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Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put Republicans on the spot.The New York Times - 5d -
Democrats vow hardball in shutdown fight: ‘I’m not a cheap date’
House Democrats are vowing to play hardball in the partisan battle over government spending, driving to extract steep concessions from Republicans who will need bipartisan buy-in to prevent a ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Republicans skeptical of major gains on Trump orders in shutdown fight
Some Republicans are looking to the next fiscal year to try to codify President Trump’s orders to cut federal spending as a divided Congress barrels toward a shutdown deadline. Trump voiced ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight
Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent ...The Hill - 3d -
The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid.Wired - Feb. 8 -
Trump’s tariffs wars and aid shutdowns are foolish and immoral
All of this madness will lead to increased famine, disease, suffering and economic instability, while handing geopolitical influence to China and Russia.The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Congress closing in on shutdown deadline with no clear plan
Congress is struggling to strike a deal to keep the government funded as a looming deadline to prevent a shutdown next month gets closer. Lawmakers are less than a month away from a mid-March date ...The Hill - 2d -
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices
A systemwide outage of state government computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hoursABC News - Feb. 6 -
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Schumer warns of 'Trump shutdown,' lays out 4-pronged plan for Democrats
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown” and reminded fellow senators that Democrats have the power to make or ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Republicans ‘don’t have the competence’ to avoid a government shutdown, says House Dem
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) joins Meet the Press Now to discuss President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government as Democrats weigh their options to push back against his agenda in ...NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Democrats step up talk about using shutdown as leverage against Trump
Democrats in Congress are growing louder with threats to force a shutdown in March to put the brakes on President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to overhaul the federal government by freezing ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Watch live: House Democrats speak as shutdown threat widens
House Democratic leaders are set to speak Tuesday morning as their Republican colleagues appear divided on passing President Trump's legislative agenda ahead of the March 14 shutdown deadline. ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
The CFPB’s Headquarters Shutdown Came Swiftly, Under a Veil of Secrecy
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, used a take-no-prisoners approach in shuttering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Inc. - Feb. 11 -
Educators sound alarm on programs tangled up in Education Department shutdown
If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.ABC News - 6d -
Democrats in Congress see potential shutdown as leverage to counter Trump
Republicans will need Democrats’ help to pass funding bill by 14 March as hard-right lawmakers push to cut costs. With the US federal government expected to shut down in one month unless ...The Guardian - 5d -
Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump's USAID shutdown
Senate Democrats are split over how to push back against President Trump’s attempts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an embattled front line in the larger fight ...The Hill - 4d -
The fight for control of the Arctic
Donald Trump’s bluster about taking control of Greenland is the latest sign that a new geopolitical and commercial power struggle is taking shape: one that involves Russia, China and the USFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
What to know about New York's poultry market shutdowns amid bird flu concerns
New York has announced a temporary shutdown of all live poultry markets as the state attempts to contain the bird flu outbreak. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Foreign service worker says pregnant wife faces 'life-threatening' complications amid USAID shutdown
A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife allegedly was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed an affidavit in federal court against the Trump administration, ...NBC News - 2d -
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan, Leaving Hundreds Dead
The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Where the fight over USAID's future stands
The future of the government's foreign assistance agency hangs in the balance after a federal judge temporarily paused the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of employees on leave ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Gatland vows to fight on as Wales head coach
Wales slump to their 14th consecutive defeat with the latest loss to Italy in Rome.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
Paul rips 'money-hungry' Canelo for nixing fight
Jake Paul took to social media to blast Canelo Alvarez, calling him a "money-hungry squirrel" who "ducked" a fight with him to sign a lucrative deal with Riyadh Season.ESPN - Feb. 8 -
Boxer Cooney dies after title fight defeat
Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8 -
What to know about the fight over 'debanking'
“Debanking” has become an increasingly popular talking point for Republicans in recent weeks, as they take aim at Biden-era regulators who they accuse of boxing conservatives and cryptocurrency ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Fight
Plus, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl show.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Cities harness nature in the fight against flooding
Record rainfall and rising sea levels are prompting fresh thinking on urban protection measuresFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
N.H. teens to fight Trump order on trans athletes
A 15-year-old soccer player and 14-year-old tennis player who are challenging New Hampshire's ban on transgender athletes on girls' sports teams will now fight President Trump's executive order ...ESPN - Feb. 12 -
The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
How Trump can fight for animals worldwide
As Trump navigates his second stint in the Oval Office, he has an opportunity to once again put the humane treatment of animals at the center of the national conversation.The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Dean Phillips: Democrats 'pathetically' fighting DOGE 'steamroller'
Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) — a moderate Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for the party’s presidential nomination in 2024 — sharply criticized his former party colleagues for the way they ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
6 Takeaways About the Fight for Rupert Murdoch’s Empire
Here are the main revelations about the battle for control from a secret Nevada trial.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
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Trump says Putin 'wants to stop fighting' in Ukraine
President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin “wants to stop fighting” and shot down a suggestion that Putin’s ambitions could extend beyond Ukraine’s borders. “I think he wants to stop ...The Hill - 3d
