Capitol agenda: Johnson's next battles

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Capitol agenda: Johnson's budget dare, RFK Jr. confirmation vote

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Capitol agenda: Budget resolutions moving, DOGE hearing

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Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to "do its work" on Trump agenda

House Republicans met for several hours with Trump Thursday, after GOP senators planned move forward with their own plan to enact Trump's priorities.
CBS News - Feb. 6
Republicans eye dueling budget votes next week as Mike Johnson faces pressure to act

House Speaker Mike Johnson is eying a committee vote next week to kickstart a massive multi-trillion-dollar package to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
NBC News - Feb. 7
How Jerome Powell testified on Capitol Hill

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and was grilled about Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing the personal information of ...
CBS News - 4d
Inflation is back on the agenda

Plus markets and the constitutional order
Financial Times - 2d
The battle for Arctic supremacy

Melting ice will create new challenges and opportunities in an emerging global contest for dominance
Financial Times - Feb. 8
Italy and Wales in battle of respect in Rome

Wales aim to end a 13-Test losing run while Italy feel they are not shown enough respect by other rugby nations.
BBC News - Feb. 7
Johnson wins gold at Alpine worlds; Vonn 15th

American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships Saturday.
ESPN - Feb. 8
Johnson wins world downhill title after ban

American Breezy Johnson wins the women's downhill title at the World Ski Championships after returning from a 14-month ban.
Yahoo Sports - 6d
Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint

The rough plan would cut less spending than hard-liners want while also scaling back potential tax cuts.
Politico - 4d
Speaker Johnson bullish on budget blueprint's prospects

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Trump's sweeping agenda is hitting legal roadblocks

The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump's efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government.
NBC News - Feb. 8
Democratic governors step forward to set the party's agenda

As President Donald Trump’s second administration takes shape in Washington, Democratic governors across the country are laying out their own plans for the year, with some using high-profile ...
NBC News - Feb. 8
India needs an ambitious agenda for higher growth

Economic liberalisation will help unlock the country’s vast potential
Financial Times - 6d
House Republicans unveil blueprint to advance Trump's agenda

House Republicans on Wednesday released a blueprint they intend to use to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda, breaking through an impasse that had stymied the conference for days. The ...
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The Fringe Cause That Could Derail the Republican Agenda

Will these strategies do to Trump’s presidency what they did to Biden’s?
The New York Times - 2d
Sudanese military reports sweeping gains in battle for capital

Army making rapid advances across the country and closing in on RSF-held Republican Palace in Khartoum. Sudan’s brutal civil war appears to be approaching a decisive phase as the country’s military ...
The Guardian - Feb. 7
Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer’s battle of weaknesses

Muddled purposes push main parties down in polls, with Tory leader’s biggest challenge being the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 4d
USAID workers battle Trump administration in court

Trump administration officials are accusing USAID workers of insubordination, according to recent legal filings. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
CBS News - 3d
Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war
Financial Times - 2d
Inside the Elon Musk-Jim Jordan ‘mind meld’ shaking up Capitol Hill

Musk has a White House office and growing pull across federal agencies. Now he's burrowed into the House Judiciary Committee.
Politico - Feb. 5
Video evidence of January 6 Capitol attack missing from US government website

Press organization submitted legal filing about missing video related to case against Glen Simon. Attorneys representing a collection of news organizations said in a legal filing submitted on ...
The Guardian - 3d
Breezy Johnson wins World Championships downhill, joins American legends

Breezy Johnson, who missed all of last season, became the fourth U.S. woman to win a world downhill title.
Yahoo Sports - Feb. 8
US skier Breezy Johnson wins shock downhill gold at world championships

American wins surprise gold medal after 14-month ban Lindsey Vonn finishes in 15th place in comeback at age 40 Her top speed of 86mph (138.51kph) was among the fastest ever recorded by a woman ...
The Guardian - Feb. 8
Johnson scores 22, Montana defeats Northern Arizona 83-80

Led by Kai Johnson's 22 points, the Montana Grizzlies defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 83-80
ABC News - 6d
Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Monday he thinks the courts should let the Trump administration and Congress do their work as they continue their efforts to reshape the federal government. ...
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Shiffrin and Johnson win gold in team combined at Alpine skiing world championships

Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson have won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships
ABC News - 4d
Dustin Johnson, TaylorMade part ways after 18 years

For the first time since he turned pro in 2007, the 40-year-old Johnson is an equipment free agent.
Yahoo Sports - 4d
Speaker Johnson on timeline for budget plan as Senate Republicans move on own proposal

House Speaker Mike Johnson says a blueprint for his budget package can be expected Thursday, but Senate Republicans are working on their proposal that may put members of the same party at odds. CBS ...
CBS News - 4d
Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan

Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.
The New York Times - 3d
Johnson leaves door open to full-year funding stopgap

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) didn’t rule out a full-year stopgap to keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year, as lawmakers struggle to strike a bipartisan deal. Pressed by ...
The Hill - 2d
Johnson says Aaron Rodgers embodied Jets as team and QB part ways

Quarterback played two injury-hit seasons with Jets Team left with question mark at quarterback The New York Jets ’ brief and unhappy Aaron Rodgers era is over after the team told him they ...
The Guardian - 2d
Sweeping safety-net cuts have GOP centrists questioning Johnson’s budget

Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.
Politico - 1d
Johnson leads Texas against No. 15 Kentucky after 24-point showing

Texas hosts the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats after Tre Johnson scored 24 points in Texas' 103-80 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide
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