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Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts

The Trump administration is placing more than a thousand Department of Education workers on leave beginning March 21. American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 President Sheria Smith, ...

CBS News - 3d

Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care First in The Hill Nonprofit launches ad campaign urging GOP to stand up to Musk The digital campaign from progressive ...

The Hill - 3d

‘Be careful about this’: Warnings abound as GOP considers writing off tax cuts

Republicans will discuss the accounting maneuver with President Donald Trump on Thursday.

Politico - 3d

Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts

Hope Katz Zogby, a 7th grader in Baltimore, gets speech therapy and occupational therapy she receives onsite at her local charter school -- programs made possible through funding from the Education ...

CBS News - 3d

What's next for federal education funding after Trump cuts

President Trump is starting to enact his pledge to close the Department of Education. Liam Knox, a reporter for Insider Higher Ed, joins to discuss.

CBS News - 3d

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump administration cuts export office staff amid escalating trade war

The Trump administration has fired numerous employees at the International Trade Administration (ITA), a Commerce Department branch that is set to play a key role in enacting President Trump’s ...

The Hill - 2d

Stock Market Remains Uncertain Amid Trump’s Whipsawing Tariffs and Budget Cuts

The administration’s whipsawing moves are leaving investors guessing. The risk is that this uncertainty comes at a real cost to the economy.

The New York Times - 2d

Rodgers a free agent for 1st time as Jets cut QB

The Jets officially released Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday, making him a free agent for the first time in his career.

ESPN - 2d

FirstFT: Musk’s government spending cuts fail to halt rising costs

Also in today’s newsletter, Putin’s frontline visit and a new FT film on Nvidia’s rise

Financial Times - 2d

FTC seeks delay in Amazon trial, citing recent cuts in staff, budget

Lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission says agency needs to seek trial delay in case against Amazon due to staffing and budgetary challenges.

CBS News - 2d

Are Trump’s campus funding cuts an attack or a defense of free speech?

What critics fail to acknowledge is that there are dangers to free speech on both sides — in inaction as well as overreaction.

The Hill - 2d

EPA Cuts Expose Businesses in Disadvantaged Areas to Pollution Risks

Closure of the EPA’s environmental justice offices end their work protecting communities battling pollution with Trump officials justifying the move.

Inc. - 2d

NFL world reacts to Patriots cutting eight-year captain David Andrews

Here's how NFL fans reacted to the shocking news that the New England Patriots were releasing eight-year captain David Andrews.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts

Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing

Financial Times - 2d

USPS to cut 10,000 workers through voluntary early retirement program

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the Elon Musk-led DOGE is now working with USPS.

CBS News - 2d

Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts

Jennifer Gilkerson never imagined that her West Virginia farm’s freeze-dried fruits would get caught up in political fights in Washington, D.C.

NBC News - 1d

Hundreds of federal offices to start to empty this summer due to DOGE cuts: AP

Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices nationwide this summer under a frenetic and error-prone push by DOGE to scrap leases it says waste money.

CBS News - 1d

Rayner and Cooper criticised cuts in ‘tense’ UK cabinet meeting

‘Large minority’ of ministers protested about planned spending reductions in their own departments

Financial Times - 1d

Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions

Account changes must be made either online or at a field office starting March 29.

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump CMS nominee Dr. Oz won't commit to opposing Medicaid cuts

President Donald Trump has promised to preserve Medicaid and other federal safety-net programs.

CNBC - 1d

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’

At the world’s largest refugee camp, for Rohingya people in Bangladesh, the food allowance per person is set to fall to just $6 per month, far below what aid officials say is required for survival.

The New York Times - 1d

Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts

NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

The New York Times - 1d

Ministers explore cuts to BBC World Service as part of aid budget cull

Director-general Tim Davie preparing for ‘engagement’ with Foreign Office over impact

Financial Times - 1d

EU explores new military intelligence satellites to cut reliance on US

Donald Trump’s temporary withdrawal of sharing information with Ukraine has galvanised Brussels’s efforts

Financial Times - 17h

Dr. Oz dodges questions on Medicaid cuts at confirmation hearing

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, was grilled by Democratic senators at his confirmation hearing about the possible plans by Trump and Republicans to ...

NBC News - 17h

Dr. Oz dodges questions on Medicaid cuts during Senate confirmation hearing

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee on Friday.

MarketWatch - 12h

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 - 11h

Intriguing former Bengals player cut, heads to free agency

Should the Bengals have an interest in a reunion?

Yahoo Sports - 5h

Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Derek Carr staying in New Orleans on restructured deal

The Saints will have Derek Carr on their roster in 2025 and likely as their starting quarterback.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8

Sources: Tucker joining Knicks on 10-day deal

Free agent P.J. Tucker is joining the New York Knicks on a 10-day contract, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - Mar. 8

Davante Adams agrees to two-year deal with Rams

Adams is headed back to the West Coast to play with QB Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Sources: Browns, Garrett agree to record deal

The Browns and Myles Garrett agreed to a record contract extension that averages $40 million per year and includes $123.5 million in guaranteed money, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 5d

Syrian government agrees deal to integrate Kurdish forces

Agreement will bring a bigger swath of fractured nation under the control of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration

Financial Times - 5d

Ex-Eagles star Sweat to Cards on $76.4M deal

After losing out on former Eagles lineman Milton Williams, the Cardinals made their first splash of free agency by agreeing to a four-year contract with another former Eagle, pass rusher Josh ...

ESPN - 5d