Mon, March 17, 2025

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: KSAT

Going for gold: A look at the political and sporting challenges facing the next IOC president

An in tray of Olympic challenges spanning political, social, sporting and operational issues awaits the next International Olympic Committee president.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: ArtNews

Trump Moves to Axe 7 Federal Agencies, Including Key Library and Media Funds

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to dismantle seven federal agencies, including the one overseeing Voice of America (VOA) and other government-funded media outlets. The order demands that agency heads eliminate all non-mandatory functions and scale back required ones to the legal minimum.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: WVXU

Kentucky GOP pushes through anti-trans bills and Medicaid changes in 11th hour

As midnight and the governor's veto period approached Friday night, the Kentucky General Assembly pushed through several highly controversial bills, including one that cuts gender-affirming hormone treatments from Medicaid.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Yahoo

'Nothing to do with politics': How Hezbollah photos led to RI doctor's controversial deportation

Alawieh reportedly told customs officials that she followed the religious teachings, but not politics, of late Hezbollah leader.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: WUNC

Why are North Carolina's judicial races partisan? Disputed high court race raises questions

Bitzer, author of Redistricting and Gerrymandering in North Carolina: Battlelines in the Tar Heel State, bolstered Gerry Cohen's contention that Democratic lawmakers in the 1990s wanted to stem the tide of GOP gains in judicial elections.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek

Chuck Schumer Cancels Book Tour Events Amid Funding Vote Backlash

Chuck Schumer has canceled book tour events this week because of security concerns amid a backlash over his support for Republicans in preventing a government shutdown last week. "Due to security concerns, Senator Schumer's book events are being rescheduled," a statement said.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: RealClearPolitics

Democrats Should Have Shut Down the Government

I've been working hard getting our NCAA Tournament forecasts ready for Selection Sunday. So I'd barely been paying attention to the drama in the Senate, where Republicans were trying to gather votes for a budget resolution to avert a government shutdown by midnight tonight.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: KOMO

Trump is fired up about the economy, immigration and the Russia/Ukraine war: Exclusive

President Donald Trump ran through his top priorities for the country, including immigration, the economy and the war in Russia and Ukraine, during a half hour

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: WBEZ

Amid backlash against Elon Musk and DOGE, Tesla owners say they're caught in the middle

Tesla owners have been victims of vandalism, rude behavior and assumptions about their politics since CEO Elon Musk joined the Trump administration and began slashing jobs.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Politico

Baraka taps into Dem dissatisfaction

Look at this CNN poll from Sunday. The Democratic Party's favorability rating is 29 percent. That's in part because just 63 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents give it positive ratings — down from 81 percent four years ago. Baraka has been successful at tapping into that sentiment, as has Steve Fulop.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: PennLive

Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America, other US-funded media organizations

On Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest funding bill, Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law. That included the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which houses Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Asia and Radio Marti, which beams Spanish-language news into Cuba.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: KOSU

Gov. Kevin Stitt boasts about DOGE OK savings, lawmakers worry about staff cuts and redundancy

Gov. Kevin Stitt says action to reduce wasteful government spending is officially underway. Total savings are just shy of $1.2 million, per the new DOGE-OK website.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: WXPR

WI's 'nonpartisan' Supreme Court race is anything but

University of Wisconsin-Madison mass communications professor Michael Wagner said the state's rule about justices making their own decisions about when to recuse themselves from cases makes the electi

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: dw

A look back: East Germany's first freely elected parliament

Germany's reunification.On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union emerged as the strongest party after the election for the East German parliament, the People's Chamber. Germany's reunification central to campaign.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: IOL

Ideological Enforcement and the Rise and Fall of Trans Autocracy

Exploring the complex dynamics of LGBTQI+ rights, Gillian Schutte delves into how elite interests can co-opt social movements, transforming genuine struggles into tools for control.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Reuters

Trump says no exemptions on US steel and aluminum tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no intention of creating exemptions on steel and aluminum tariffs and said reciprocal and sectoral tariffs will be imposed on April 2. Last month, Trump raised tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to a flat 25%,

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Euronews

Brussels hosts Syrian foreign minister for talks on country's political and economic transition

The EU is hoping to rally further support for Syria's fragile transition, days after sectarian violence erupted in the country's coastal regions. View on euronews

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: Slate

How American Bureaucrats Became Public Enemy No. 1

Condon took the lectern at a meeting of the American Physical Society in Washington. If not as famous as his former boss at the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Condon was held in nearly equal esteem by his scientific colleagues: A pioneering figure in nuclear physics,

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: KCUR

Kansas City is voting on a sales tax to fund a new jail. Here's what to know about Question 1

Kansas City's public safety sales tax has been used to support the police department and emergency and medical services. Mayor Quinton Lucas and other officials want voters to renew it so the city can use the money to build a new jail and rehabilitation center.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: LBC

Council tax to rise for most people in England - see the full list of increases

Council tax is set to increase for a majority of households in England after all councils confirmed their plans.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: KLCC

City of Bend sees surge of interest in Human Rights and Equity Commission

Central Oregon elected officials are taking opposite approaches to the Trump administration's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: BBC

No-one mentions Reform UK spat, says councillor

The public spat between Nigel Farage and one of his sidelined MPs is a "Westminster bubble story" and no-one mentions it on the street, a Reform UK councillor has said. Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, was suspended from the party over allegations of making verbal threats and workplace bullying.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: CNN

White House denies ignoring court order halting Venezuelan deportations

The White House is denying that it violated a judge's order Saturday to halt the deportations of Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, which, if it did occur, would take legal showdowns over the administration's claims of vast presidential power closer to the edge of a constitutional crisis.

[ Mon, Mar 17th 2025 ]: briefly

What Julius Malema said about the budget speech and joining the GNU

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said he was willing to engage the African National Congress on the budget speech and GNU.
Sun, March 16, 2025

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Newsweek

French Lawmaker Demands US Return Statue of Liberty

Center-left French lawmaker Raphael Glucksmann accused the U.S. of abandoning the values that made it a strong ally to Europe.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: HuffPost

Rubio Refuses To Say If There's Evidence Justifying Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest

The secretary of state is the latest Trump official to avoid answering what specific terror-supporting actions the permanent resident took that justifies deportation.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: KOIN

Lewis & Clark's Ben Gaskins gives outlook for President Trump's second term

The U.S. Presidency is one of the areas that Ben Gaskins pays close attention to. He is associate professor of political science at Lewis and Clark College and has a PhD from Florida State.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: CNN

Flags, figurines and gold everywhere: Trump transforms the Oval Office into a gilded gallery

As President Donald Trump works to dramatically reshape the federal government, he is also in the middle of transforming another historic aspect of the presidency: the Oval Office.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Benzinga

Elon Musk's Tariff Concerns For Tesla And Space, Trade Tensions, And Government Shutdown Threats: This Week In Politics

As the week drew to a close, the business world was buzzing with a series of impactful stories. From Elon Musk's concerns over tariffs to escalating trade tensions and the looming threat of a government shutdown,

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: LiveLaw

IPR Law And Atrocities Act: Intersectionality Of Identity Politics And Knowledge Economy

On 24 January 2025, a seminal judgement on the scope of intellectual property law and its correlation with human rights and criminal law came from the Supreme Court. In the case titled

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: briefly

EFF's Julius Malema Willing To Engage ANC Over Budget Speech and Possibly Join GNU

The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, said he was willing to engage the African National Congress on the budget speech and GNU.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Politico

Trump's next agency cuts include US-backed global media, library and museum grants

On the list is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Euronews

Trump cuts off funding for pro-democracy media outlets VOA and RFERL

President Trump's administration has cut off funding for Voice of America, Radio Liberty and other pro-democracy media that broadcast to undemocratic states. View on euronews

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Reuters

Protesters flood Belgrade in one of biggest anti-government rallies

More than 100,000 protesters descended on Serbia's capital Belgrade on Saturday in one of the largest rallies in decades, with students and workers facing riot police and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: dw

Ukraine: US and Russia's top diplomats discuss 'next steps'

Indicating a thaw in US-Russia relations, Marco Rubio and Sergey Lavrov spoke about further efforts to ending the war in Ukraine as overnight aerial strikes continue. Follow DW for more.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: UPI

U.S. military launches 'decisive and powerful' strikes against Houthis

President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered the U.S. military to begin military strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: Alternet

'Down nearly 40 percent': Musk's far-right MAGA politics are sinking Tesla

Billionaire Elon Musk, head of Tesla, SpaceX and X.com and leader of the Department of Government Accountability (DOGE), has become a very polarizing figure on both the left and the right. Liberals and progressives are vehemently critical of the mass layoffs of federal government workers he is pushing via DOGE,

[ Sun, Mar 16th 2025 ]: BBC

Call for dedicated minister as tourism costs rise

The head of a regional tourism industry body is calling for a dedicated minister to help the sector to grow and raise its profile within government. Pete Waters, executive director of Visit East of England, says tourism is worth £12bn pounds a year to the local economy and could grow very quickly with the right encouragement.
Sat, March 15, 2025

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: dw

Trump's cuts hit Voice of America, Radio Free Europe

Voice of America employees were placed on administrative leave as the Trump administration cut grants to publicly-funded US outlets broadcasting into Russia, China and North Korea.Workers at Voice of America received an email on Saturday placing them on paid administrative leave "until otherwise notified" and instructing them not to enter the

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: Reuters

Trump targets law firm Paul Weiss in order restricting government access

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday suspending security clearances for lawyers and other employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and restricting their access to federal buildings and officials.

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: Oneindia

Madhavan Narayanan Discusses Hindi Imposition, Rupee Symbol Controversy, and Tamil Rights Debate

Madhavan Narayanan explores Hindi imposition, rupee symbol debate, and Tamil rights in an exclusive interview, highlighting cultural impacts.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: AARP

Protect Medicaid and SNAP Amid Budget Talks, AARP Tells Congress

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[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: CNN

Americans think Trump's cuts will hurt (and help) the country. Here's how

Senate Democrats' decision to allow Republicans to pass a spending bill will avert a short-term shutdown, but it will also give Republicans the power to grant President Donald Trump new leverage to control spending for the rest of the year.

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: Metro

Keir Starmer warns Putin 'the world is watching' and he must agree to ceasefire

Sir Keir Starmer today warned Vladimir Putin 'the world is watching' as he told global leaders the Russian leader will have to come to the negotiating table 'sooner or later'.

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: BBC

US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill

The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: Slate

Slate's guide to the most important figures in politics this week.

Democrats in Congress, for the first time since President Donald Trump took over, had a say in policymaking, and fully melted down. Trump advertised for a car company at the White House and took further steps to lay the groundwork for annexing Canada.

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: Euronews

Germany's CDU and SPD reach historic debt deal to jumpstart defence spending

The agreement reached with the Greens would allow Germany to spend up to €1 trillion on defence and infrastructure over the next decade. View on euronews

[ Sat, Mar 15th 2025 ]: UPI

Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after approving a key procedural vote with the support of enough Democrats. The measure passed 54-46,

Trump cuts off funding for pro-democracy media outlets VOA and RFERL

President Trump's administration has cut off funding for Voice of America, Radio Liberty and other pro-democracy media that broadcast to undemocratic states. View on euronews

The article from MSN discusses former U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cut funding for pro-democracy media outlets, Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). This move was part of a broader effort to reduce what was perceived as unnecessary foreign aid spending. Critics argue that this defunding undermines efforts to promote democracy and combat disinformation in regions where these media outlets are crucial. The decision has sparked concerns about the future of these organizations, which have historically played significant roles in providing uncensored news and information to countries with limited press freedom. The article highlights the potential negative implications for global democracy and media freedom, suggesting that the lack of funding could lead to a reduction in their operational capabilities and influence.

Read the Full Euronews Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-za/politics/government/trump-cuts-off-funding-for-pro-democracy-media-outlets-voa-and-rferl/ar-AA1B12BX