Thu, January 30, 2025

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: MSN

Norwegian finance minister blames EU energy policy for government collapse

Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre is left heading a minority government after coalition partner pulls out over EU market rules it says make it impossible to shield citizens from high electricity prices.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: Slate

Trump's Plane Crash Press Conference Was Unbelievably Vile, Even for Him

Elon Musk, the spear tip of Trump's "cost cutting" spree, demanded that he quit. It's a truism that it's bad form to politicize a tragedy, and Democrats have often abided that concept. Not surprisingly,

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: CNN

Takeaways from FBI director nominee Kash Patel's combative confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump's pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, downplayed his past promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and his pledges to pursue retribution against Trump's opponents on Thursday at his combative Senate confirmation hearing.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: Wired

The 'Contentification' of Trump Policy

Welcome to the White House's own cinematic universe. Plus, the upcoming Democratic National Committee election and how candidates are pitching their digital plans.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: BBC

Tony Blair pays tribute to 'guardian' of Labour Party John Prescott at funeral

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: scrippsnews

Trump suggests DEI could be to blame for fatal mid-air collision amid ongoing investigation

President Trump emphasized the need for "brilliant people" in air traffic positions while suggesting that DEI hiring practices might have been to blame for the deadly mid-air collision.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump announces new FAA acting commissioner

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: Oregonian

Urban League of Portland taps former Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt as general counsel

Mike Schmidt, the former Multnomah County district attorney who lost his reelection bid last year to an office insider, started this week as general counsel of the Urban League of Portland, one of Oregon's largest and oldest civil rights organizations. Schmidt confirmed the move Thursday. He began the job Monday.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: MSN

Unions warn government workers not to trust Trump's offer to quit

Two of America's biggest federal worker unions told members on Wednesday not to trust a Trump administration offer to 2 million government employees to quit with eight months pay, while many civil servants expressed anger and defiance over the move.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: WAtoday

Greens' $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions

The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However, state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: CNN

Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings as Trump looks to transform government

Several of Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: thenewdaily

Chalmers claims 'sustained progress' against inflation, as government crosses its fingers for rate cut

The Albanese government - and the financial markets - would be shocked if the Reserve Bank doesn't cut interest rates in February.

[ Thu, Jan 30th 2025 ]: Couriermail

US politics live: Confusion over Donald Trump's government funding freeze continues

Welcome, once again, to our live coverage of the Trump administration's tone-setting and rather frenetic early weeks.
Wed, January 29, 2025

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Forbes

Meta, Microsoft And Tesla All Report Earnings After The Close

Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Politico

The best (and worst) scenarios for LA disaster aid

Presidents fully control FEMA aid. The operative word in federal disaster law is "may," as in: "The President may make contributions to a State or local government for the repair, restoration, reconstruction or replacement of a public facility damaged or destroyed by a major disaster."

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: thenewdaily

Government frontbencher Stephen Jones to retire from politics

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will not contest the upcoming federal election, announcing his retirement from parliament.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

Trump: Federal Employees Must Return To The Office And May Have To Prove They Didn't Have Another Job

President Donald Trump at a press conference on Wednesday said he is going to require federal employees who work at home to show up to work or be terminated. The president also addressed his proposal to offer payouts to government employees to quit their jobs.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Slate

Elon Musk Looks to Stick a Fork in Federal Government Workers

Around the same time as Musk's post, hundreds of thousands of federal workers received an email also titled "Fork in the Road," with a similar offer: Simply send an email to the Office of Personnel Management with the word "Resign" in the subject line, and you'll receive eight months' pay, so long as you reply before Feb. 6.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Slate

Trump Administration Issues Formal "Just Kidding" on Attempt to Shut Down Government

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[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Donald Trump Gets Major Boost on DOGE Move

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 61 percent of U.S. adults support the president's plan to downsize the federal government.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Oregonian

Siletz Indians purchase 2,000 acres in southern Oregon with significant Native history

Robert Kentta of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the tribal council's treasurer, stands in part of the tribe's 2,000-acre purchase of Table Rock property north of Medford. (Photo courtesy of Matt Hill/Lone Rock Strategies) Matt Hill/Lone Rock Strategies

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Esquire

Trump Is Planning to Shrink the Federal Workforce with Buyouts and Loyalty Tests

Once again, the new-old president is fulfilling all the spoken and unspoken desires of the Reagan Revolution and the Gingrich Revolution. We are witnesses to the construction of the bathtub that Grover Norquist only talked about.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: CNN

RFK Jr. and other Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings as Trump forges ahead with agenda

Several of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, including Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will face confirmation hearings today as the president continues to forge ahead with his agenda.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: TechRadar

OpenAI launches a version of ChatGPT just for governments

OpenAI has released a new version of ChatGPT, built bespoke for the US government. ChatGPT 'Gov' can be fed "non-public, sensitive information" on secure self-hosted cloud computing platforms, allowing agencies to comply with cybersecurity requirements.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government

The White House has begun offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: Variety

Thomas Vinterberg, Goteborg's Artistic Director Pia Lundberg Address Controversial Remarks of Swedish Minister of Culture: 'Fight Back'

Another Round' director Thomas Vinterberg, Goteborg's Artistic Director Pia Lundberg address controversial remarks of Swedish Minister of Culture.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: MSN

'It's an Illegal Executive Order. And It's Stealing.'

Buried within one of the dozens of executive orders that President Donald Trump issued in his first days in office is a section titled "Terminating the Green New Deal." As presidential directives go,

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: MSN

Fred Matiang'i: Can former Interior CS spoil Ruto's re-election arithmetics? Pundits explain

Ex-Interior CS Fred Matiang'i emerged as a notable figure in Kenya's political landscape, positioning himself as a possible presidential candidate in 2027 polls.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Retired US Gen. Milley to have personal security pulled

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

[ Wed, Jan 29th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
Tue, January 28, 2025

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

Homan: Deportations Are Worth The Investment, One-Time Cost To Secure The Country And Make America Safe Again

Trump border czar Tom Homan provides an update on the administration's efforts to secure the border on 'Hannity.' HANNITY: I have bad news for the Trump haters on MSDNC, fake news CNN, all the legacy state-run media mob,

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Sky

'Europe's Silicon Valley' at heart of government's growth plans, Rachel Reeves to announce

The chancellor is looking to turn the economy's fortunes around after sluggish growth continued following Labour's election victory last year.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Esquire

The Trump Administration Just Froze All Federal Grants and Loans

The employees worked on special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against Trump over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the lead-up to the Jan.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Reuters

White House pauses federal grant, loan other assistance programs

The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, prompting criticism from congressional Democrats.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Federal financial aid freeze causes confusion, alarm

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Time

Future of DeepSeek, Like TikTok, May Come Down to Trump's Whims

DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: kxlf

Trump administration orders pause on all federal grants and loans

The White House is taking drastic measures to control trillions of federal dollars by ordering a freeze on all federal grants and loans so the Trump administration can review government spending.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: PBS

After running on a working-class message, Trump fills his government with billionaires

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: techxplore

$Trump and $Melania crypto tokens illustrate the risks posed by trendy meme coins

Meme coins like the ones recently launched by United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are a hot trend in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The rise of these digital tokens reflects the influence of internet culture and community-driven hype on the market,

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: PBS

WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds first news briefing

The grant pause is perhaps most similar to a federal government shutdown, when a congressional impasse on spending legislation delays federal payments for some state and local services.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Reuters

Responding to Trump tariff threat, Taiwan says chip business is 'win-win'

Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the United States is a "win-win" model for both sides given the high level of complementarity, the government said on Tuesday in response to tariff threats from U.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: WFAE

What to know about executive orders as Trump takes office

What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here's what to know about them and the scope of their power.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: bnnbloomberg

Federal government planning tariff relief for Canadians, businesses; will depend on scope of Trump tariffs: sources

The federal government is planning a stimulus package to help businesses and Canadians if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods, but the scale of the relief will depend on the scope of the tariffs,

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: KPBS

Trump memo to halt federal funds triggers confusion and constitutional questions

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: cnbctv18

Maharashtra sets up panel to explore phasing out petrol and diesel vehicles in Mumbai

The panel, headed by retired IAS officer Sudhir Kumar Shrivastava, will study and submit a report with its recommendations within three months, as per the government resolution (GR) dated January 22.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: MSN

List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump Can't Escape the Laws of Political Gravity

By and large, however, Newtonian physics and traditional biology still apply, and that is worth remembering as we watch the Trump administration's circus of transgression, vindictiveness, and sometimes mere folly.

[ Tue, Jan 28th 2025 ]: Forbes

Can Trump Cancel Government Funds Through Impoundment? What To Know As He Pauses All Federal Assistance.

President Donald Trump's administration issued a memo Monday ordering all federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as Trump and his allies have argued he can block government funds that Congress has already authorized, despite a federal law forbidding it.

No More Government Assistance

FREEZE: With the exceptions of Social Security and Medicare benefits, the federal government has paused issuing grants, loans, and all other forms of financial assistance. That means funding for schools.

The article from MSN discusses the ongoing debate over government assistance programs in the United States. It highlights the perspectives of various stakeholders, including politicians, economists, and beneficiaries. Key points include the argument that while these programs are essential for providing a safety net for the vulnerable, there's a growing concern about their sustainability and potential to foster dependency. Critics argue that these programs might disincentivize work, while supporters emphasize their role in reducing poverty and inequality. The piece also touches on recent legislative proposals aimed at reforming these programs, with some advocating for stricter eligibility criteria and work requirements, whereas others push for increased funding and broader access to ensure they meet the needs of all Americans. The discussion encapsulates the broader political and economic debate on the role of government in social welfare.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/no-mgoore-government-assistance/ar-AA1y0cTN