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$Europeans scramble to show leadership of the 'free world' as U.S. alliance fractures$

Europeans scramble to show leadership of the 'free world' as U.S. alliance fractures

President Trump has shredded America’s defense pact with Europe. Now there are signs that longstanding allies are getting serious about cutting their dependence.

NBC News - 2d

Klobuchar on Trump-Zelensky blowout: 'The future of the free world is before us'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said during an interview that the “future of the free world is before us” in light of the heated White House meeting on Friday between President Trump, Vice President ...

The Hill - 2d

Elon Musk’s DOGE Removes Employees That Created Free Tax-Filing Site

Elon Musk and DOGE deem their jobs as “non critical.”

Inc. - 2d

Messi no-show prompts Houston Dynamo to issue apology and free tickets

Argentinian not listed as injured but did not make trip Match was set to be sellout with expensive resales MLS club Houston Dynamo have issued an apology to fans after Lionel Messi was revealed ...

The Guardian - 2d

Netanyahu reaffirms decision to cut off Gaza aid: 'no free lunches'

Yahoo News - 1d

Patriots will reportedly be aggressive pursuing this top impending free agent

Ronnie Stanley should be highly sought after this offseason

CBS Sports - 1d

Bengals release Cappa to free up more cap room

Ahead of an ambitious offseason, the Bengals cleared up more salary cap room by releasing offensive guard Alex Cappa, the team announced Monday morning.

ESPN - 14h

Matthew Stafford trade scenarios, Giants make mock draft trade for No. 1 pick plus NFL combine is here

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Feb. 24

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Deebo Samuel traded: Could Brandon Aiyuk be next? GM John Lynch says 49ers listening to trade offers for WR

What a past year it's been for Aiyuk and San Francisco

CBS Sports - 2d

What is the good news and bad news on new inflation report?

The Federal Reserve's key measure of inflation cooled slightly in January. The personal consumption expenditures price index, which measures price changes for consumers, rose .3% since last month ...

CBS News - 3d

World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials

The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Mental health agency loses 1 in 10 to DOGE cuts, 988 hotline team impacted

Around 100 were fired from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Supreme Court maintains pause on Trump bid to immediately fire watchdog agency head

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, weighs in on a case involving the new Trump administration for the first time.

NBC News - Feb. 22

Musk’s Team to Lay off Auto Safety Agency Workers Overseeing His Car Company

Elon Musk accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of holding back self-driving technology.

Inc. - Feb. 22

Trump calls Elon Musk's email ultimatum 'genius' as federal workers and some agencies push back

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday embraced Elon Musk's ultimatum demanding that federal workers report what they had accomplished last week or lose their jobs, a directive facing ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Republican files article of impeachment against judge who ordered agencies to restore scrubbed data

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) on Monday introduced an impeachment resolution against a federal judge who ordered federal health agencies to temporarily restore online datasets scrubbed as part of the ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

Federal agencies can ignore "What did you do last week?" email, officials say

The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told officials that agencies can decide how to respond.

CBS News - Feb. 24

Key US agencies tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week

Some departments encouraged staff to respond, while others requested employees wait for further guidance.

BBC News - 6d

UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of half a million people

The United Nations’ food agency says it has paused aid distribution in Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the country’s warring sides

ABC News - 5d

Trump admin tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers

Trump administration tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers

NBC News - 5d

Agency speeds up Social Security Fairness Act timeline, with lump sums, benefit increases for millions of people

The agency had previously said it could take "more than one year" to process benefit changes following the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.

CNBC - 5d

North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump administration briefing: hundreds fired from US climate agency as Americans feel economy getting worse

Democrats warn that cutting jobs at Noaa ‘will cost American lives’ – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance. The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National ...

The Guardian - 4d

House Democrats join legal fight against Trump's efforts to dismantle consumer protection agency

House Democratic leaders are getting directly involved in one of the legal battles against the Trump administration, filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to block the dismantling ...

NBC News - 3d

DOGE plans to wind down consumer protection agency and fire nearly all staff, employees say

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Trump-appointed leadership plans to fire nearly all its 1,700 employees while “winding down” the agency, according to testimony from employees.

NBC News - 3d

Trump administration, Musk’s DOGE plan to fire nearly all CFPB staff and wind down agency, employees say

Employees testified that CFPB leaders and Elon Musk's DOGE want to wind down the agency to five employees, the minimum required under law.

CNBC - 3d

DNC sues over Trump order to expand White House control of independent agencies

National Democrats on Friday sued over President Trump's executive order aiming to expand the White House's control over various independent regulatory agencies. The Democratic Party's three ...

The Hill - 3d

Worried about Social Security staff cuts? Put money aside now, the agency’s former director says.

Martin O’Malley said DOGE’s involvement in Social Security will hurt beneficiaries. Brace for delays in service — and even benefits.

MarketWatch - 3d

Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says

New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

CNBC - 2d

Judge Rules Trump Can’t Fire Head of Federal Watchdog Agency Without Cause

A federal judge said that the president’s efforts to remove Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, were unlawful. The agency protects whistle-blowers.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump’s firing of watchdog agency chief illegal and would give ‘license to bully officials’, judge rules

Case is seen as early test of scope of presidential authority as Trump seeks to rein in federal agencies’ independence. A US judge on Saturday declared president Donald Trump’s firing of the head ...

The Guardian - 2d

Judge keeps pause on mass firings at CFPB as she considers Trump's attempt to shut agency

A federal judge Monday kept in place an order prohibiting mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while she sorts through conflicting claims about whether the Trump administration ...

NBC News - 10h

Why President Trump is pursuing a 'sledgehammer' approach with tariffs and global trade deals

President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans covering many key economic allies and trading partners of the U.S. has support by the numbers.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Report: Deebo drawing 49ers trade interest from several teams

Several NFL teams reportedly are interested in trading for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.

Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to President Trump’s economic grievances. But they are also best placed to make deals to minimize their exposure.

The New York Times - Feb. 21