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Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist
Rather than buy bitcoin directly, Donald Trump’s plan calls for holding the US government’s current bitcoin assets in reserve—and creates a separate stockpile for other crypto coins.Wired - Mar. 7 -
Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings
When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, many residents fear going out after dark.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
Democrats release their own stopgap funding bill as House GOP plows forward
Congressional Democrats rolled out their own short-term funding patch to keep the government running beyond Friday's shutdown deadline, as House Republicans barrel forward with a Trump-endorsed ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’
House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...The Hill - 5d -
Fallout continues from Schumer's support for GOP bill
Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in ...CBS News - 1d -
Fallout continues among Democrats over Schumer support for GOP spending bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced criticism from other Democrats for his decision to break with the party and vote to advance a continuing resolution to fund the government last week. ...CBS News - 16h -
DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk
In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.Wired - Mar. 7 -
Details on House GOP bill to avoid government shutdown
House Republicans are expected to vote on a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
How House Republicans plan to keep the government funded
President Trump is endorsing a House Republican plan to keep the government funded until September through a continuing resolution. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Government shutdown looms amid budget showdown in Congress
Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Nikole Killion explains.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk
On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack Elon Musk's desire for a government shutdown that could become permanent. Plus: An update on measles misinformation in the US.Wired - 6d -
Trump: Government shutdown would be 'purely on the Democrats'
President Trump said Democrats would be "purely to blame" for a government shutdown after House Republicans passed a funding bill that is uncertain to pass in the Senate.NBC News - 5d -
Schumer to vote for GOP measure to avert government shutdown
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.CBS News - 4d -
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 - Mar. 10 -
3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government
The government will shut down next Saturday morning unless Congress can rally around a funding measure by the end of the week, setting up the first big legislative spending fight of President ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
These Republicans may vote against plan to fund the government
Republican Kentucky lawmakers Thomas Massie and Rand Paul may oppose the plan to pass a continuing resolution as a stopgap to fund the government until September. This comes as President Trump ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.Wired - Mar. 11 -
House Republicans pass bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. The chamber cleared the continuing resolution (CR) ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
What to know about the collapse of Portugal's government
Portugal has slid back into more political uncertainty after its third government fell in as many years when Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote in ParliamentABC News - 6d -
Wildfire researchers replicate "firenado" and other fire conditions in Montana lab
Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Missoula, Montana, there's a laboratory unlike any other in the country, where scientists are starting fires to better understand how they burn and how to ...CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Florida mayor seeks to evict cinema for showing Oscar-winning No Other Land
Miami Beach mayor also proposes withdrawing grant after O Cinema screened Palestinian-focused documentary. The mayor of Miami Beach is attempting to evict an independent cinema from city-owned ...The Guardian - 5d -
Restore America's crime-plagued capital
Washington, D.C. has one of the highest murder rates in the developed world, and has seen a recent increase in crime, including a stabbing at Safeway and a knife-brandishing hooligan terrorizing ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
The folly of America’s R&D cuts
Gutting of federal agencies risks derailing the Trump administration’s growth objectivesFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Mark Carney takes on Trump’s America
New prime minister must still convince Canadians he can deal with the US presidentFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives
Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cutsFinancial Times - 6d -
How America weaponised the world’s economy
Two books chart how Washington has come to depend on both its economic might and the dollar’s dominance in tackling rogue states and geopolitical rivalsFinancial Times - 4d -
America's Own | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Young musicians' dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school students of color, a result of the Trump administration’s ...CBS News - 3d -
St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America's most Irish big city
It’s that time of year again when more than a million revelers fill the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day paradeABC News - 2d -
The overlooked threat: America’s northern border
President Trump's administration must devise and implement a plan now to secure the U.S.-Canada border, as human smugglers are taking advantage of the largely undefended land and illegal crossings ...The Hill - 1d -
Where did ESPN rank Colts' signing of Daniel Jones among other QB moves in free agency?
Where did ESPN rank the Colts' Daniel Jones signing among the other QB moves in free agency?Yahoo Sports - 3d -
House Republicans unveil spending plan with government shutdown deadline set for Friday
Republicans in the House released a stopgap spending plan over the weekend that would delay a government shutdown for at least six months, but it's unclear if they have the votes to pass the ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
What's next after the House passed a government funding measure?
The House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican-led continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Now the Senate must reach an agreement before the government shutdown deadline ...CBS News - 6d -
Fetterman weighs in on GOP-led continuing resolution to fund government
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman weighed in on the Republican-led continuing resolution to keep the government funded, saying he is unwilling to vote to allow a government shutdown. CBS ...CBS News - 5d -
Greek government debt upgraded to investment grade, closing the door on a painful era
Greece’s center-right government has welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to lift junk status on government bonds that began 15 years ago during a severe debt ...ABC News - 3d -
Speaker Johnson unveils bill to avert government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a new short-term funding bill that would avert a potential government shutdown. In order for the bill to pass, it must have bipartisan support. NBC’s Yamiche ...NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Government seeks to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge of detention
The U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil's challenge in his deportation case based on jurisdiction issues argued in court. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more on the Columbia ...CBS News - 5d -
Senate begins voting to advance bill to fund government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a procedural motion to end debate on a House-passed bill to fund the ...The Hill - 4d -
No DOGE, No Deal: A Battle Over Elon Musk’s Team Risks a Government Shutdown
The government is headed toward a shutdown unless a deal is reached by March 14. And disagreements over DOGE may be the biggest roadblock.Inc. - Mar. 8 -
GOP-led Congress races to avert government shutdown ahead of Friday deadline
The path to averting a government shutdown at the end of the week remains murky in the Republican-controlled Congress.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
House to vote on government funding bill as shutdown deadline approaches
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, days before Friday's shutdown deadline.CBS News - Mar. 11