GOP stopgap holdouts will 'get on board,' Johnson says

Johnson dismisses concerns, says it's ‘absurd’ that GOP supports Putin

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attempted to dismiss concerns after President Trump’s fiery meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, noting it would be “absurd” for Republicans to stand ...

The Hill - 2d

Johnson says GOP lawmakers shouldn't hold in-person town halls

House Republican leadership is encouraging lawmakers to stop holding in-person town halls. That's because constituents, including Democrats, have been protesting DOGE cuts. Republican Rep. Andy ...

CBS News - 34m

Top GOP negotiator warns stopgap becoming more likely to avert shutdown

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Monday that negotiators are still trading offers as both sides seek a compromise to keep the government funded into autumn — but he cautioned a ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Trump on 'clean' stopgap funding measure: 'Let's get it done!'

President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind advancing a "clean" stopgap funding measure, urging Congress to move his legislative agenda forward with a continuing resolution. "As usual, ...

The Hill - 4d

Live updates: House Republicans adopts budget after Trump whips GOP holdouts

House Republican leadership is working to pass a budget resolution on Tuesday to pave the way for President Trump's agenda, but opposition has emerged from all sides of the conference.

The Hill - 6d

Rep. Dusty Johnson defends GOP budget plan

The House GOP budget plan includes trillions of dollars in spending cuts and recommendations for significant cuts to Medicaid. It directs the committee that oversees the program to look for $880 ...

CBS News - 6d

Halo: Flashpoint Board Game Gets 25% Discount At Amazon

Halo: Flashpoint Spartan Edition $118 (was $125) | Wave 2 Releases February ...

GameSpot - Feb. 25

Johnson says Putin ‘not to be trusted,’ ‘dangerous’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not to be trusted,” as well as “dangerous.” "What is your view of Vladimir Putin?" CNN's Dana Bash asked ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump called Republicans to get their vote for Johnson's budget plan

President Trump called some Republican lawmakers to sway them to vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget plan, as the congressional leader struggled to get the necessary numbers. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 6d

Mike Johnson says Elon Musk 'cracked the code' on federal bureaucracy

President Donald Trump is set to receive French President Emmanuel Macron today, the first European leader to be welcomed to the White House by Trump since the beginning of his second term.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Jeffries says Johnson's budget plan could lead to big Medicaid cuts

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget proposal would lead to Medicaid cuts. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be 'clean,' without DOGE cuts

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides ...

The Hill - 5d

Johnson says approach to IRA repeal will be 'between a scalpel and a sledgehammer'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) indicated this week that his approach to repealing the Democrats’ climate, tax, infrastructure and health care bill will be neither delicate and precise nor a total ...

The Hill - 5d

U.S. ‘not abandoning Ukraine’ despite Trump-Zelenskyy clash, Speaker Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tells Meet the Press that the United States remains committed to its allies despite President Trump’s heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian President ...

NBC News - 2d

Judge Says Trump Can’t Fire Chair of Federal Workers Board Without Cause

Cathy Harris had sued to block her dismissal from the panel that handles government employee disputes. Employees swept up in the Trump administration’s mass firings have appealed to the board.

The New York Times - 2h

DOGE need to be more 'targeted' and 'thoughtful' with cuts, says GOP lawmaker

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how House Republicans plan on passing a budget resolution containing President Trump’s tax and spending priorities.

NBC News - Feb. 24

GOP lawmaker says Ukraine mineral deal 'will be signed in short order'

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is confident that the mineral deal between the U.S. and Ukraine will be signed in short order, despite the confrontational meeting between President Trump, Vice President ...

The Hill - 1d

Caleb Williams kept messaging Ben Johnson during Super Bowl 59, Bears coach says

Johnson says the 2024 No. 1 overall pick is 'hungry' as they begin working together

CBS Sports - 6d

Ben Johnson says he would pawn his family jewels for 10 Bears Super Bowls

Johnson already has three kids, so his focus is now on a Lombardi Trophy

CBS Sports - 6d

Speaker Johnson says ‘someone else needs to lead’ Ukraine if Zelenskyy doesn’t ‘come to his senses’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Meet the Press says Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead ...

NBC News - 2d

Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy may have to resign after fiery Oval Office meeting

Speaker Johnson on Sunday said that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy may need to resign for Ukraine to continue pursuing a U.S. negotiated peace deal

NBC News - 2d

IRS employee says getting fired over performance was an insult

Thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees are out of a job as the Trump administration cuts the size of its workforce. CBS News reporter Kati Weis spoke with one of those employees.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Millions of Avast antivirus software customers to get refund, FTC says

Millions of customers who bought Avast's antivirus tool may be eligible for a refund, regulators say.

CBS News - Feb. 24

UK firms must ‘get on with’ investing abroad, says City of London mayor

Alastair King says companies need to take more risks doing business overseas

Financial Times - Feb. 25

GOP senator says he wouldn’t change Constitution for third Trump term unless Americans ‘chose to’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tells Kristen Welker he believes that calls from Trump allies to extend President Trump’s time in office are “a joke.”

NBC News - Feb. 23

Rep. Spartz says she will vote no on GOP budget resolution if ‘language doesn’t change’

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) explains why she plans to vote no on Speaker Mike Johnson’s budget resolution. Rep. Spartz also weighed in on whether Congress will be able to fund the government as ...

NBC News - Feb. 25

Fix to doctors’ payment cuts under Medicare in play for stopgap funding measure

Politico - 21h

DeLauro rejects one-year stopgap spending bill backed by Republicans: ‘Nonstarter’

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee is rejecting the idea of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government at current levels through the remainder of the fiscal year. That ...

The Hill - 5h

In shift, hardline conservatives signal openness to stopgap to avert shutdown

Hardline House conservatives are signaling an openness to supporting a continuing resolution to keep the government open later this month — a notable shift from their usual stance against stopgaps ...

The Hill - 58m

I am a tweakment holdout. When will wrinkles, bad teeth and big pores be back in fashion?

Celebrities are now injecting salmon sperm into their faces, while gen Z buys into ‘prejuvenation’. But I’m hopeful the tide may soon turn. Totally neutral question, no right or wrong answer: how ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Mike Johnson’s moment of truth

He's pushed for "one big, beautiful bill" for weeks. Now the speaker has to deliver.

Politico - Feb. 24

Russia is relying so heavily on North Korea that it's getting 50% of its ammo from Pyongyang, Ukraine's spy chief says

Yahoo News - Feb. 25

Melinda French Gates Says This Is the 1 Trait Highly Productive People Often Get Wrong

Too many leaders are getting too little sleep.

Inc. - 5d

Demi Moore Gets Best Actress Nomination (Finally!) for a Role That Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

At 62, she believed a big award ‘wasn’t something that I was allowed to have.’ When is it time to let go of your notion of success?

Inc. - 2d

Meta’s ‘free speech’ revamp divides oversight board

Independent body searches for ways to hold social media group to account over content moderation and hate speech changes

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Will Johnson's budget plan pass in the House?

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the lower chamber is very close to having enough votes to pass the budget plan that President Trump endorsed. CBS News' Taurean Small has more.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Report: Former Germany player Özil joins Erdogan's party board

Yahoo News - Feb. 23

Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits

Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Case surge from fired federal workers jams federal board

A CBS News review of records of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board shows it has experienced a surge in new cases amid the torrent of layoffs by the Trump administration.

CBS News - 6d

GOP stopgap holdouts will 'get on board,' Johnson says

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