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Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right
The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.The New York Times - 6d -
Austrian centrist parties reach deal to govern without far right
Austria’s three main centrist parties in parliament reached a deal to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party that won the last parliamentary election five months ago.NBC News - 6d -
Potential government shutdown if Congress doesn't reach budget plan
There may be a government shutdown if both chambers of Congress can't reach a deal on funding the government. This comes after the House narrowly passed House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget ...CBS News - 5d -
Council pension ‘pools’ in England and Wales reject government push to merge
Investment vehicles tell ministers continuing to operate independently will deliver best value for 6.7mn membersFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules
President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.NBC News - 4d -
Americans say Trump changing how government works, but divide on workforce cuts
Ukraine also brings divisions; Trump's immigration efforts rate well, but many look for more inflation focus.CBS News - 3d -
Greek PM vows to upgrade railways as government faces confidence vote
Kyriakos Mitsotakis says protests over train disaster emphasise the need for ‘safe and modern’ transport system . The Greek prime minister has vowed to upgrade the country’s railways as his ...The Guardian - 3d -
Myanmar's head of military government travels to ally Russia for talks with Putin
The head of Myanmar’s military government is traveling to Russia, a major ally of the Southeast Asian nation shunned by much of the West for overthrowing a democratically elected government and ...ABC News - 3d -
‘We had all this energy’: the landmark gathering of women that unnerved the Chinese government
In 1995, 30,000 women from all over the world gathered near Beijing for what became a seminal moment in the women’s rights movement. Some of those who were there reflect on what has been achieved ...The Guardian - 3d -
Bipartisan congressional duo encourages governors to ban DeepSeek on government devices
Growing concerns around the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have led a pair of congressional lawmakers to encourage governors around the country to ban the app on government devices.NBC News - 3d -
Jeffries accuses Republicans of walking away from government funding talks
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) late Sunday accused Republicans of walking away from government funding talks ahead of a looming shutdown deadline. “The top Democrat on the ...The Hill - 2d -
Supreme Court to weigh Mexican government's suit against U.S. gunmakers
The Supreme Court is set to consider the Mexican government's effort to hold U.S. gun companies accountable for violence involving trafficked firearms.CBS News - 2d -
Senate negotiators look at dueling options to avert government shutdown
Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the Senate turn to two possibilities for stopgap spending bills. Senate ...The Hill - 2d -
Elon Musk Says Government Needs Innovation. His Former Employees Disagree
Some who saw Musk move fast and break Twitter are worried about what he’s doing to the government.Inc. - 2d -
Red states reject data, force office mandates on government workers
Several Republican-led states and lawmakers have been pushing for mandatory in-office work for government employees, despite evidence showing that remote work can be as effective as or even more ...The Hill - 1d -
Myanmar's head of military government in Russia for cooperation talks with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces the isolation from the WestABC News - 1d -
Alina Habba suggests some veterans 'not fit' for government jobs
White House counselor Alina Habba on Tuesday suggested some veterans are perhaps “not fit” for government jobs. “As you know, we care about veterans tremendously. I mean, that's something the ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration quietly amends government lay-offs directive
Change comes after thousands of workers were fired, causing chaos across the USFinancial Times - 1d -
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.The New York Times - 1d -
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.Wired - 1d -
Slovak president swears in a new minister in a reshuffle to stabilize the government
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has sworn in the new minister of tourism and sports in a reshuffle to stabilize the governmentABC News - 22h -
DOJ charges Chinese hackers, government officials in campaign targeting US agencies
The U.S. government has charged 10 Chinese hackers-for-hire and two of the country's security officials in a scheme to steal data from American entities and dissidents of the Chinese government, ...The Hill - 16h -
House GOP pursues stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown
House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.CBS News - 13h -
Here's a Map of the For-Sale Government Properties the GSA Pulled From Its Website
The General Services Administration plans to sell hundreds of government buildings, including FBI headquarters. Use our interactive tools to see where they are—and the congressional districts ...Wired - 11h -
GOP plows forward with government funding plan despite Democratic opposition
House Republicans are pressing on with plans for a clean six-month stopgap to keep the government funded beyond next week’s shutdown deadline in the face of staunch resistance from Democrats. ...The Hill - 9h -
U.S. charges Chinese hackers and government officials in broad cybercrime campaign
Twelve Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with global cybercrime campaigns targeting dissidents, news organizations, U.S. agencies and universities, the Justice Department said.NBC News - 24m -
US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office
Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel. The US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.Wired - Feb. 25 -
Fired Yosemite workers say upside-down U.S. flag was a call to protect public lands
Laid-off employees who hung a U.S. flag upside-down at Yosemite National Park say the action was a call to protect the nation's public lands.NBC News - Feb. 25 -
Georgia House keeps hate crimes protection as it seeks to restrict transgender sports participation
Georgia’s state House has backed away from changes to the state’s hate crimes law that could have removed protections for crimes against transgender peopleABC News - 6d -
Israel's military failed to protect civilians, first report on 7 October attack says
The report says the military "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians" during Hamas's attack.BBC News - 6d -
Iowa gives final approval to a bill to remove gender identity protections despite massive protests
The bill — the first legislative action in the country to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity — heads to Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.NBC News - 6d -
Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests
A bill that would strip gender identity protections from Iowa’s civil rights code has received final legislative approval and now goes to the governorABC News - 6d -
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House Democrats join legal fight against Trump's efforts to dismantle consumer protection agency
House Democratic leaders are getting directly involved in one of the legal battles against the Trump administration, filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to block the dismantling ...NBC News - 5d -
Trump: Iowa should pass measure removing protections for transgender people 'as fast as possible'
President Trump is urging Iowa to finalize legislation that would remove protections for transgender people, following the lead of his executive order.The Hill - 5d -
DOGE plans to wind down consumer protection agency and fire nearly all staff, employees say
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Trump-appointed leadership plans to fire nearly all its 1,700 employees while “winding down” the agency, according to testimony from employees.NBC News - 5d -
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Berkshire, Rocket Cos. units
The moves are the latest sign of the abrupt shift at the agency since acting CFPB director Russell Vought took over this monthCNBC - 5d
