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FTC seeks delay in Amazon trial, citing recent cuts in staff, budget
Lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission says agency needs to seek trial delay in case against Amazon due to staffing and budgetary challenges.CBS News - 5d -
Canada hits U.S. with $21 billion of retaliatory tariffs as global trade war heats up
The first shots of President Donald Trump’s global trade war have been fired.NBC News - 6d -
Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum come into effect amid US-Canada trade war
European Commission announces countermeasures after sweeping US levies of 25% come into force without any exemptions. Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Wildlife biologist fired by DOGE continues working for free
In February, the Trump administration let go of over 2,300 probationary employees from the Interior Department as part of its effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. One fired U.S. Fish ...CBS News - 4d -
Live updates: Trump meets with NATO leader; judge blasts effort to fire federal workers
The Senate must pass a short-term funding bill before the government shutdown, while the White House has pulled its nominee for the CDC and President Trump has threatened Europe with more tariffs ...The Hill - 5d -
Fired Federal Workers Get Last Words in With Scathing Letters of Resignation to DOGE
Departing officials, including disabled veterans, defend themselves and thousands of fired federal colleagues’ work with defiant, indignant letters, creating a written record of a tumultuous time.Inc. - Mar. 10 -
Recently fired pregnant federal employees cope with loss of insurance
Many pregnant federal workers fired as part of recent DOGE cuts are now faced with complex challenges as they deal with the loss of their income and health insurance.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Democrats Are Playing With Tea Party Fire
If Democrats don’t get a better grip on what is achievable in Congress, they will fall victim to the infighting that has long plagued Republicans.The New York Times - 1d -
Details on judge's ruling that some government workers must be reinstated after mass firings
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary federal employees who were recently fired. CBS News congressional reporter ...CBS News - 4d -
CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place
Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plans to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Democratic-led states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.CBS News - 5d -
Second federal judge orders White House to rehire fired probationary workers
The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.CBS News - 5d -
House Democrat: Trump 'exploring the threshold of ignoring a court order'
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said President Trump is "exploring the threshold of ignoring a court order" with his administration's response to a federal judge who blocked the invocation of the Alien ...The Hill - 16h -
Trump administration briefing: US president to speak to Putin this week; Democrats train fire on Musk
Russian president ‘accepts the philosophy’ of US’s Ukraine ceasefire terms, says US envoy; Musk’s popularity falls – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance. US president Donald Trump ’s ...The Guardian - 2d -
FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, citing staffing shortfalls
The Federal Trade Commission asked a judge in Seattle to delay the start of its trial accusing Amazon of duping consumers into signing up for its Prime program, citing resource constraints.NBC News - 6d -
Amazon AI scammers duped investors out of millions with 'passive income' scheme, FTC alleges
The Federal Trade Commission is going after an e-commerce company that allegedly took millions of dollars from consumers as part of a “passive income” scheme, which spun up Amazon storefronts on ...NBC News - 12h -
Meet Ed Martin, Trump’s ‘ball of fire’ top prosecutor in DC
Ed Martin is not a typical pick for a U.S. attorney. President Trump’s choice to lead the federal office in D.C. has never been a prosecutor – making him the first person without that background to ...The Hill - 1d -
Canada's next prime minister managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now Trump's trade war
Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by U.S. President Donald Trump, a ...ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Actually, Democrats are not in disarray
We won’t restore democratic norms through rapid-fire press releases, but by winning elections.The Hill - 4d -
Judges rule against mass firings and Tricare bills couple over $100K: Morning Rundown
Judges reverse Trump's federal mass firings. Keith Kellogg absent from Ukraine-Russia talks. Over $100,000 in denied medical bills. Supercharging gut health.NBC News - 4d -
White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers
The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...The Hill - 4d -
FirstFT: Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ in trade war
Also in today’s newsletter, top Senate Democrat backs Republican funding bill, and China criticises Panama ports dealFinancial Times - 4d -
Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Trump and DOGE Create Anxiety but Opportunity for Federal Contractors
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts.The New York Times - 4d -
Federal judge blocks Trump transgender military ban
A federal judge has blocked President Trump's executive order which would prevent transgender people from serving in the military.NBC News - 5h -
Fired pregnant federal workers grapple with stress of losing insurance and looking for work
Emily Erroa was eight months pregnant when she found out she was being fired from her human resources job at the Department of Energy.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers
U.S. District Judge William Alsup extended relief to fired workers at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.CBS News - 5d -
Fired workers return to federal agencies — but are put on paid leave
As a result of recent court orders, federal employees are returning to their jobs — but are being put on paid leave. A spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told The Hill that ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump administration briefing: Judge reinstates some fired workers, more tariff threats on EU
Judge says it is a ‘lie’ that employees at federal agencies had performance issues; Trump mulls EU alcohol tariff – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance. A federal judge in California ...The Guardian - 5d -
Courts grapple with 'King' Trump
The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education
President Trump said he felt "very badly" for the federal workers who have lost their jobs under his administration but defended the decision by claiming "many of them don't work at all." Trump ...NBC News - 6d -
Project 2025: You can’t say Trump didn’t warn us
Project 2025, a 922-page blueprint for a second Trump administration prepared by the Heritage Foundation, has been implemented by Trump's administration, including firing 30,000 federal employees, ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Fired Federal Workers Face a Sluggish Job Market
Unemployment is low, but there isn’t much room to move around — especially for those with highly government-specific skills.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
A Tariff Tantrum: the Upheaval from Trump’s Trade Policies
Corporate chiefs see “chaos,” and investors see red as the effect of President Trump’s shifting trade policy begins to weigh on board rooms and trading rooms.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.ABC News - 4d -
Trump: Government shutdown would be 'purely on the Democrats'
President Trump said Democrats would be "purely to blame" for a government shutdown after House Republicans passed a funding bill that is uncertain to pass in the Senate.NBC News - 5d -
Democrats ask Trump to remove Patel as acting ATF director
A group of Democrats are calling on President Trump to remove FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Fourteen Democratic ...The Hill - 11h -
Some universities are freezing hiring as Trump threatens federal funding
Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administrationABC News - 5d -
Schumer Under Fire as Pelosi and Other Democrats Criticize Shutdown Retreat
Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and making a politically painful decision. But the backlash from his party ...The New York Times - 4d