House Gop Stopgap Funding Bill Expected to Avert Pay Cuts to Doctors Extend Telehealth Access

Trump proposes cutting ACA enrollment period, ending 'Dreamer' coverage

The Trump administration is proposing to shorten ObamaCare's annual open enrollment period by a month, a move the administration said is aimed at helping consumers pick the right plan. According to ...

The Hill - 3d

Delta cuts its once-rosy outlook. Here’s what’s worrying the airline.

Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. dropped more than 9% after hours Monday after the airline slashed its current-quarter estimates, seeing trouble ahead for demand for its domestic flights.

MarketWatch - 3d

With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

The New York Times - 2d

TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair

Rights groups have condemned the sentence, made under a controversial online hate-speech law.

BBC News - 2d

White House: Stock market plunge is not as 'meaningful' as business activity

The Trump administration contends that investments and growth from top businesses means more for the economy than the recent stock market rout.

CNBC - 2d

Trump administration cancels disaster training for meteorologists amid staffing, travel cuts

The Trump administration has canceled a training that prepares meteorologists to forecast during disasters, The Hill has learned. The incident meteorologist training for the National Weather ...

The Hill - 2d

House members demand release of Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia

Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE last week.

ABC News - 2d

US education department plans to cut half its workforce

The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.

BBC News - 2d

PwC cuts record number of UK partners and halts tech apprenticeship scheme

Moves come as consultants strain to protect annual profit pool of close to £1mn per partner

Financial Times - 1d

Trump, Musk fuel fears of Social Security cuts with 'fraud' talk

President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are ratcheting up false rhetoric about Social Security, repeatedly claiming the program wastes hundreds of billions of dollars in fraudulent ...

The Hill - 1d

Elon Musk’s White House role weighs on business empire

Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration is complicating his business ventures, as the tech billionaire pushes forward with efforts to slash the federal government and budget in the face of ...

The Hill - 1d

New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

Hundreds of demonstrators marched downtown while a spokeswoman for President Trump said the president had the authority to detain Mahmoud Khalil.

The New York Times - 1d

Treasury value for money unit targets asylum housing costs

Rachel Reeves set up the Office for Value for Money (OVfM) in October to "root out waste and inefficiency".

BBC News - 1d

Canada cuts rates as trade war shakes consumer and business confidence

Reduction to 2.75% comes hours after US tariffs on aluminium and steel take effect

Financial Times - 1d

Take a look inside the world's largest 3D printed housing development

The world's largest 3D printed community is now open and mostly sold. Take a look inside the homes and hear from residents about what it's like to live there.

CNBC - 1d

Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record

Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data shows

Financial Times - 1d

Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts

The Trump administration is placing more than a thousand Department of Education workers on leave beginning March 21. American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 President Sheria Smith, ...

CBS News - 1d

Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions

Account changes must be made either online or at a field office starting March 29.

MarketWatch - 1d

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

The New York Times - 23h

Trump administration cuts export office staff amid escalating trade war

The Trump administration has fired numerous employees at the International Trade Administration (ITA), a Commerce Department branch that is set to play a key role in enacting President Trump’s ...

The Hill - 16h

Stock Market Remains Uncertain Amid Trump’s Whipsawing Tariffs and Budget Cuts

The administration’s whipsawing moves are leaving investors guessing. The risk is that this uncertainty comes at a real cost to the economy.

The New York Times - 17h

Rodgers a free agent for 1st time as Jets cut QB

The Jets officially released Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday, making him a free agent for the first time in his career.

ESPN - 14h

FirstFT: Musk’s government spending cuts fail to halt rising costs

Also in today’s newsletter, Putin’s frontline visit and a new FT film on Nvidia’s rise

Financial Times - 15h

FTC seeks delay in Amazon trial, citing recent cuts in staff, budget

Lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission says agency needs to seek trial delay in case against Amazon due to staffing and budgetary challenges.

CBS News - 13h

Trump’s Tesla Display at the White House Revives Memories of Musk in Beijing

When President Trump hosted Elon Musk and his electric vehicles this week, it recalled a visit years earlier to the Communist Party’s leadership compound.

The New York Times - 13h

Donatella Versace steps down as head of Italian fashion house

Donatella Versace announced Thursday that she is stepping down as chief creative officer of Versace, ending her nearly 30-year-long stint at the Italian luxury fashion empire's helm.

NBC News - 13h

White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing

Trump officials say Weldon - an ally of RFK Jr - did not have the Senate votes necessary to be confirmed.

BBC News - 12h

Trump's White House Tesla showcase for Musk raises ethics concerns

Ethics experts are sounding the alarm that the president's event with Elon Musk could eliminate the lines of proper objectivity from elected officials.

ABC News - 11h

EPA Cuts Expose Businesses in Disadvantaged Areas to Pollution Risks

Closure of the EPA’s environmental justice offices end their work protecting communities battling pollution with Trump officials justifying the move.

Inc. - 11h

Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) expressed their concerns over Dave Weldon’s nomination to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prior to senior ...

The Hill - 9h

Donatella Versace steps down as creative director of namesake fashion house

Italian designer hands over to Dario Vitale after nearly 30 years as group nears sale

Financial Times - 10h

Senate confirms Pulte as top housing regulator, with market's future at stake

Politico - 9h

White House withdraws nomination of vaccine-sceptic pick to head health agency

U-turn on candidacy of Dave Weldon to lead Centers for Disease Control a rare setback for Donald Trump

Financial Times - 9h

Take a look inside the world's largest 3D printed housing development

Just outside Austin, in Georgetown, Texas, brand new planned communities sprawl out as far as the eye can see, which is pretty far in this part of the country.

NBC News - 8h

NFL world reacts to Patriots cutting eight-year captain David Andrews

Here's how NFL fans reacted to the shocking news that the New England Patriots were releasing eight-year captain David Andrews.

Yahoo Sports - 5h

DC housing market shows signs of cracks amid mass federal layoffs

The number of active listings in the D.C. metro area is sharply higher compared with last year.

CNBC - 6h

Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts

Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing

Financial Times - 5h

USPS to cut 10,000 workers through voluntary early retirement program

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the Elon Musk-led DOGE is now working with USPS.

CBS News - 3h

Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90

He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.

The New York Times - 3h

Trump backs key Senate tax plan strategy in struggle with House

Politico - 4h

House Gop Stopgap Funding Bill Expected to Avert Pay Cuts to Doctors Extend Telehealth Access

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