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White House reacts to federal funding memo reversal
President Trump's White House is commenting on a decision to rescind the memo calling for a freeze in some federal funding after a court ruled to block the action. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station
Nasa says Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are not stranded and will return to Earth by end of March. Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring back two astronauts “stranded” in space, ...The Guardian - Jan. 29 -
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Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Democrats Find a Voice in Opposition to Trump’s Funding Halt
In their first unified opposition to President Trump, Democrats across the ideological spectrum accused him of preying on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens by denying them government aid.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
EPA halts fund disbursement under OMB memo
Presented by American Petroleum Institute — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Judge temporarily halts Trump's federal funding freeze
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted President Trump's federal funding freeze on Tuesday to allow further litigation. Nancy Cook, senior national political correspondent for ...CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Trump's funding freeze creates widespread confusion
The Trump administration's abrupt freeze on nearly all federal grants and loans has created widespread confusion.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s Funding Freeze
Plus, renovations at the Louvre.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
Backlash in Congress over Trump's federal funding memo
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacted to President Trump's memo calling for a pause in federal funding for certain programs. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Lawmakers react to Trump ordering federal funding freeze
President Trump's memo calling for a freeze on federal funding for all public loans, grants and other aid is getting sharp criticism from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
White House defends dramatic federal funding freeze
The administration declined to say when the pause would lift.Politico - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration targets thousands of programs in funding freeze
A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget reveals the potential scope of the Trump administration's plans to freeze federal funding.Politico - Jan. 28 -
Computer-driven hedge funds surged during the DeepSeek turmoil. Human-driven funds fizzled.
So-called systematic hedge funds — technology-driven funds that use machines to make investment decisions — had a very profitable Monday as the market suffered from the turmoil from the launch of ...MarketWatch - Jan. 28 -
Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects
Abrupt order has done ‘serious damage’, say experts, with supply chains halted, HIV clinics struggling to source drugs and refugee camps facing loss of vital services. Clinics in Uganda are ...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
Fears for hundreds of uni jobs due to funding gap
Meetings are being held amid concern that hundreds of jobs are under threat at Cardiff University.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave
The action targeted senior leadership across the agency, including top lawyers, three sources told NBC News.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
The waning of active funds is drying up the IPO market
The natural buyers of new equity have suffered relentless outflowsFinancial Times - Jan. 25 -
Trump bans funding for groups that aid abortion overseas
President Trump signed an order reinstating what's known as the Mexico City Policy. Critics say it will cut funding essential for health care in developing nations.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Trump signs actions curtailing federal funding for abortion
President Trump on Friday took a pair of actions to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of the Biden administration's efforts to increase access to the procedure. Trump ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Migrants Left Stranded After Trump Cancels Asylum Claims at Border
Thousands of migrants are now in limbo at the U.S.-Mexico border after President Trump shut down the main legal channel for asylum seekers to enter the country. Many had waited months for ...The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Mexico Rushes to Help Stranded Migrants After Trump Shuts Down the CBP One App
The Mexico Embraces You program provides 2,000 pesos for deported migrants who cannot afford to return home.Wired - Jan. 22 -
Death Stranding 2 Crosses New Development Milestone As Deadpool Actor Finishes Scenes
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach remains in development and has crossed a milestone. Hideo Kojima has announced that Deadpool actor Shioli Kutsuna, who plays Yukio in the Marvel series, has ...GameSpot - Jan. 22 -
The Laken Riley Act is a good start, but it needs funding
Congress to provide the government with the funds it needs to enforce the mandatory detention provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act.The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Eternal Strands, Sniper Elite: Resistance, And More Come To Game Pass In January
Microsoft saved its biggest guns for the second half of January, but Game Pass subscribers will probably be very happy. There are multiple day-one releases coming before the end of the month, ...GameSpot - Jan. 21 -
Former Dragon Age Director's Eternal Strands Gets PC Demo, Full Specs Revealed
A PC demo for the action-adventure game Eternal Strands is now available for a limited time. The demo covers the game's "Part 1" and should take between 1-4 hours to complete. Any progress made ...GameSpot - Jan. 21 -
Park Rangers rescue man stranded in steep gully in Death Valley
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park rescued a man stranded on a Mosaic Canyon hike.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Hospital funding announcement next week, BBC told
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said the government planned to rebuild the NHS.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
Independent secures funding from Bill Gates’ foundation
It has given British media group more than $700,000 to fund journalism in ‘under reported’ parts of the worldFinancial Times - Jan. 19 -
Bond funds are offering a ‘double whammy’ for investors
Many of these funds are trading at deep discounts and may have tempting distribution yieldsMarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
Sharia pension funds swell amid returns boost
Funds outperform their default peers over the past decadeFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales
The actor says he is putting everything behind starting Welsh National Theatre.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
Microsoft would like President-elect Donald Trump to make sure that U.S. artificial intelligence policy in the next four years will support its goals.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round
The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.The New York Times - Jan. 8
