Senate to Vote on Advancing Gop Funding Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Stock futures even Thursday amid trade war and looming government shutdown

Stocks futures were again showing jitters early Thursday, after a reprieve for the S&P and NASDAQ on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's trade war.

ABC News - 2d

Government shutdown odds rise. Here’s what it means for markets and your wallet.

Americans may face tax-refund delays and long waits at airports.

MarketWatch - 2d

Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump lauds Schumer's 'guts' in backing bill to avoid shutdown

Politico - 1d

North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling

The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution that would have asked the Supreme Court to revisit its landmark 2015 ruling on marriage equality. Senators voted 31-16 against the ...

The Hill - 1d

Conservative group launches six-figure campaign hitting Ossoff over transgender vote

The conservative group American Principles Project is launching a six-figure campaign hitting Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who’s up for reelection next year, over his vote against legislation that ...

The Hill - 1d

USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools by terminating two programs that aid state, tribal and territorial ...

The Hill - 4d

Republicans' reckless assault on clean energy will cost them

The GOP spending bill is a slash-and-burn blueprint for enacting President Trump’s extreme agenda, and it will throw American industries and families into chaos.

The Hill - 1d

UAA women's basketball team advances in West Region opening round

Mar. 15—The UAA women's basketball team got a career-best performance from senior Tori Hollingshead to top Montana State Billings 69-66 Friday in the opening round NCAA DII West Regional ...

Yahoo Sports - 10h

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability. Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought ...

The Guardian - 6d

Portugal faces fresh elections after government collapses over ethics scandal

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro loses confidence vote over consultancy he tried to transfer to his family

Financial Times - 4d

Scammers Stole Their Retirement Savings. Then the Tax Bill Arrived.

The victims pulled money out of their retirement accounts. The withdrawals had inflated their taxable income, even though the funds quickly disappeared.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Democrat: Trump supporters ‘did not vote for this ---- storm’

House Democrats of all stripes have spent the entirety of President Trump’s first two months denouncing his governing strategy as chaotic and hammering his policy prescriptions as harmful to ...

The Hill - 2d

Chuck Schumer is in a real shutdown mess. Can he lead Democrats out of it?

Despite pressure from the left to hold firm, some Democratic senators seem headed for an off-ramp.

Politico - 3d

Columbia Activist’s Case Goes to Court

Also, a government shutdown looms. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

The New York Times - 3d

What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.

A short-term spending bill, a 10-year budget plan and Musk’s cost-cutting team are all progressing at once.

The New York Times - 4d

House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing

A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...

The Hill - 1d

What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if government shuts down?

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming deadline.

ABC News - 2d

UK minister in ‘active discussions’ with pension funds to invest more in private markets

Torsten Bell says government is ‘encouraging, not instigating’ investment in wider range of assets

Financial Times - 4d

UK government announces reforms to fix ‘broken’ welfare system

Package aims to cut benefits bill by up to £5bn a year and includes measure to encourage return to work

Financial Times - 8h

Republicans fear time is running out to pass Trump’s agenda

House and Senate Republicans are sinking deeper into an impasse over how to advance President Donald Trump’s vast legislative agenda.

Politico - 3d

Senate Democrat: This is 'best time' to take on 'tyrant' Trump

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the "best time" for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his presidency. ...

The Hill - 1d

GOP lawmaker booed by crowd at North Carolina town hall

Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards was confronted by angry constituents about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts across the government at a town hall on Thursday night.

ABC News - 1d

BBC hit by £1.3mn bill for Huw Edwards scandal

Broadcaster’s spending under scrutiny as it enters talks with the government over the future of the licence fee

Financial Times - 6d

‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump

Senate Republicans aren’t seeing eye to eye with their colleagues in the House over places to cut spending in order to pay for their extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. GOP members of the Senate ...

The Hill - 1d

Portugal set for snap general election as PM faces confidence vote

MPs prepare to debate a motion of confidence that looks likely to topple centre-right government. Portugal is bracing for its third snap general election in as many years as MPs prepare to debate a ...

The Guardian - 5d

USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

CBS News - 4d

Trump, Texas GOP's deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the laws and ...

The Hill - 5d

GOP's Burchett berates CNN anchor over spending cuts coverage

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday attacked CNN’s coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) spending cuts and accused the network of trying to rally its viewers against ...

The Hill - 4d

Ocasio-Cortez knocks Schumer over spending bill support

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has been on the airwaves making it clear she strongly disagrees with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats who are backing the ...

CBS News - 1d

Bill Belichick reportedly called Marco Rubio to express his interest in the North Carolina job

North Carolina's hiring of the former New England Patriots head coach began among United States senators.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 7

Rising mental ill health behind higher welfare bill, report says

The government is identifying cuts to the welfare budget ahead of the Spring Statement, with the PM working to rally MPs to support the move.

BBC News - 3d

Democrats introduce bill forcing Trump administration to rehire fired veterans

Democrats want to force President Donald Trump's administration to rehire veterans who were laid off amid efforts to reshape the federal government and its workforce.

ABC News - 5d

Democrats, forget about politics and focus on the people

Whether or not they vote to shut down the government today, Democrats have proven one thing: They are really bad at messaging.

The Hill - 1d

Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts

Democrats are proposing a measure to reinstate veterans who were recently fired from the federal government without cause, which has affected an estimated 6,000 veterans who make up about 30 ...

The Hill - 5d

OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.

NBC News - 2d