Passes Spending Bill

Republicans join bill to protect workers after DOGE firings

Politico - 2d

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 - 1d

House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash

High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...

The Guardian - 1d

Rising mental ill health behind higher welfare bill, report says

The government is identifying cuts to the welfare budget ahead of the Spring Statement, with the PM working to rally MPs to support the move.

BBC News - 22h

Shutdown fight moves to Senate as Democrats weigh support for bill

Senate Democrats are considering the path forward after the House narrowly approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.

CBS News - 21h

Nebraska lawmakers advance bill allowing parental notification for school library checkouts

Nebraska may soon require public schools to inform parents about the books their children check out from libraries if they want to monitor their reading materials, with a vote expected soon.

The Hill - 16h

Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat

Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era.

The New York Times - 17h

MPs scrap judge sign-off in assisted dying bill

Activists suggest replacing judges with a three-person panel featuring a senior legal figure.

BBC News - 13h

Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender

House Democrats say they won't vote for the House GOP's spending plan. Democrats across the Capitol aren't so sure.

Politico - 6d

Despite Rising Inflation, Restaurants Are Having a Big Winter

January and February are usually the doldrums for dining, but Americans have been eating out, and spending, with gusto.

The New York Times - 5d

No European defence without Germany

The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need strategy as well as spending

Financial Times - 4d

America needs a serious opposition

Democrats should spend less time on gimmicks and more on communicating what they actually stand for

Financial Times - 3d

Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence

Financial Times - 2d

2025 NFL free agency: Packers signing Nate Hobbs to four-year, $48 million deal, per report

Green Bay spends to strengthen its secondary for the second year in a row under defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley

CBS Sports - 2d

Free agent S Camryn Bynum to sign a 4-year, $60 million deal with the Colts

The Colts haven't been a team known to spend big on free agency in recent years, so this is a bit out of character for them.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

CBS News - 1d

Nvidia’s stock has been ‘brutalized.’ Here’s the big disconnect.

Investors appear worried about the health of AI spending. But big AI customers don’t seem hesitant, an analyst notes.

MarketWatch - 1d

American travelers are booking fewer domestic flights in another warning sign for the economy

Americans’ spending worries and shortcomings are translating into turbulence for major airlines, and coming at a time where recession fears are growing.

MarketWatch - 21h

Brett Favre suggests Aaron Rodgers should sign with Vikings: 'They're loaded at pretty much every position'

Favre spent most of his career with the Packers before spending his final two seasons with the Vikings

CBS Sports - 21h

German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.

The New York Times - 21h

UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds

Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts

Financial Times - 17h

Naples residents camp outdoors after overnight quake

Many people in and around the Italian city spend the night on the streets and in their cars, fearing aftershocks.

BBC News - 2h

With Medicaid cuts looming, misinformation about immigrants, especially Latinos, spreads

As Republican lawmakers move to cut Medicaid spending, misinformation about immigrants, especially about Latinos, is spreading on social media.

NBC News - 3h

Crusader Kings 3 Gets Genghis Khan-Inspired Expansion

Paradox Interactive has launched its Chapter 4 expansion pass for Crusader Kings 3 on PC , the core content being the new Genghis Khan-inspired Khans of the Steppe expansion. The pass also ...

GameSpot - 19h

5 secrets to living a long, happy life with no regrets from 100-year-old sisters: 'I don’t think of anything as ordinary—everything is a miracle'

Shirley Hodes, 108, and Ruth Sweedler, 105, called "the oldest living pair of sisters in the USA," passed away this winter. They set an example for how to live well.

CNBC - 2d