Sun, March 23, 2025

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Cryptopolitan

Carney calls snap election amid Trump trade war and sovereignty taunts

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: CNA

Politics trumps economic reform pledge in PM Anwar's US$230 million 'bailout' of debt-laden Sapura Energy

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is taking the heat for rescuing debt-laden oil and gas services firm Sapura Energy. Observers say it may set a dangerous precedent for other companies unable to meet their obligations.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Salon

"We're not being honest": Sen. Curtis says GOP is deceiving voters about Social Security cuts

The Republican senator from Utah accused the GOP of trying to have it both ways on meddling with Social Security

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Bloomberg

Emboldened Trump Signals Long Court Fight to Expand Power

President Donald Trump has ramped up his fight with the judiciary as he racks up losses in court over his administration's efforts to reshape the US government and its approach on everything from immigration to federal spending.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: MiBolsilloColombia

$5,000 DOGE payment requires $2 trillion in savings, and Congressional approval

A bold proposal to save $2 trillion and distribute $5,000 checks to millions of Americans is gaining attention. With support from Elon Musk and Donald Trump, the idea faces significant hurdles before becoming reality.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: MSN

Dem steamrolls Fox News host with fact-check on Elon's Social Security cuts

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) fact-checked Fox News host Mike Emanuel over claims that Republicans were not interested in cutting Social Security. During a Sunday interview, Casar explained that the Republican Party was "really dominated by those billionaire ...

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: IOL

Celebrating 50 Years: IFP's contribution to South Africa's democratic landscape

At the IFP's 50th anniversary, President Velenkosini Hlabisa reflected on the party's pivotal role in establishing South Africa's provinces and municipalities during the Codesa negotiations.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: dw

Turkey: Who is Erdogan's popular rival Ekrem Imamoglu?

The mayor of Istanbul is President Erdogan's most serious rival and was about to be selected as an opposition candidate in presidential elections. Shortly before that could happen, Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Click2Houston

Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: UPI

Trump revokes security clearances of former opponents, including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

President Donald Trump formally rescinded security clearances and access to classified information for 15 people, including former President Joe Biden, members of Biden's family, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Kiplinger

What DOGE is Doing Now

As Musk's DOGE pursues its ambitious agenda, uncertainty and legal challenges are mounting — causing frustration for Trump.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Metro

Travel advice for Istanbul after protests engulf Turkey over mayor arrest

The protesters claim the arrest and charge of Istanbul's mayor is politically motivated and undermines Turkey's democracy.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: BBC

Welfare changes 'scary' for carers

A Conservative councillor who has cared for his disabled mother since he was a child said he is "scared" by the government's planned changes to benefits even though he supports reducing the welfare bill.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Hespress

Former Spanish Intelligence Chief: Morocco's claim over Ceuta and Melilla will never disappear

Spain's former director of the National Intelligence Center and ex-ambassador to Morocco and the U.S., Jorge Dezcállar, told La Razón that Morocco's claim over Ceuta and Melilla is permanent and will never disappear.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: MSNBC

Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and his other political enemies

President Donald Trump announced he is pulling security clearances for a string of public officials, including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Moneycontrol

Brand Donald Trump: A mixed success worldwide

As in his first term, Trump, 78, has officially ceded management of his business interests to his children during his presidency.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: CNN

They helped Trump take back the White House. The rewards have come swiftly.

Trump's return to power was achieved in part through an unorthodox coalition-building strategy. He courted groups who might've been overlooked by Republican candidates. Many of them are benefiting now.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: rnz

Could the Trump factor save UK PM Keir Starmer's popularity?

The UK Labour Party, who would call Kamala Harris's Democrats their sister party, felt they had made progress and were delighted that Lammy was even offered a second helping of chicken at a meeting with Trump and his team - a sure sign, by all accounts, that the US president likes you.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Euronews

Imamoglu rejects all charges in second day of interrogations since Wednesday detention

Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu appeared before authorities for questioning on terror and corruption related charges on Saturday. View on euronews

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Insider

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have said they want to impeach judges. Here's why it's likely an empty threat.

Like impeaching and convicting a president, there is a high bar to cross to remove a federal judge from the bench, despite Donald Trump's calls.

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Reuters

Exclusive: Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump

Some European central banking and supervisory officials are questioning whether they can still rely on the U.S. Federal Reserve to provide dollar funding in times of market stress, six people familiar with the matter said,

[ Sun, Mar 23rd 2025 ]: Scoop

Winston Peters' State Of The Nation - 'Make New Zealand First Again'

Today there are echoes of our most famous former Prime Minster Seddon's words "New Zealand is God's own country, but the devils mess". Seddon was right all those years ago, and then he set out to do something positive about it. And we, in 2025, must do the same.
Sat, March 22, 2025

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: MiBolsilloColombia

In addition to Social Security, Trump revokes security clearances from Clinton, Harris and Biden

In a bold move, President Trump has revoked the security clearances of several high-profile political opponents, including former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Trump revokes access to classified material for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Biden officials

The memo also states that the people named — 15 in all — will not have access to classified briefings or the ability to access secure U.S. government facilities without an escort. Others named in the directive include former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam ...

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: MSNBC

Trump continues imposing petty punishments on Biden, Harris and other political foes

Many officials whose security clearances Trump said he's revoking already had their clearances pulled earlier this month.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: AFP

Tens of thousands in France protest against racism and far-right

Tens of thousands of people in Paris and other French cities on Saturday rallied against racism and the rise of the far right, with some taking aim at the administration of Donald Trump in the

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: Time

Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, and More. Here's the Full List and What That Means

P resident Donald Trump has made good on his promise of revoking security clearance for former President Joe Biden. Issued late on Friday night, a memo titled "Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals,

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: MarketWatch

Trump's former FDA chief says the U.S. needs to do this right now to combat avian flu and lower egg prices

That was Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, discussing the avian-flu crisis in the U.S. in a recent op-ed in STAT, a publication that specializes in health and medicine.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: ZNetwork

How U.S. States Can Protect the Environment From Federal Rollbacks and Intervention

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: MLive

Using crypto tech at U.S. agencies is dangerous, finance expert warns

Securities and banking law professor tells Michigan lawmakers that blockchain use at federal agencies could compromise payments.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: Politico

Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and other enemies

President Donald Trump revoked security clearances for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and a string of top Democrats and political foes in a presidential memo late Friday. "I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: dw

Japan hosts China, South Korea foreign ministers

The meeting between the Asian powers comes amid rising international tensions driven by tariff threats from the US. The ministers are looking to lay the groundwork for a three-way summit later this year.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: BBC

Rachel Reeves: I will not 'tax and spend'

In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor opened up on the public finances and how she's finding the job.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: Alternet

'Null and void': Ex-DOJ prosecutor reveals 'big problem' Trump now has in federal court

President Donald Trump recently invoked a centuries-old law to justify the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum security mega-prison in El Salvador without due process. But one former federal prosecutor now believes Trump may have backed himself into a legal corner.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: CNN

Trump rescinds security clearances of political rivals Harris, Clinton and others

President Donald Trump, in a late-night Friday memo, directed federal agencies to revoke security clearances for more than a dozen of his perceived political enemies, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: Euronews

Brussels rebrands 'Rearm Europe' plan after backlash from leaders of Italy and Spain

The new term, "Readiness 2030," is a direct response to the complaints voiced by Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sánchez in recent days. View on euronews

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: WSBT

Leaders at local and national levels voice concerns over possible DOE funding cuts

The President's decision and other federal funding cuts has leaders from local schools worried about potential impacts to school corporations, their teachers an

[ Sat, Mar 22nd 2025 ]: Reuters

Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday,
Fri, March 21, 2025

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: Fortune

Trump drops executive order stripping a law firm of its government contracts after he says it pledged $40 million in pro bono legal services to his administration's causes

A policy and law scholar told Fortune that Trump believes his threats have pushed a prominent law firm to back down and called it an abuse of presidential power that threatens the constitutional rights of all Americans.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

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[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: MSNBC

Elon Musk PAC's $100 giveaways put Wisconsin voters to the test

Musk's super PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition denouncing judges as his DOGE efforts face pushback from courts.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: KPBS

Courts push back, wars heat up and 3 more takeaways from Trump's moves this week

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: CNN

4 things to know about Trump's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: Mediaite

John Leguizamo Kicks Off The View Interview by Accusing Trump of Turning Government Into 'White-Only Club'

John Leguizamo accused President Donald Trump of turning the government into a "white only club" with his war on DEI programs. The post John Leguizamo Kicks Off The View Interview by Accusing Trump of Turning Government Into 'White-Only Club' first appeared on Mediaite.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: Newsweek

Judge Boasberg's Home Comes Under Scrutiny After Trump Attacks

Trump supporters are querying the value of a federal judge's home after he demanded answers about potentially illegal deportations to El Salvador. The standoff between the Trump administration and Washington D.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: NDTV

"Some Parties Raking Up Language Issue For Their Own Politics": Amit Shah

"There have been enough divisions in the nation in the name of language, and it should not happen anymore," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday amid the escalating row over the three-language formula implementation.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: 9NEWS

NSW government to hold inquiry into troubled early childcare sector

There are also calls for a nationwide response to findings of dangerous practices and regulatory failings within the sector.

[ Fri, Mar 21st 2025 ]: Reuters

Sudanese army seizes full control of presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan TV and military sources say

The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum on Friday, Sudan TV and military sources said, in one of the most significant advances in a two-year-old conflict threatening to fracture the country.

Why Rachel Reeves is feeling the heat ahead of her Spring Statement

The Chancellor hints at a more guarded approach amid global uncertainty - and issues a warning ahead of her announcements

The article from the BBC discusses the ongoing debate over the use of puberty blockers for transgender youth in the UK. It highlights the recent decision by NHS England to halt the routine prescription of puberty blockers to children and young people, following a review that found insufficient evidence on their safety and effectiveness. This decision has sparked a range of reactions; some see it as a cautious approach to protect children, while others, including transgender advocates and some medical professionals, argue that it could harm transgender youth by denying them necessary medical care. The article also touches on the broader implications of this policy change, including the potential for private clinics to fill the gap, and the ongoing Cass Review which is examining gender identity services for children and adolescents. The debate encompasses medical ethics, the rights of transgender youth, and the balance between caution and access to care.

Read the Full BBC Article at:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0egy79qx93o