Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week

Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down

Politico - 1d

Senate GOP to vote on its plan for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing House plan

Senate Republicans plowing ahead with their efforts to advance the first stage of their two-part package to pay for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing the House’s plan.

ABC News - 12h

Senate Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan After Democrats Force Long Night of Votes

Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators engaged in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.

The New York Times - 53m

Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement

“Did not see that one coming,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Politico - 1d

Vance keeps Senate budget plan alive

Politico - 1d

Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections

Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote

ABC News - 1h

Senate tees up ‘vote-a-rama’ on budget for party-line package

Politico - 2d

Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama

The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda. Senators voted 52-48 along party lines on the resolution ...

The Hill - 1h

Senate holds a 'vote-a-rama' to advance $340 billion budget for Trump's agenda

Senate Republicans began a series of votes Thursday on a party-line vehicle to pass a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement ...

NBC News - 25m

House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test

Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.

NBC News - 1h

Senate stares down an all-nighter to approve a ‘Plan B’ budget Trump spurned

Politico - 16h

The House GOP budget resolution is in trouble

Politico - 2d

Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on

Politico - 23h

PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny

PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.

Los Angeles Times - 33m

Milei wins senate votes despite memecoin scandal

Libertarian secures electoral reform after his most difficult week since becoming Argentina’s president

Financial Times - 10h

Capitol agenda: Senate's budget slog begins

Politico - 1d

Senate still moving forward with budget, Thune says

Politico - 1d

Republicans question giving Cruz broad subpoena power at Senate Commerce

Politico - 1d

Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters

Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.

Politico - 7h

Live updates: Musk takes the stage at CPAC; Senate vote-a-rama stretches into the night

Tech billionaire Elon Musk took the stage at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with a late-scheduled appearance that saw him wield a chainsaw and discuss a range of ...

The Hill - 6h

OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edge

OpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling ...

VentureBeat - 18h

Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival

The series will finish at the end of 2025, after 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes.

BBC News - 2h

The week's bestselling books, Feb. 23

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

White House holds press briefing

Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing.

NBC News - 23h

This week on "Sunday Morning" (February 23)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

CBS News - 9h

Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge

A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown.

The New York Times - 18h

Georgia Republican faces crowd angered by DOGE layoffs

Rep. Rich McCormick faced a crowd at a town hall in Roswell, Georgia, that expressed anger about the layoffs and cuts implemented by Elon Musk's DOGE team.

NBC News - 7h

When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy

The country’s competitiveness has stagnated and its once-powerful industries are suffering. Just ask these executives.

The New York Times - 1h

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava

Kilauea volcano is shooting lava into the air once again in Hawaii

ABC News - 1d

Tales Of The Shire: A Lord Of The Rings Game Has Been Delayed Again

There's a famous line in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings where Gandalf the Grey explains that a wizard is never late or early. Instead, "he arrives precisely ...

GameSpot - 15h

Street Style Look of the Week: Travel Outfits

Vacationers’ polished attire recalled the glamour of early jet-age travel.

The New York Times - 2d

Inside the week that upended U.S.-Ukraine relations

Tensions between the Trump administration and the Ukrainian government had been escalating behind the scenes for the past week.

NBC News - 21h

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program

ABC News - 2d

Republicans in Hispanic-heavy districts push Johnson not to slash Medicaid or SNAP

Politico - 1d

Trump layoff plan gets reprieve

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Judge gives Trump go-ahead on mass layoffs A federal judge refused a request from ...

The Hill - 11h

UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Figures come as chancellor Rachel Reeves struggles to keep her Budget plans on track

Financial Times - 2h

McConnell announces retirement from the Senate

Politico - 20h

Fantasy Baseball: Forget base-stealers — it's time we spotlight the big slugger in drafts once again

All anyone cares and talks about in fantasy baseball draft season is stolen bases, but Andy Behrens says we shouldn't ignore the non-base stealers.

Yahoo Sports - 20h

‘Our neighbours are daring to choose fascism again’: Germany’s election leaves many fearing what lies ahead

A high-stakes campaign defined by anti-migration rhetoric has stoked fear instead of discussion of pressing structural problems. Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish borëk ...

The Guardian - 6h

Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week

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