Linda Mcmahon Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing As Doge Targets Education Department Cuts
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Democrats grapple for response on education as GOP charges ahead
The Democratic Party is having to take a hard look at its education strategy as Republicans move aggressively on the issue with satisfaction in public education at its lowest point in decades. ...The Hill - 3d -
Watch live: House convenes hearing on IRS modernization
The House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday morning focused on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) return on investment and the agency's modernization efforts. With President ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Church missed opportunity to hear victims, says bishop
The Church of England's governing body rejected a fully independent safeguarding model on Tuesday.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
Are noise-cancelling headphones hurting young people's hearing?
More young people are presenting to audiology teams in England with difficulty processing sound.BBC News - 4d -
Hear How a ‘Smash’ Song Got a Broadway Makeover
“Let Me Be Your Star,” which evokes an actor’s longing to shine, has come a long way from its TV days. Here’s how the song evolved on its way to the stage.The New York Times - 2d -
Court hearing on Eric Adams' dropped criminal charges
A federal judge is hearing arguments over the Justice Department's decision to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.CBS News - 1d -
Target Sued for Defrauding Shareholders on DEI
The retailer was hit with lawsuit alleging it misled investors about DEI initiative risks, which led to consumer boycotts and diving stocks.Inc. - Feb. 8 -
WATCH: Thieves begin targeting eggs
The bird flu outbreak has sent the price of eggs to record highs, leading to egg thefts in Seattle and Pennsylvania.ABC News - Feb. 9 -
The seven-year wait for a dentist: why Linda Colla pulled out her own teeth
In chronic pain, unable to find an NHS practice and priced out of private care, Colla – like millions of Britons – felt she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands. Linda Colla holds ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Senate sets budget vote
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate tees up budget resolution vote Senate Republicans are set to vote this ...The Hill - 1d -
Las Palmas captain Rodriguez confirms cancer relapse
Kirian Rodriguez, captain of La Liga club Las Palmas, will miss the remainder of the season because of a cancer relapse.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 6 -
Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief
Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.Politico - Feb. 6 -
Bird flu confirmed in Nevada dairy worker
A dairy worker in Nevada is the state’s first human case of bird flu after the employee was exposed to infected dairy cattle. In a release Monday, the Central Nevada Health District confirmed the ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Bodies found in river in Aberdeen confirmed as missing sisters
Eliza and Henrietta Huszti - both 32 and originally from Hungary - disappeared in Aberdeen on 7 January.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Gabbard confirmation as DNI likely coming soon
Tulsi Gabbard, one of President Trump's more controversial Cabinet picks, could be confirmed as director of national intelligence as soon as Tuesday night. CBS News congressional correspondent ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
French prosecutors confirm how British couple died
Andrew and Dawn Searle, who moved to France from Scotland about 10 years ago, were found by a neighbour last week.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as nation's intelligence chief
WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, putting the former congresswoman in charge of ...NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligence
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his party to vote against her.Politico - Feb. 12 -
Mitch McConnell voted against Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation
Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell voted against Tulsi Gabbard during her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence. This is not the first time McConnell has voted against one of ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
RFK Jr. on track for confirmation as HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to have cinched the votes he needs to be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Chelsea boss Maresca confirms Jackson injury
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed Nicolas Jackson will be sidelined until April with a hamstring injury.ESPN - Feb. 13 -
Havertz out for season as Arsenal confirm surgery
Arsenal have confirmed that Kai Havertz has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury during the club's midseason training break in Dubai.ESPN - 6d -
Trump's FBI pick one step closer to confirmation
Politico - 1d -
Sen. Cassidy will vote to confirm Patel as FBI head
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI. Cassidy, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...The Hill - 1d -
Hockey great Hull had CTE, researchers confirm
Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had CTE when he died two years ago, researchers at Boston University's CTE Center ...ESPN - 1d -
Vince McMahon's lawyer was wrong to withhold documents sought by grand jury, court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that a former lawyer for pro-wrestling impresario Vince McMahon was wrong to withhold some documents from a federal grand juryABC News - Feb. 10 -
2/16: Face the Nation
This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” President Trump's national security team takes his MAGA movement to Europe. We talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his first Sunday show ...CBS News - 3d -
The many faces of Mike Marino
He turned Colin Farrell into the Penguin, and Heidi Klum into an earthworm. As he eyes an Oscar, Hollywood’s hottest make-up artist spills his sculpting secretsFinancial Times - 1d -
Justice Department charges 2 with operating cybercrime group
The charges are one of several recent moves against international ransomware groups.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally asked a federal district court to drop its corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) after federal prosecutors in Manhattan resigned ...The Hill - 5d -
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges: Report
The Trump administration dismissed 20 immigration judges over the weekend without explanation, as it continues its efforts to reduce the size of the federal government, the Associated Press ...The Hill - 4d -
Head of Justice Department's D.C. criminal division quits
The head of the criminal division at the Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office, Denise Cheung, has resigned. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.CBS News - 2d -
Department of Homeland Security preparing for high-level firings
The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders at the Department of Homeland Security, according to three sources familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard ...NBC News - 2d -
Firings Expand at Interior Department With Purge of Probationary Workers
More than 2,000 workers at the Interior Department were fired in recent days, according to counts from workers groups and those familiar with the cuts, as probationary workers were targeted across ...The New York Times - 1d -
Judge to Scrutinize Adams’s Dealings With Trump’s Justice Department
At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Dale E. Ho is expected to examine the extraordinary events leading up to the government’s request to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.The New York Times - 1d -
What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education
A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data
Senators expressed concern that Elon Musk's DOGE had "infiltrated" the U.S. Department of Education and possibly gained access to federal student loan data.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
Delaware governor on Trump's threats to Education Dept: 'Let's govern with compassion'
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) encouraged Republicans in Washington to “govern with compassion” amid threats to slash funding from the Department of Education. In an interview on NewsNation's "The ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
Education Dept. urges NCAA to reverse transgender athletes' records, titles and awards
The Education department said records, titles, and awards were 'wrongfully credited to' transgender women, whom it referred to as 'biological men.NBC News - Feb. 11
