Trump administration takes aim at $4B in funding for California high-speed rail
The Trump administration is investigating delays and cost overruns in California’s high-speed rail project
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Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The controversial transportation project is long-delayed. Can it stay on track?Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War
A new proposal would impose steep levies on Chinese-made ships arriving at U.S. ports, threatening to increase costs for imports.The New York Times - 2d -
House Democrats take aim at $TRUMP crypto meme coin
A California Democrat plans to introduce the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act, or MEME Act, on Thursday.ABC News - 2d -
Trump administration has hours to unfreeze foreign assistance funding
The Trump administration has until midnight Wednesday to restore funding for foreign assistance programs. A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a last-minute attempt by the administration to keep the ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids
Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service. US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has terminated its ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump administration taking control of White House press pool
Covering a president as part of the White House press pool dates back to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The pool assignments are done on a rotating basis, which the White House ...CBS News - 1d -
How the Trump, Zelensky meeting went off the rails
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine were left in tatters following President Trump’s confrontational White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which erupted ...The Hill - 20h -
New Tips ETF aims to solve the funds’ Achilles heel
In 2022, Bloomberg’s total return Tips index lost almost 12%, even though US inflation hit 6.45%Financial Times - 4d -
Newsom threatens to pull funds unless California cities crack down on homelessness
‘We’re not going to fund failure,’ says governor, who warned local authorities they could lose out on millions of dollars. California ’s governor warned cities and counties that they could lose ...The Guardian - 3d -
Zelenskyy aims for a ceasefire with Trump before discussing peace
Also in this newsletter: why the EU shouldn’t let itself be bullied on tech regulationFinancial Times - 1d -
The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped
One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage what you can’t measure.The Hill - 5d -
FEMA declines to test soil after California fires despite Newsom administration concerns
Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...The Hill - 1d -
NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at fake injuries, but primitive call-and-review process needs fixing first
Give refs a chance to say 'I don't know'CBS Sports - Feb. 21 -
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle
Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI with groundbreaking 'thinking time' controls, challenging OpenAI and DeepSeek while reshaping enterprise AI with unified reasoning capabilities and new ...VentureBeat - 4d -
NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at injury feigning as flopping in college football hits 'inflection point'
Faking injuries has been a growing issue since the practice emerged to cool down up-tempo offensesCBS Sports - 4d -
Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims
The public blowup could propel President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to escalate the fight in Ukraine instead of agreeing to peace.The New York Times - 3h -
Democrats and former defense officials rail against 'pure pettiness' of Trump Pentagon firings
Democrat lawmakers and former national security leaders are furious over President Trump’s Friday night massacre of top Pentagon leadership, which they warned was a dangerous polarization of the ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump tariffs will hit over $200 billion in U.S.-Canada-Mexico cross-border rail trade
Over $200 billion in trade is carried by freight rails between the US, Canada and Mexico, with auto parts, oil, lumber, ag, and chemicals linking the economies.CNBC - 1d -
California wildfire aid will come with 'strings,' says Trump envoy Grenell
The Trump administration will place “strings” on the recovery assistance it gives to California after the state faced deadly wildfires, Trump envoy Richard Grenell said Friday. “The federal ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
An alternative take on Trump’s favourite word
Seen from a different angle, would the US president still choose tariffs?Financial Times - Feb. 21 -
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Latest news on Trump administration's mass layoffs
Thousands of Americans who worked as federal employees are out of a job and more cuts are coming after a federal judge allowed the Trump administration's mass layoffs plan to continue. CBS News' ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration reassigns acting ICE director
The Trump administration is replacing the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid simmering from some officials about deportation numbers. A Department of Homeland Security ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Trump 'thinking about' absorbing Postal Service into administration
President Trump said Friday he was considering merging the U.S. Postal Service into his administration, calling the agency a “tremendous loser” of money. “We want to have a post office that works ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Trump Administration Shakes Up ICE Leadership
The leadership change comes as the president aims to make good on a promise of mass deportations and arrests of undocumented immigrants across the United States.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration reassigning acting ICE director
The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump administration fires key Pentagon officials
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration's decision to fire several high-ranking officials at the Pentagon. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes ...CBS News - 5d -
Former IRS worker on being fired by Trump administration
Jonathan Curry, a media relations specialist at the Internal Revenue Service, joined CBS News with more on losing his job as the Trump administration carries on with efforts to slash spending among ...CBS News - 5d -
Trump administration backtracks from latest Musk storm
The Trump administration on Monday appeared to be quickly retreating from Elon Musk's demand that all federal workers send an email by the end of the day highlighting their achievements or resign. ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump administration cuts some election security workers
There have been sweeping changes at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is tasked with protecting the U.S. from foreign meddling in elections. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News - 3d -
Trump Administration Plans to Require Undocumented Immigrants to Register
The move, which could expose unregistered migrants to criminal prosecution, represents a drastic escalation of the administration’s efforts to push millions of immigrants to leave on their own.The New York Times - 3d -
Latest news on legal rulings against Trump administration
The Trump administration was dealt several legal blows in cases involving USAID, federal grants and the refugee programs targeted by the president. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.CBS News - 3d -
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.The New York Times - 2d -
Thousands of USAID workers terminated by Trump administration
United States Agency for International Development workers received 15-minute windows to vacate their offices after most staff members were terminated by the Trump administration. CBS News' Aaron ...CBS News - 1d -
Meet the Trans Troops the Trump Administration Is Barring
Officers and enlisted. Combat veterans and recent recruits. Transgender service members say their military experience has looked nothing like the portrayal of them in the political arena.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump adds Paul Dabbar, Hung Cao to administration
President Trump welcomed Paul Dabbar and Hung Cao as officials in his second administration on Thursday, lauding them for their careers in public service. Dabbar, a former nuclear submarine ...The Hill - 1d -
Latest news on Trump administration undocumented immigrant registry
The Trump administration is planning a registry for undocumented immigrants and is threatening those who fail to register with jail time and fines. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.CBS News - 1d -
The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat
Plus: The FBI pins that ByBit theft on North Korea, a malicious app download breaches Disney, spyware targets a priest close to the pope, and more.Wired - 6h
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