracts through 2029.

Inc. - 3d

Syria’s Leader, Ahmed al-Shara, Names Transitional Government

The list of ministers appears to be a compromise between calls for a diverse cabinet to unite the divided country while keeping allies of the interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, in powerful roles.

The New York Times - 1d

The US government’s round-up of student protesters is genuinely shocking | Jameel Jaffer

These are the kinds of scenes we expect to see in the world’s most repressive regimes. And they won’t stop at foreign students. The defining feature of American democracy, you could be forgiven for ...

The Guardian - 13h

Mar 27: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter; MLB Opening Day kicks off with 14 games on the schedule.

CBS News - 3h

Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away

The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop

ABC News - Mar. 24

NFL Analyst: Bucs would make Super Bowl with 'slightly better' QB

One NFL analyst believes the Bucs would make a Super Bowl with 'slightly better' quarterbck on the roster over Baker Mayfield.

Yahoo Sports - 4h

LeBron James explains what makes Luka Doncic truly special

According to LeBron James, new Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has one quality that makes him a truly special player.

Yahoo Sports - 31m

Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CBS News - 3d