Fri, February 7, 2025

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MLive

After Jan. 6, rioters say they lost jobs, homes and relationships, but regrets are few

Jan. 6 participants told MLive that the day of protest and violence shifted the course of their lives. After being pardoned, most say they did nothing wrong.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Newsday

Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with M?ori

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a MÄ?ori meeting house — during speeches by political leaders on Wednesday, as he made a fresh pitch for the law. The measures are widely derided and prompted tens of thousands of people to march on Parliament in Wellington last November.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MassLive

Northeastern prof: America is in a constitutional crisis. And it can get worse | John L. Micek

As Elon Musk and his lieutenants look to cut spending and trim the ranks of the federal bureaucracy, sidestepping powers normally reserved for Congress, that crisis is more than just underway.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump sued over effort to dismantle USAID

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

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

US judge temporarily blocks Trump buyout offer for government workers

A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it. Even as the program was stayed,

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Iowa's top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary force in Washington, D.C., calling it "a storm that is headed this way that will sweep over this city and forever alter the way it operates.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk emerges as Democrats' new boogeyman in Trump 2.0

Democrats are turning their attention to the richest man in the world as a way to target Republicans and win back key voter groups.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Factbox-What Trump has done to remake the US government so far

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders and taken other actions since his inauguration on January 20 to remake and reduce the size of the United States' 2.2 million-strong federal workforce.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Kenya's digital struggle: AI, activism and crackdowns

Kenya's government has recently ramped up efforts to regulate social media and artificial intelligence, as AI-generated content fuels dissent and sparks a heated debate on free speech and regulation.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

House GOP rushing to produce Trump's big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises

House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump's demand for a big budget package that includes some $3 trillion in tax breaks, massive program cuts and a possible extension of the nation's debt limit.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: Time

Trump and Musk Promote Misleading 'Scandal' About Government Funding Media

Trump has bundled two of his long-favored political targets—federal government spending and the media—into one attack while offering no evidence for his claims.

[ Fri, Feb 07th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump sued by USAID workers union after slashing thousands of jobs from government agency: Live

Trump sued by USAID workers union after slashing thousands of jobs from government agency: Live - President accuses ICC of 'illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israe
Thu, February 6, 2025

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: fox13now

Trump signs executive order to 'eradicate anti-Christian bias' in government

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to "protect the religious freedoms of Americans and end the anti-Christian weaponization of government."

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work

In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed at empowering women in the developing world. The $50 million fund, known as W-GDP, was developed to be distributed by USAID with an ambitious goal of empowering 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: thenightly

Australian news and politics live updates: Veterans demand ex defence chief apologise for 'smearing' awards

Follow for live updates on what is happening in politics in Australia and abroad and for all the biggest breaking news stories.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power

All told, Trump has signed 54 executive orders in just over two weeks back in office, which is already more than any president has signed in their first 100 days since President Harry Truman (57).

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: thenightly

Australian news and politics live updates: AFP shut out of Laos methanol deaths probe, Trump on Gaza

Follow for live updates on what is happening in politics in Australia and abroad and for all the biggest breaking news stories.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: Politico

God, Trump and pancakes

During Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, it was revealed that BRAD PITT is a ninth cousin to the 44th president. The link is EDWIN HICKMAN, who died in Virginia in 1769, the Guardian reported in 2009. Obama is a direct descendant of Hickman's son JAMES HICKMAN, through the president's mother, ANN DUNHAM.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: thenightly

Australian news and politics live updates: AFP offer to help Laos on methanol deaths rejected, Trump on Gaza

Follow for live updates on what is happening in politics in Australia and abroad and for all the biggest breaking news stories.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: PBS

What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it

It's a concept that's normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: lex18

Justice Department sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration laws

The Department of Justice is suing Illinois and Chicago over their immigration laws, claiming they endanger public safety and conflict with federal statutes.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: Washingtonian

Spoons Are Becoming a Symbol of Feds' Resistance to Trump and Musk

Federal workers have a new response to the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" push to convince them to resign: spoons. During a meeting with a former Tesla engineer Wednesday, employees at the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services office "rained down spoon emojis in the chat that accompanied the video meeting,

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

Scott Jennings: America Elected Trump To Be A Sledgehammer, And Elon Musk Is His Instrument Of Destruction

CNN commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday night about Elon Musk and DOGE's role in the Trump administration: SCOTT JENNINGS, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: So, it's not illegal, not illegal. You don't like the politics of it.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: wusf

Hundreds protest for immigration and LGBTQ rights in downtown Tampa

The demonstration was part of a nationwide movement opposing recent decisions from the Trump administration to crack down on immigration and LGBTQ individuals.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

Mary Katharine Ham: We're Told Waste And Fraud Is A Small Percentage, Also It's The End Of Democracy If We Start Auditing It

OutKick Columnist' Mary Katharine Ham defended Elon Musk's efforts to investigate government spending and inefficiency: MARY KATHARINE HAM: There is an old saying, 'that a hit dog hollers.' The dog is hollering right now.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Osotsi defends Sifuna, tells off ODM members criticising him: "This is how you kill a party"

Vihiga senator Godfrey Osotsi reaffirmed that Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna, as ODM's secretary-general, is the party's official spokesperson after the leader.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: CNN

The latest on Trump's presidency as he continues government restructuring

Lawmakers and world leaders are reacting to President Donald Trump's comments that the US "will take over" the Gaza Strip as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with lawmakers. Follow for live updates.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: Island

US withdrawal from UNHRC, a boon to political repression and ultra-nationalism

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Column: These are the legal obstacles that could stop Trump's assault on government in its tracks

Efforts to overturn existing government regulations must pass the 'arbitrary and capricious' test. Trump failed it, big-time, throughout his first term.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Politico denies it's a 'beneficiary of government programs' as questions swirl over receiving taxpayer funds

In a staff memo obtained by Fox News Digital, Politico chiefs denied they are a 'beneficiary of government programs' as the White House vows to cancel federal payments to the outlet.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Gov. Kim Reynolds testifies at U.S. House government efficiency hearing

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discusses USAID funding media outlets.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump can delete Elizabeth Warren's failed experiment once and for all

Rohit Chopra's departure as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should not be just the end of his tenure but the beginning of the end for the CFPB itself.

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: MSN

Meet the 'nerd army' of Elon Musk: Here is how the 'Muskrats' are shaking up US government agencies and the education system too

Elon Musk's handpicked young tech experts, known as the "Muskrats" or "nerd army," are targeting US bureaucracy, with a special focus on the Education Department. Comprising talented individuals from top companies like Tesla,

[ Thu, Feb 06th 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: US government vessels can transit Panama Canal for free

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government and American foreign policy, the president and his top diplomat issued a stunning proposal, saying the U.S. would "take over" the Gaza Strip, "level the site" and rebuild it.
Wed, February 5, 2025

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: IJR

'So Pathetic': Long-Time Dem Operative Says Dems Fear Trump's Success As They'll Have Nothing To Sell To The Public

A long-time Democratic Party operative appeared Wednesday on Fox Business to criticize Democratic leaders and said the party fears that President Donald Trump will enjoy success implementing policies that are popular.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: Reuters

State Dept says US government vessels can now transit Panama Canal without fees

The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: Reuters

US top diplomat Rubio will not attend G20 meeting in South Africa

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trumpthreatened to cut off funding to the African country.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: ABC

Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data

Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government services.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: CNN

First on CNN: Republican and Democratic former USAID leaders speak out against Trump's attempts to dismantle agency

Five former leaders of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from across Republican and Democratic administrations spoke out against the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

The House DOGE committee's first hearing will be on 'improper payments and fraud'

The House DOGE subcommittee, chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, is set to hold its first hearing on Wednesday, February 12.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: komonews

Worker buyouts just 'peanuts' in crusade to cut government spending: expert

The federal government has congressionally approved buyout authority that's capped at $25,000. Trump's plan allows workers who resign before Thursday to keep getting paid through September. Kamarck said the average federal worker would hit the $25,000 limit allowed for buyouts within a few months.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

'They're working in devilish tandem': Trump and Musk's dreams of government deconstruction collide

John Heilemann joins Nicolle Wallace and discusses how Elon Musk's agenda to deconstruct the administrative state dovetails with President Trump's - but has a broader aim.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info

Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified secrets as part of their work to overhaul the federal government.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump and Musk's moves to ax USAID are 'flatly illegal,' experts say. It doesn't mean it won't happen.

As head of DOGE, Elon Musk is making moves to scrap federal agencies like USAID. Legal experts say that power belongs with Congress.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

WH: Federal Government Canceling Subscriptions "Subsidizing" Politico

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed Wednesday that the U.S. government, including USAID, will no longer be spending "more than $8 million... essentially subsidizing subscriptions to Politico.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

DOGE Cancels Politico's Government Funding After $8 Million in Subscription Contracts Revealed

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Wednesday that Politico will not receive another dime of taxpayer money after it was revealed that the politics-focused news outlet has taken in more than $8 million via subscriptions and other government contracts.

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: MSN

Power moves: The women changing Africa's leadership

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations really boosting female political representation?

[ Wed, Feb 05th 2025 ]: Crikey

World leaders slam Trump's Gaza takeover plan

US President Donald Trump has suggested America 'take over' Gaza to widespread condemnation, and China is bristly about the Australian government's DeepSeek ban.

Australian news and politics live updates: AFP offer to help Laos on methanol deaths rejected, Trump on Gaza

Follow for live updates on what is happening in politics in Australia and abroad and for all the biggest breaking news stories.

The article from The Nightly discusses several key political and news events in Australia. It highlights the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) offer to assist Laotian authorities in investigating a tragic incident where 16 people died from methanol poisoning in Laos, which was rejected by Laos. This incident involved a group of Australians and has raised concerns about the safety of tourists. Additionally, the article touches on the ongoing debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defending the proposal against criticisms from the opposition. There are also updates on the political scene, including comments from former Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the current government's policies, and reactions to the recent budget, which has been described as lacking in vision by some critics. Furthermore, the piece covers the political implications of the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers defending his economic strategy amidst rising living costs and economic recovery efforts post-COVID.

Read the Full thenightly Article at:
https://thenightly.com.au/politics/australian-news-and-politics-live-updates-afp-offer-to-help-laos-authorities-on-methanol-case-rejected--c-17639253