Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk

The two big questions looming over the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk

Two big questions are looming over the shutdown fight as Republican lawmakers try to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government.

NBC News - 4d

House funding vote puts Senate Democrats in a bind: From the Politics Desk

Senate Democrats are in a politically precarious position after the House passed a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown.

NBC News - 2d

Trump’s Unpredictable Tariffs Cloud Europe’s Economic Outlook

The mood at a gathering of central bankers, economists and analysts in Europe was somewhat bewildered, as they assessed the unpredictability of trade policy and geopolitics.

The New York Times - 2d

Senate Democrats make their move in the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk

The House’s passage of a Republican stopgap funding bill has put Senate Democrats in a bind: Either back a measure they disapprove of and give up some of the only leverage they will have on major ...

NBC News - 1d

Trump wants to end this GOP maverick’s political career. He’s not too worried.

Rep. Thomas Massie has been through it all before: “It’ll blow over.”

Politico - 2d

Here's what is in the House GOP's plan to avoid a partial government shutdown

Another government shutdown is looming. If there's no deal by Friday, there will be a partial shutdown with major implications from military paychecks to air travel. Over the weekend, House ...

CBS News - 4d

House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash

High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...

The Guardian - 3d

NewsNation’s Leland Vittert blasts House GOP 'bullies' on rhetoric toward transgender member

NewsNation host Leland Vittert admonished a handful of Republican members of Congress over a spate of rhetoric coming from the party toward a transgender member of the House. "Republicans risk ...

The Hill - 3h

Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook

Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.

The New York Times - 4d

Wall Street sell-off amid economic uncertainty, Trump weighs in on looming government shutdown

Wall Street is looking to rebound on Tuesday after recession fears and confusion about President Trump's tariffs caused a market plunge on Monday. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on Capitol Hill ...

CBS News - 3d

Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care First in The Hill Nonprofit launches ad campaign urging GOP to stand up to Musk The digital campaign from progressive ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump Looms Over Greenland’s Election, but Voters Have Other Concerns

President Trump keeps saying he wants to “get” Greenland. On Tuesday, Greenland votes for a new parliament that could shape its future relations with the United States.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The Trump companies accuse Capitol One of having "'woke' beliefs that it needed to distance itself from President Trump and his conservative political views."

CNBC - Mar. 7

Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed

Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...

The Hill - 3d

Republicans worry Trump's tariffs could harm economy

Republican lawmakers are growing alarmed over signs that President Trump’s expanding trade war is hurting the economy, something they’re hearing from constituents at home who are struggling to ...

The Hill - 4d

Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump's second term hit by looming budget showdown

The battle over the budget comes to a head this week as the continuing resolution passed late last year expires Friday. If Congress fails to act before the deadline, the federal government will ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump's economic troubles put Republicans on the defensive

President Donald Trump's full-speed-ahead approach to making radical change has forced his allies to fight from a defensive posture.

NBC News - 1d

Trump administration briefing: Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, ‘Trumpcession’ fears and gutting USAid

From cries of ‘McCarthyism’ over Palestinian activist’s detention to fears over a ‘Trumpcession’ – key US politics stories from Monday at a glance. The Trump administration’s decision to have ...

The Guardian - 3d

WATCH: Nashville Zoo welcomes rare clouded leopard cub

The Nashville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare clouded leopard cub. The as-yet unnamed female cub is two weeks old and measures about 13 inches long from her nose to the tip of her tail.

ABC News - 2d

Americans confront GOP lawmakers over federal job cuts and economy at town halls

Republicans in Congress are facing backlash at town hall events as voters voice concerns over deep federal job cuts and the state of the economy under President Trump and Elon Musk's policies. Some ...

CBS News - 8h

House GOP blocks Democrats from forcing vote on repealing Trump tariffs

House Republicans on Tuesday approved a provision that would prevent Democrats from forcing votes for the remainder of the year on repealing recent tariffs implemented by President Trump. It ...

The Hill - 3d

PlayStation Portal Reportedly Adds PlayStation Classics For Cloud-Streaming Beta

There are apparently over 30 new games available to stream via the cloud on PlayStation Portal without using a PS5--and they're all part of the Classics catalog. A new report states that almost ...

GameSpot - 1d

Oracle shares turn lower as quarterly revenue miss overshadows cloud deals

Oracle Corp. shares fell in after-hours trading Monday, shaking off an initial gain as investors digested the software giant’s disappointing quarterly revenue, much of it from a cloud-services ...

MarketWatch - 3d

Senate GOP frets as Wall Street takes dip over tariffs, talk of recession

Senate Republicans expressed new worries about the economy Monday after Wall Street had one of its worst days in years amid a trade war and remarks from President Trump that did not rule out the ...

The Hill - 3d

Government shutdown looms amid budget showdown in Congress

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Nikole Killion explains.

CBS News - 3d

‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump

Senate Republicans aren’t seeing eye to eye with their colleagues in the House over places to cut spending in order to pay for their extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. GOP members of the Senate ...

The Hill - 28m

Democrats ‘applying maximum hurt’ for ‘political gain’ in government funding fight: GOP lawmaker

President Trump is urging Republicans to support Speaker Mike Johnson’s short-term government funding bill. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the upcoming vote.

NBC News - 3d

House Democrats hold annual retreat under specters of shutdown and Trump

House Democrats are spending three days in Leesburg, Virginia, for their annual retreat to plan their path forward as a partial government shutdown looms and Republicans advance President Trump's ...

CBS News - 22h

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing

The president offers many reasons for imposing tariffs, including revenue, leverage over competitors and job creation. But history suggests a more complex history.

The New York Times - 1d

See photos of Volcano of Fire in Guatemala erupting

The eruption at Volcano of Fire started overnight, spewing a dark cloud of ash. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

CBS News - 4d

Oracle won some big cloud contracts. Here’s why its stock is falling.

Oracle Corp. regaled Wall Street on Monday with talk about the future, enormous demand and some very large cloud-services contracts, but its stock continued a downward trend over concerns about ...

MarketWatch - 2d

How Trump made America’s 2 major political parties irrelevant

Trump has "disappeared" America’s two major political parties.

The Hill - 4d

Canadians drop their politeness in the wake of Trump's tariffs

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods are eroding the inherent politeness of Americans’ northern neighbors and rallying them around their own flag.

NBC News - 6d

Why Trump's rapidly changing economic policies are raising stagflation alarms

If there was one thing President Donald Trump was supposed to represent to many voters, it was the prospect of an upturn in their economic fortunes.

NBC News - 3d

GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday attacked CNN’s coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) spending cuts and accused the network of trying to rally its viewers against ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: 'They always say that'

Trump and his aides warned amid the tariff controversy that Americans could be in store for some temporary economic strain — including higher prices.

CNBC - 4d

Trump continues tariff tumult amid economic uncertainty

President Trump told reporters there could be some economic disturbance amid tweaks to tariffs at the end of a tumultuous week in the markets. NBC News Correspondents Aaron Gilchrist, Brian Cheung ...

NBC News - Mar. 7

Trump on if he's expecting recession this year: 'I hate to predict things like that'

President Trump faced a slew of questions about the economic ripple effects of his tariff policy during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, including whether he worried about a looming ...

The Hill - 5d

Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk

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