Government Funding Deal Very Close As Negotiations Hinge on Trump Power Struggle

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech as governing parties dispute the details

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition

ABC News - Feb. 19

Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they criticize the government

Prosecutors have questioned two Turkish business leaders after they delivered a scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government

ABC News - Feb. 19

DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.

Wired - 6d

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out?

The New York Times - 5d

UnitedHealth now has to fight the government on another front. The stock is sinking.

The stock is having its worst day in five years, even as the company denied any new Justice Department investigation and a Mizuho analyst recommended buying.

MarketWatch - 5d

UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage bombshell exposes $83 billion in government waste

Will Musk and Trump dare to take it on?

MarketWatch - 5d

Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data

Financial Times - 5d

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable. Business live – latest updates Apple has taken the unprecedented step of ...

The Guardian - 5d

Multiple lawsuits challenging DOGE's efforts to cut federal government's size

The Trump administration is facing over 80 lawsuits that are making their way through the legal system. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen breaks down the latest developments.

CBS News - 4d

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

BBC News - 4d

1,000 Bulgarian nationalists protest against government plans to adopt euro currency

Yahoo News - 4d

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis

ABC News - 3d

Amid Regional Diplomatic Furor, Sudan’s Paramilitaries Forge a Rival Government

The Rapid Support Forces said it was paving the way to an end to the civil war. Critics called it an audacious gambit by a group that the United States has accused of genocide.

The New York Times - 3d

Germany's AfD after record result: We are ready to join government

Yahoo News - 3d

Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.

The New York Times - 3d

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites

The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

The New York Times - 2d

Most voters support having agency focused on government efficiency: Poll

Most voters support having an agency focused on ensuring government efficiency but were split on the current Elon Musk-led department having access to their own personal data and the country’s, ...

The Hill - 2d

Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried

Chinese-made medical devices are found in almost every corner of the medical ecosystem, from hospitals to clinics, and the government is getting more concerned.

CNBC - 2d

Senate Republicans criticize Musk over email to government employees

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized Elon Musk’s directive for federal government employees to lose their jobs if they did not send in a bullet-pointed summary of what they did last week at ...

The Hill - 1d

How Elon Musk's DOGE reshaped government in its first 30 days

ABC News reports on the first 30 days of billionaire Elon Musk advising President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

ABC News - 1d

Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security

Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.

CBS News - 1d

The government's chief watchdog goes to Capitol Hill for first time in DOGE era

Elon Musk and allies have portrayed DOGE as if no one has been hunting for waste or inefficiency, but the GAO is the government's established chief watchdog.

NBC News - 1d

Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

The abrupt firings have left federal workers and contractors throughout the country in flux, with many distressed over how they will pay the mortgage or rent.

The New York Times - 1d

What 15 Americans Think About Elon Musk and DOGE’s Government Cuts

Americans across the country are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they see as an abuse of power.

The New York Times - 1d

Fired federal workers told their termination is in the government's 'best interest'

NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the latest reaction among federal workers to the government layoffs as widespread uncertainty continues to loom.

NBC News - 23h

How does the White House characterize Elon Musk's role in DOGE, government?

Elon Musk is doubling down on his threat demanding federal workers explain what they did last week or lose their jobs. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro and CBS News executive director of ...

CBS News - 20h

Half of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told

The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.

BBC News - 11h

Former Blackwater CEO: 'No indication' government interested in mass deportation memo

Editor's note: This report has been updated to reflect the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Blackwater founder Erik Prince said while his mass immigration proposal seeking to ...

The Hill - 6h

UK seeks to ban companies named in Grenfell report from government contracts

Public inquiry into deadly fire triggers proposals to reform way construction materials are tested and regulated

Financial Times - 8h

OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs

A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of federal ...

The Hill - 4h

College basketball rankings: St. John's makes statement vs. UConn, closes in on Big East championship

The Red Storm have moved up to No. 8 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1

CBS Sports - 2d

Let them eat fruit: Manchester United close staff canteen in latest cost-cutting

Sir Jim Ratcliffe also trims food offering at training base CEO apologises over U-turn on further redundancies Sir Jim Ratcliffe will close the staff canteen at Old Trafford and replace the free ...

The Guardian - 2d

WATCH: Video shows close call between a Southwest plane and a business jet while landing

A Southwest Airlines plane landed safely at Chicago Midway International Airport after a close call with a business jet.

ABC News - 22h

Close call at Chicago’s Midway International Airport after a string of recent mishaps and disasters

A near miss, recorded by airport surveillance camera, shows a Southwest Airlines plane on its final landing approach, as a small private jet rolls right into its path. The Southwest plane quickly ...

NBC News - 21h

The playbook for bombing hospitals in war: deny, deflect, justify. The law must close these loopholes | Maarten van der Heijden

Cynical actors exploit the legal ambiguities around targeting healthcare facilities, as seen in Gaza. Unequivocal protections are needed. Hospitals in Gaza have “turned into battlegrounds”, the ...

The Guardian - 9h

Government Funding Deal Very Close As Negotiations Hinge on Trump Power Struggle

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