What Would Desantis Stand to Gain As Defense Secretary

Rubio: 83 percent of USAID programs to be canceled

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that 83 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programs would be canceled, essentially capping a dramatic fall for the ...

The Hill - 1d

Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle department. The US education department said on Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, a ...

The Guardian - 19m

European leaders push defense spend amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine

European leaders have upped the ante on defense spending plans as they look to support Kyiv and fill a potential void of U.S. aid.

CNBC - 4d

Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Musk

Standing in the driveway of the White House with Tesla vehicles, Trump said he would label violence against the company’s showrooms as domestic terrorism. Donald Trump said he is buying a “brand ...

The Guardian - 10h

Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.

The New York Times - 1d

G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget

Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a shutdown before the end of the week. The result would be a 16 percent cut.

The New York Times - 14h

Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...

The Hill - 3d

Transportation secretary rescinds Biden memos prioritizing infrastructure resilience to climate change

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy rescinded memos from the Biden administration prioritizing infrastructure resilience to climate change, according to a Monday press release. According to the ...

The Hill - 1d

Eric Musselman gives brutal assessment of USC's defense after blowout loss to UCLA

Eric Musselman expresses frustration over USC's inability to improve on defense and says his players don't understand the significance of the rivalry with UCLA.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - 17h

Kristi Noem says she plans to use "broad and extensive" authorities as DHS secretary

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Krisi Noem said tests polygraph tests will continue for employees, while pledging to prosecute leakers.

CBS News - 2d

An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve

A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.

NBC News - 2d

Is It Electric or Magnetic? Depends on Where You Stand

Physics is weird. Especially when you’re dealing with moving reference frames.

Wired - 4d

Mastering Gravitas: 3 Essentials for Standing Out as a Leader

Here’s how to cultivate confidence, credibility, and impact.

Inc. - 3d

Where the Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket Stands

The committee could be choosing between Alabama and Florida for a No. 1 seed.

The New York Times - 17h

Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to ...

ABC News - 4d

A minerals agreement with Ukraine would be a bad deal for America

Giving Americans an “economic upside in the future of Ukraine” will never be worth the security downsides.

The Hill - 21h

What Covid Taught Us

We look at how the world changed — and what studies revealed about how we live.

The New York Times - 19h

Donald Trump bets propel Michael Platt’s BlueCrest to 15% gain

Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy

Financial Times - 1d

Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024

The added capacity for the year was the most from any single source in more than two decades.

The New York Times - 19h

Stock losses gain momentum as 2025 sell-off rolls on

Markets plunged deeper into the red Tuesday as a major sell-off prompted by fears of a slowing economy rolled on.

NBC News - 19h

Job openings see gains in January in a sign of labor market stability

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that postings rose to 7.74 million on the month, up 232,000 from December.

CNBC - 16h

Saturn Gains 128 New Moons, Bringing Its Total to 274

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

The New York Times - 11h

U.S. could reach deal with Canada that avoids oil and gas tariffs, energy secretary says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. could strike a deal that spares Canadian oil and gas from tariffs, but "it's too early to say."

CNBC - 1d

Busy Giants add Holland to defense, sources say

The Giants agreed with safety Jevon Holland on a three-year deal worth $45 million, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 13h

Former USAID employees on cuts: 'We are going to put lives in jeopardy'

Two former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), who were fired last month, told CNN the 83 percent spending cuts Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday would ...

The Hill - 1d

Larry Summers: Odds of a recession 'close to 50/50'

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Monday that the odds of a recession are “close to 50/50.” “I told [Kasie Hunt] @CNN today, I think there is a real possibility of a recession,” Summers ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense

US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian ‘shadow fleet’, Republican bill trims everything aside from defense – key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance. The US has ...

The Guardian - 3d

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...

The Guardian - 1d

What Would Desantis Stand to Gain As Defense Secretary

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