Key Committee Could Advance Stalled Health Policy Overhaul

Senate committee advances Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence

A Senate committee has advanced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence with a final vote in the full Senate expected this week. CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - Feb. 11

UK lacks coherent rural policy, says environment committee chair

Alistair Carmichael calls on government to engage with ‘disaffected’ communities as farmers set for latest protest

Financial Times - Feb. 10

NIH cuts could stall medical progress for lifesaving treatments, experts say

Doctors and researchers across academic institutions fear that the National Institutes of Health’s decision to cut indirect research funding could stall medical progress and negatively affect ...

NBC News - Feb. 10

Senate Votes to Advance RFK Jr's Health Secretary Nomination

The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

Republicans put health care cuts front and center to advance agenda

House Republicans are putting cuts to Medicaid at the top of their list of budget cuts to help pay for their wide-ranging agenda that spans tax cuts, energy production and border security. ...

The Hill - 5d

'A lot of people will die': How Trump's USAID overhaul could lead to famine in Sudan

President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze on all foreign aid could not have come at a worse time for Sudan, which is facing famine amid it's 2-year civil war.

NBC News - Feb. 11

Two key steps the UK could take on fiscal pressures and growth

Government should consider handing over inflation target to BoE and issue more index-linked gilts

Financial Times - Feb. 13

Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

CBS News - 6d

These 12 stocks could be big winners if they make this one key move

Stock splits make companies more attractive investments and boost share prices. Here’s how to find likely candidates.

MarketWatch - 8h

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could transmit the virus to people in the future.

ABC News - Feb. 10

House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health

This is a MedPage Today story. More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy ...

ABC News - 3d

Biden’s in-office work policy harmed federal employee retention. Trump’s could destroy it.

President Trump's return-to-office mandate could lead to an even worse brain drain, as experienced employees leave and those with fewer skills or prospects remain.

The Hill - Feb. 11

Here’s a key Social Security issue that Elon Musk’s DOGE task force could tackle — and it’s not fraud

Overpayments can be both costly to the government and to the beneficiaries who face aggressive efforts to claw back the funds, often years after they’ve received them

MarketWatch - 18h

How Chiefs' stalled quest compares with others in the NFL

Kansas City missed the chance to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

ESPN - Feb. 9

The Eagles Gambled on a Defensive Overhaul. Then They Stopped Patrick Mahomes.

Philadelphia made a two-time reigning champion that only lost two games all season look like losing was all it ever did, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 10

Kash Patel survives Senate committee vote

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to lead the FBI, received enough votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee to move on in his confirmation process. This comes as the Senate confirms Robert F. ...

CBS News - 6d

Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more ...

The New York Times - 6d

The N.F.L.’s Coaching Diversity Progress Has Stalled at One Position

The number of Black offensive coordinators in the league is back down to zero.

The New York Times - 6d

Is there a foreign policy ‘Trump Doctrine’?

While Trump might consider withdrawing land forces from overseas bases, American naval and air forces are likely to be a different matter.

The Hill - 5d

CBS News correspondents and contributors on the impact of the Trump administration overhaul

Amid the Trump administration's bureaucratic overhaul, CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, CBS News homeland security contributor Sam ...

CBS News - Feb. 9

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem endorses plan to overhaul FEMA

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that she is in favor of getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its current form.

NBC News - Feb. 9

EU plans radical budget overhaul handing more power to capitals

Bloc’s 50 spending programmes to be lumped into 3 funds, according to paper

Financial Times - Feb. 11

The Eagles' roster overhaul between two Super Bowl titles is an NFL rarity

Seven years after Doug Pederson and Nick Foles delivered Philadelphia its first Super Bowl title, Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts did it again with a 40-22 win over Kansas City in Super Bowl 59

ABC News - Feb. 12

Elon Musk’s DOGE Overhauls the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The upheaval at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers a glimpse into the playbook that Elon Musk and other Trump allies seem to be writing in real time.

The New York Times - Feb. 13

Watch live: House panel convenes hearing on USAID amid DOGE overhaul

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Thursday morning looking into what GOP leadership has called the "betrayal" of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The ...

The Hill - 6d

WATCH: Trump takes victory lap at Daytona 500 as he overhauls government

President Donald Trump greeted NASCAR fans over the weekend as Elon Musk and the Trump administration target roughly 200,000 federal employees who have been on the job for less than a year.

ABC News - 2d

NCAA committee to consider coaches’ proposal to combat ‘unethical behavior’ of fake injuries

Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s instruction, has become a tactic defenses use to slow down tempo offenses or as a way for an offense to avoid a delay of game penalty or get an extra ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 6

Watch live: Powell testifies before Senate Banking Committee

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will sit before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning to testify on the agency's monetary policy. The hearing comes as interest rates were held steady ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before the Senate Banking Committee

Powell delivers his semiannual remarks on monetary policy and the economy this week on Capitol Hill.

CNBC - Feb. 11

First DOGE committee hearing becomes referendum on Elon Musk

The star of the first Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee hearing in the House Wednesday was an individual not in attendance: Elon Musk. Democrats on the panel took intense aim at ...

The Hill - Feb. 12

House and Senate committees move forward on dueling budget plans

The House is pursuing one massive package, while the Senate plans to divide its work into two.

CBS News - 6d

US congressional committee warns on new Chinese embassy in London

Plans raise ‘significant’ security concerns for financial services industry, says Washington

Financial Times - 5h

Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital

Yahoo News - Feb. 10

Senate Advances Gabbard, Signaling Quick Confirmation

The test vote indicated that despite early reservations even among some Republicans, the former Democratic congresswoman had the necessary support to be confirmed in a vote expected by Wednesday.

The New York Times - Feb. 11

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 ...

The Hill - Feb. 12

Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance.

BBC News - 4d

Senate advances Kash Patel's nomination for FBI director

The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director in a 48-45 procedural vote along party lines. Patel faces a final confirmation vote later this week. CBS News ...

CBS News - 16h

Kosovo votes for new parliament and Cabinet set to lead stalled normalization ties with Serbia

Kosovars started casting their votes in a parliamentary election considered a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti whose governing party achieved a landslide win four years ago

ABC News - Feb. 9

U.S. population growth is stalling, threatening the once-reliable returns of these ‘recession-proof’ investments

Some real-estate and municipal bond markets may be under threat by changing demographics.

MarketWatch - 4d

Key Committee Could Advance Stalled Health Policy Overhaul

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