• Thu, March 6, 2025

by: techUK

The Crime and Policing Bill Explained

Provisions in the Bill may have potential implications for the tech sector, particularly in areas such as online safety, data access, and fraud prevention.

by: SaltWire

PETER McKENNA: Donald Trump and the rules of the Canada-U.S. diplomatic game

With Donald Trump once again fully ensconced in the White House, Canada finds itself in a particularly precarious position. Like his first term, Trump is imposing high tariffs on Canadian exports, pressuring Ottawa to spend billions more on national defence/border security and angling to kick-start re-negotiation of the USMCA trade pact.

by: IOL

Malema criticises US foreign aid cuts and claims deeper imperialist motives

EFF leader Julius Malema fiercely criticised the United State's decision to cut foreign aid to South Africa, arguing that deeper imperialist motives are at play.

by: denver7

Boebert, Evans, and Crank grill Denver Mayor Mike Johnston during congressional hearing on 'sanctuary cities'

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert joined fellow CO Republicans Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank in grilling Denver Mayor Mike Johnston as part of a hearing that questioned four mayors about "sanctuary cities."

by: WUSA9

'The Executive put itself above Congress' | Judge blocks federal funding freeze indefinitely

A federal judge in Rhode Island extended his order Thursday barring the government from freezing federal funding to a coalition of states and D.C., saying the Trump administration had undermined the separation of powers.

by: Forbes

The Data Heroes Racing To Save Environmental Data From The Trump Purge

As the Trump administration moves to alter or remove key federal datasets, a coalition is scrambling to rescue and preserve critical before it disappears.

by: Reuters

US foreign aid contractors go to judge after Supreme Court boost

A day after getting a boost from the Supreme Court, U.S. foreign aid contractors and grant recipients go before a federal judge on Thursday to try to restore funding halted by President Donald Trump's administration in his drive to shut down American humanitarian efforts globally.

by: Axios

Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials expected to meet in Saudi Arabia next week

Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss efforts to reach a ceasefire in the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the meeting said. Why it matters: It will be the first high-level meeting between the countries since the public spat between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last week.

by: Bloomberg

Musk and Milei's Chainsaw Maker Is Crafting Another for Trump

Mariano 'Tute' Di Tella, a fan of the Argentine president, crafts custom power saws in Buenos Aires. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was his childhood inspiration.

by: KFOR

On schools, Trump talks DEI and trans athletes, not test scores or student loans

President Trump barely mentioned U.S. schools in his address to Congress on Tuesday night — and when he did, he was really talking about other things. The Trump administration sees academic institutions as staging grounds for significant culture war battles,

by: rnz

Chris Hipkins announces new Labour 'economic team', Tangi Utikere promoted

Tangi Utikere has moved up seven spots and picked up the Local Government portfolio as Chris Hipkins announces a new 'economic team'.

by: Click2Houston

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

A federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and State Department.

by: Africanews

Nigeria launches standards and guidelines for organ and tissue transplants

Nigeria has launched comprehensive standards and guidelines for organ and tissue transplants. The country's health minister said the new rules, set out on Thursday, aim to regulate a sector that has been plagued by ethical concerns and exploitation.

by: WJBF

President Trump delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

President Donald Trump Thursday paused the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico that started earlier this week, with plans to restart them in April.

by: CNN

Trump tells Cabinet members they're in charge of staffing as business leaders and Republicans complain about Musk

One week after Elon Musk held court before the cameras during President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting, many of the Senate-confirmed leaders of government departments and agencies reconvened in the Cabinet Room on Thursday for a different kind of discussion.

by: KOSU

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

by: LAist

Trump's latest tariff twist: a one-month break for Mexico

by: dw

Germany: Can CDU/CSU and SPD forge a government deal?

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right and center-left are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.

by: ZNetwork

The Right Wing Politics of Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi

Review of How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left by Eoin Higgins (Bold Type Books, 2025) Glenn Greenwald In the mid-2000s, Glenn Greenwald decided to leave his constitutional law practice and devote himself to political commentary full time.

by: Mediaite

Trump Tightens Leash on Elon Musk and DOGE: It's Time for 'Scalpel Rather Than Hatchet'

The days of Elon Musk and the DOGE squad running roughshod through federal government agencies seem to be coming to an end. President Donald Trump met with his Cabinet Thursday and -- with Musk in the room -- announced a shift back to a "scalpel" strategy for government cuts rather than "hatchet.

by: Newsweek

Gavin Newsom Podcast: Key Takeaways From Governor's Debut with Charlie Kirk

Newsom and Kirk chatted about transgender athletes, anti-abortion liberals and whether Democrats could replicate Republican's podcast success.

by: MLive

$3.14B road funding plan without tax hike formally introduced by House GOP

The introduction comes after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who famously campaigned on "fixing the damn roads" on the campaign trail, in her 2025 State of the State address called for returning to the negotiating table on a bipartisan road funding plan.

by: Politico

Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk lay waste to scores of federal programs and the careers of thousands of government workers, Republicans on Capitol Hill have mostly kept their objections to themselves — with one big exception.

by: MSN

UK exempts Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders from needing ETA ahead of travel

The development came to light in a letter by the migration and citizenship minister, Seema Malhotra, who said BN(O) passport holders would no longer need an ETA to travel to the UK, after the government had "listened to evidence". "This decision has been ...

by: MSN

B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government

The British Columbia and federal governments have signed a four-year, $670-million pharmacare agreement, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications.

by: Mediaite

'Truly Surprised by This': CNN's Harry Enten Highlights 'Shocking' Approval for Trump and DOGE Spending Cuts

CNN's Harry Enten reported that President Donald Trump's efforts to make sweeping spending cuts in the federal government has a majority support. The post 'Truly Surprised by This': CNN's Harry Enten Highlights 'Shocking' Approval for Trump and DOGE Spending Cuts first appeared on Mediaite.

by: CNN

Trump pauses tariffs on most Mexican and Canadian goods

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to sources, as he aims to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government. Follow for live updates.

by: ZNetwork

Third Way And Its Regressive Politics Should Have No Place In The Democratic Party

Politico reported that, in early February, a group of Democratic "consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials and party leaders" had convened in Virginia to chart a course forward for the party.

by: Reuters

US House Republicans aim for vote to avert government shutdown on Tuesday

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson aims to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill to fund the government through September 30, a move needed to avert a partial shutdown of agencies late next week,

by: LAist

A second federal judge has ruled to block the Trump administration's spending freeze

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the attempt to pause trillions in federal spending "fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."

by: Reuters

Activists use 'Tesla Takedown' protests to fight job cuts by Musk and Trump

Chanting "Elon Musk has got to go" into a pink bullhorn, Carolanne Fry led about 350 demonstrators in a noisy march outside a Tesla electric vehicle dealership in Portland, Oregon, this week. Fry, 38,

by: MSN

8th Pay Commission: Major Update for Central Government Employees and Pensioners, Possible Removal of Multiple Allowances

The upcoming 8th Pay Commission is expected to introduce several changes for central government employees and pensioners, including the potential removal of outdated allowances. Various reports indicate that certain allowances might be eliminated,

by: CNN

Trump's plan for government: 'maximum' cuts he can get away with

The overriding questions of President Donald Trump's second term are how dramatically he wants to cut government, and how far he'll be able to go before the courts or Congress stops him.

by: CNN

The US is directly talking to Hamas for the first time. So what does the Palestinian militant group want?

Trump's government is breaking with its longstanding policy of not talking with groups it deems to be terrorist organizations.

by: MSN

Marcos: Ban PIGOs if similar to POGOs

Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the government is already studying the operations of PIGOs but noted that there are differences between inland and offshore gaming. According to her, PIGOs have yet to be tied to crimes and are ...
  • Fri, March 7, 2025

by: Entrepreneur

President Donald Trump Just Paused Tariffs on Some Goods From Canada and Mexico for One Month. Here's What We Know.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Thursday that paused tariffs for about one month on some products from Mexico and Canada covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Trump negotiated the USMCA treaty in his first term,

by: Slate

What Trump and Musk Are Really Doing to This Country

It's that the core of what he has accomplished takes aim at the most important domestic engine of prosperity we have: the federal system. There's a term for the project Trump and his cronies are undertaking, coined by political scientists Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum in 2024. It's called ungoverning.

by: CCN

SBF Says Politics and Gensler's SEC Killed FTX, Sees Donald Trump as Crypto's Saving Grace

by: Insider

Uber and Lyft drivers with Teslas don't want to talk about Elon Musk

Uber and Lyft drivers with Teslas reveal how they handle passenger questions about Elon Musk to preserve tips in a competitive gig economy.

by: decrypt

Memes Meet Politics: What the Dogecoin Community Makes of Elon Musk's DOGE

As Musk's government cost-cutting push dominates headlines, Doge lovers have mixed emotions about its close affiliation with the meme world's top dog.

by: WITN

Retired teachers, political figures discuss Trump's DOE initiative

Retired teachers and political figures are sharing their thoughts on President Donald Trump's recent Department of Education initiative.Former teacher Sandra McCullen says she is concerned about President Donald Trump's recent plan to dismantle the U.

by: Euronews

Trump backtracks and postpones Canada and Mexico tariffs for a month

The US president signed new executive orders on Thursday postponing 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some from Canada for a month. View on euronews

by: Euronews

National leader Berdimuhamedow on Turkmenistan's neutrality and EU ties

In this episode of Eurasia Talks, Turkmenistan's national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow reaffirms the country's commitment to neutrality, global cooperation, and economic partnerships. View on euro

by: Yahoo

What is an executive order? How much power do they hold over the federal government

In his first 6 weeks in office President Donald Trump has issued more executive orders than any other president in U.S. history. What does it mean?

by: MSN

'Will Take Delhi To Mission Mode' Says Delhi's CM Rekha Gupta AT Republic Plenary Summit 2025

Newly appointed Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta made her first address at the Republic Plenary Summit 2025, outlining her vision for women's empowerment, governance, and Delhi's future. She emphasized the need for collective progress,

by: MSN

Trump limits Musk's authority after mass layoffs - Politico

During a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers, US President Donald Trump stated that billionaire Elon Musk has the right only to make recommendations to departments, not to make personnel decisions,

by: Newsweek

Trump's Nephew Says Proposed Budget Cuts Lack 'Humanity And Decency'

"What I think is lacking is the humanity and decency in the way the administration is going about these cuts," Fred Trump said on CNN.

by: MSN

Mahila Samridhi Yojana: Registration for Rs 2500 starts tomorrow, get these documents ready; know the terms and conditions..

On the occasion of International Women's Day, on March 8, i.e. tomorrow, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is going to launch Mahila Samriddhi Yojana. After the announcement of the CM, registration for this scheme will start and after verification,

Activists use 'Tesla Takedown' protests to fight job cuts by Musk and Trump

Chanting "Elon Musk has got to go" into a pink bullhorn, Carolanne Fry led about 350 demonstrators in a noisy march outside a Tesla electric vehicle dealership in Portland, Oregon, this week. Fry, 38,
The article from MSN discusses how activists are leveraging protests against Tesla, led by Elon Musk, to address broader issues of job cuts and labor rights. These protests coincide with Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, where demonstrators are not only focusing on Tesla but also critiquing former President Donald Trump's policies on job security. The activists, including members from groups like the Texas AFL-CIO and the Austin Democratic Socialists of America, are highlighting the negative impacts of automation and corporate decisions on employment. They argue that both Musk and Trump have contributed to an environment where workers' rights are undermined, with Musk's push towards automation potentially leading to significant job losses, and Trump's policies seen as favoring corporate interests over labor. The protests aim to draw attention to these issues, advocating for better job security and labor conditions amidst the backdrop of technological advancements and political decisions.

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