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Government seeks to move Khalil case
The U.S. government is seeking to move Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s case from New York, where a hearing into his status happened Wednesday, to Louisiana or New Jersey. Khalil is a ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Republicans want to repeal Biden’s climate legacy. Good luck with that.
President Trump has used funding pauses and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target climate initiatives by the federal government, but will need the help of Congress to repeal the ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Trump’s EU tariffs threat could cost 80,000 jobs in Ireland, Dublin warns
Irish government also hits back at accusations by US that country is operating a ‘tax scam’. Business live – latest updates The Irish government has warned that the country could lose up to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say
Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governments. Foreign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration ...The Guardian - 1d -
Government shutdown: Which parks, museums and monuments could be closed?
The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters
If a business fails, it’s not a big deal. When government services break down, people can die.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government
The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline to avoid a lapse in funding, which would have shut down the government.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
Government-Mandated RTO Sees Roaches and Desk Shortages
Donald Trump mandated hundreds of thousands of U.S. federal government employees return to their offices.Inc. - Mar. 16 -
Guatemala steps up patrols along border as US extends border security goals south
As the United States government works to effectively extend its border security objectives south into Central America, countries like Guatemala have come under renewed scrutiny and pressure to step ...ABC News - Mar. 13 -
Judge rules against Musk and ‘Doge’, finding USAid shutdown ‘likely violated’ constitution – US politics live
Federal judge orders halt on any work to shut down USAid and tells Musk’s so-called Department for government efficiency to reinstate workers’ email access. Donald Trump has called for the ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Trump administration briefing: Democrats divided as funding bill passes; president rails against justice department
Democrats dismayed after some help Republicans avert government shutdown; Trump vents about prosecutions while taking DoJ victory lap – key US politics stories from Friday at a glance. The US ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
F1 teams face tougher tests to stop flexible rear wings which could give an advantage
Formula 1's governing body will use stricter tests starting at this week's Chinese Grand Prix to stop teams using rear wings which could potentially bend at speed to give a pace advantage. The FIA ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
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 -
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 - Mar. 13 -
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 - Mar. 14 -
Will trimming the federal workforce make a dent in government bloat?
The U.S. federal government employs roughly 2.4 million people, across over 400 agencies, not including postal workers and active-duty military personnel.CNBC - 1h -
Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System
The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Eggings, swastikas and dog poop: Tesla bears brunt of people’s ire against Musk
In response to the billionaire’s scorched-earth raids on US government agencies, Tesla chargers and showrooms are being targeted. In the early morning hours of Donald Trump’s inauguration day, a ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters
Serbian officials are denying that security forces illegally used a military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare protesters at a huge anti-government rallyABC News - Mar. 16 -
Congress must save the good journalists at VOA
President Trump's sudden decision to shut down US government-funded entities such as the Voice of America is understandable, but it is crushing for a number of journalists there who have not ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Trump officials shared military plans on a private app — 10 years after Clinton email controversy
Trump and his allies repeatedly went after Hillary Clinton for not using proper government channels to send messages containing classified material.NBC News - 1d -
War plans group chat raises questions about Signal, cybersecurity
Top Trump administration national security officials' use of the messaging app Signal is raising new questions about the platform and how the administration is transmitting sensitive government ...The Hill - 15h -
Trump admin live updates: Security adviser deflects blame over Signal group chat
Earlier Tuesday, Trump was asked about the continued use of Signal among government offices and if things would change, and the president said he would look into it.ABC News - 1h -
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 - Mar. 12 -
Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, and nine other members of the Democratic caucus joined the G.O.P. in voting to advance a bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Government releases latest batch of JFK assassination documents
More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, the federal government on Tuesday began releasing what could be the final trove of documents delving into the ...NBC News - Mar. 18 -
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 - Mar. 12 -
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 - Mar. 13 -
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 - Mar. 15 -
Michael Lewis shines a light on public servants in "Who Is Government?"
Bestselling author Michael Lewis explores the unseen world of government employees in "Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service." The collection of essays, written by Lewis and six ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
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