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Federal judge pauses NIH research cuts nationwide
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce "indirect” research payments to universities, medical ...The Hill - 1h -
$500 million in food at spoilage risk after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.CBS News - 2h -
Trump threatens Hamas over hostage pause in fragile ceasefire
President Trump said Palestinians would not be allowed back into Gaza under his proposal for the area, while Hamas has paused the release of Israeli hostages. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist reports on ...NBC News - 5h -
Trump signs order pausing enforcement of foreign bribery ban
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.CNBC - 19h -
Game Pass Subscribers Can Grab South Of Midnight’s Premium Upgrade, And Early Access, At A Steep Discount
Xbox is offering South of Midnight ’s premium edition upgrade, which includes early access and a range of other extras, at a discount for Game Pass subscribers, though there’s a small catch. The ...GameSpot - 2h -
Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.The New York Times - 5h -
Trump pauses enforcement of foreign bribery ban
President Trump has signed an executive order to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop enforcing a law that prevents bribery towards foreign government officials. The order, signed on ...The Hill - 5h -
Judge says he will continue to pause Trump's federal buyout offer
A federal judge says he will continue to pause the Trump administration's federal employee buyout offer until he issues a ruling on a preliminary injunction.ABC News - 7h -
FirstFT: Trump orders pause on enforcing ban against bribing foreign officials
Also in today’s newsletter, Deloitte US staff ordered to drop gender pronouns, pros and cons of giving children weight-loss drugsFinancial Times - 8h -
Judge pauses steep Trump cuts to medical research funding for now
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from implementing cuts to medical research grants under the Trump administration after 22 states sued to halt the process. ...CBS News - 18h -
Tariff hawks eager to see de minimis rule shuttered after Trump pause
President Trump pumped the brakes last week on a pledge to shut down an import tax exemption for cheap consumer goods from China, his latest last-second swerve in a global game of chicken playing ...The Hill - 20h -
Judge Keeps Pause on Trump’s Deferred Resignation Program for Federal Workers
A federal judge in Massachusetts said the program would continue to be on hold until he issued a ruling. The government had set a new deadline of Monday night for workers to sign up.The New York Times - 20h -
Hegseth orders pause on gender-affirming care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.ABC News - 22h -
Pentagon to ban trans people from joining military, pauses gender-transition procedures
The U.S. military will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members, ...NBC News - 22h -
Judge weighs extending pause on Trump's "deferred resignations" for feds
The Trump administration has offered more than 2 million federal workers the option of resigning their positions and retaining full pay and benefits until Sept. 30.CBS News - 23h -
Veterans at State Department dispirited after DEI crackdown puts affinity group on pause
Since 2014, military veterans employed by the State Department have found kinship in a volunteer resource group known as Veterans@State.NBC News - 23h -
Groups Sue Over Trump’s Pause on Refugee Admissions
The lawsuit by advocacy organizations aims to bring back the resettlement of refugees in the United States after President Trump halted the program.The New York Times - 23h -
With Chiefs' Super Bowl thrashing, the GOAT debate between Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady is paused
With the quarterback widely considered the greatest of all-time watching from the Fox broadcast booth Sunday, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes had the opportunity to accomplish a feat not even Tom ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies. Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s newly installed acting head of the US Consumer ...The Guardian - 2d -
Why 49ers trading Deebo would come at steep salary cap cost
Matt Maiocco breaks down how the San Francisco 49ers trading wide receiver Deebo Samuel this offseason would impact the team's salary cap situation.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Trump pauses tariffs on low-cost parcels in US-China trade reprieve
Repeal of ‘de minimis’ exemption had sparked turmoil at US customs and postal service as shipments piled upFinancial Times - 3d -
Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave and recall nearly all agency workers abroad. He also temporarily reinstated 500 workers already on leave.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China
President Donald Trump has paused the imposition of tariffs on small-value packages arriving from ChinaABC News - 3d -
Judge pauses Trump’s efforts to put thousands of USAID workers on leave
The agency earlier told staff only several hundred employees would remain as the administration cuts foreign aidFinancial Times - 3d -
Judge pauses Trump plan to put USAID staff on leave
Judge Carl Nichols said he would be entering a "very limited" temporary restraining order directed at the 2,200 at-risk USAID workers.CNBC - 3d -
Trump hits pause on blocking a trade loophole. Temu parent’s stock gains.
The U.S.-listed shares of Temu parent PDD Holdings finished higher Friday after the Trump administration pulled back on its effort to close a so-called de minimis exemption that lets shipments ...MarketWatch - 3d -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - 3d -
Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
The central bank is grappling with how quickly to lower interest rates after pausing cuts last month.The New York Times - 4d -
Lindsey Vonn hit pause on her life to 'set a new standard of what’s possible' back on the ski slopes
She helped Salt Lake City secure hosting rights for the 2034 Winter Olympics and designed her own skiwear and goggles linesABC News - 4d -
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”Wired - 5d