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British Steel nationalisation is ‘likely option’, says business secretary
MPs vote in favour of bill giving the government powers to seize control of British SteelFinancial Times - 3d -
Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap
For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.BBC News - 3d -
The Papers: 'Ring of steel' and 'King will not slow down'
An emergency law handing control of British Steel to the government dominates Sunday's front pages.BBC News - 3d -
How Hizbollah moved into the rubble business in Beirut
Government deal linked to Shia militant movement shows its continued influence after devastating war with IsraelFinancial Times - 3d -
Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces can keep running
The government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.BBC News - 3d -
How litigation could end DOGE’s Schrödinger’s agency status
Depending on the legal issue at hand, DOGE claims to be both part of and separate from the federal government.The Hill - 2d -
A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating
The Trump administration is in a standoff with the Chinese government as trade tensions escalate, leaving U.S. businesses in the cross hairsThe New York Times - 3d -
Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance
Shocked by Trump’s trade war, foreign investors are selling U.S. government bonds, long the world’s safe haven.The New York Times - 2d -
Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant
The government is working to obtain coal to power the company's furnaces after passing an emergency law to take control of its site.BBC News - 2d -
The Papers: 'Blast chance saloon' and 'Katy roars into space'
Many of Monday's front pages cover the government's "race against time" to keep British Steel's furnaces burning.BBC News - 2d -
Military planners called in to ease Birmingham rubbish pile-up
Move by government comes as workers vote on pay deal from local authority in UK’s second cityFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump Cracks Down on Cuba and Its Medical Missions Around the World
The administration has begun to pull the U.S. visas of foreign officials in countries that pay the Cuban government for doctors and nurses.The New York Times - 2d -
Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike
The government says office-based military experts will help because of the "public health risk".BBC News - 2d -
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events
Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communitiesABC News - 1d -
Visa cancellations sow panic for international students
The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the countryABC News - 21h -
Trump Insists ‘Everybody’ Wants to Make a Trade Deal With the U.S.
The administration says foreign governments are racing to the United States to negotiate, but exactly which countries might strike a deal — and over what — remains unclear.The New York Times - 5d -
Argentina says it will lift the country's strict currency controls with help from the IMF
Argentine President Javier Milei’s economy minister says the libertarian government would lift the country’s strict capital and currency controls in a few daysABC News - 4d -
Endorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel’s Book
The F.B.I. director saw sales of his book about the government’s “deep state” rise by nearly 800 percent after Mayor Eric Adams lavished praise on it.The New York Times - 4d -
As Ukraine’s Politics Heat Back Up, a Former President Sees an Opening
Petro O. Poroshenko, who led the country before Volodymyr Zelensky, said that peace talks could be smoothed if opposition figures were included in the government.The New York Times - 2d -
Reps. Luna and Garcia should make their next JFK hearing a fair fight
The Oversight and Government Reform's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing on the JFK files, but the hearing was a disappointment for anti-conspiracy critics as no ...The Hill - 2d -
Teen allegedly killed parents in plot to assassinate Trump: FBI
Nikita Casap, 17, allegedly killed his parents to "obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" to kill President Donald Trump and overthrow the U.S. government.ABC News - 2d -
3/9/2025: Firing the Watchdogs; The Settlement; A Method to this Madness
First, a report on the significance of President Trump firing independent government watchdogs. Then, a look inside the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case. And, Dan Hurley: The 60 Minutes Interview.CBS News - 2d -
Rewiring Britain for an Era of Clean Energy
National Grid, which owns the high-voltage electricity grid in England and Wales, is rebuilding it in a government-backed drive to attract investment and tackle climate change.The New York Times - 2d -
Ban on music glorifying cartels sparks violence, chaos at concert
Luis R. Conriquez and his band were forced to flee the stage after saying he had been banned by the government from singing "narcocorridos" music.CBS News - 2d -
U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance
On Monday, Meta will face off against the federal government in a landmark antitrust trial over claims that it illegally quashed competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp.The New York Times - 2d -
Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders
The governing Fidesz party passed a constitutional amendment stating that all Hungarians are either male or female, and another protecting the “moral development” of children.The New York Times - 1d -
DOJ charges man in arson attacks on Tesla showroom, Republican HQ in New Mexico
Tesla has become a target as CEO Elon Musk has courted controversy for his oversight of President Donald Trump's government-slashing DOGE initiative.CNBC - 1d -
What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.The New York Times - 1d -
Homeland Security email tells Massachusetts woman to leave the U.S.
Nicole Micheroni, an immigration attorney and U.S. citizen, described the language in the government email instructing her to leave the country as "very threatening." WBTS' Michael Rosenfield reports.NBC News - 1d -
Bond Market is Upended by Trump’s Tariffs
In the usually steady government bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has risen to about 4.5 percent from less than 4 percent at the end of last week.The New York Times - 4d -
Travellers arriving in Great Britain face import ban on EU meat and dairy
Government introduces measure to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease after rise in cases across Europe. Tourists from Great Britain who travel to the continent to satisfy their epicurean ...The Guardian - 4d -
Judge softens ban on DOGE access to Treasury Department data
A New York federal judge has partially walked back a ruling blocking President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive payment data at the Treasury Department. ...The Hill - 3d -
Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe can seize an advantage | Will Hutton
It’s time to fashion a new global trade order without the US. The game-changing geopolitical event last week was the near collapse of the immense $29tn market in US government debt, threatening ...The Guardian - 3d -
Emergency law passed to force loss-making steel companies to keep operating
Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works. Emergency legislation allowing the government to instruct companies to keep loss-making steel operations in ...The Guardian - 3d -
Erdoğan lambasts Israel for undermining stability in Syria
Turkey’s president lashes out shortly after talks with Netanyahu’s government aimed at defusing tensions. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lambasted Israel for undermining stability ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump receives a standing ovation as he enters a UFC event in Miami
Just as Trump entered, he greeted podcast host Joe Rogan, who sat to the right of the president. On the other side of Trump sat Elon Musk, billionaire and chief of the Department of Government ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. The movement for corporate city states cannot ...The Guardian - 3d -
UK wants explanation after MP refused entry to Hong Kong
Ministers call denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘concerning’ after she flew there to visit newborn grandson. The UK government is “greatly concerned” and wants an account of why the Liberal ...The Guardian - 2d -
Johnson: US must 'eliminate people on Medicaid' who are not 'eligible to be there'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Republicans would protect entitlement programs as they press ahead with deep cuts to federal spending, but he added the government must ...The Hill - 2d -
FTC v. Meta Trial: The Future of Instagram and WhatsApp Is at Stake
The blockbuster antitrust case begins Monday. Its outcome could impact how Big Tech companies grow—but the government has a long way to go to prove its case.Wired - 2d