Fri, March 28, 2025

by: CNBC

Hillary Clinton blasts Trump, officials over Signal text mess: 'Stupidity' and 'hypocrisy'

Hillary Clinton excoriated President Donald Trump and his administration for their handling of the leak of U.S. military attack plans to The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to a Signal app text thread with other top officials.

by: Newsweek

Social Security: Senator Warns Elon Musk, Trump Can Make 'Backdoor' Cuts

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has warned that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could make "backdoor" cuts to Social Security. Newsweek has contacted the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Warren's office for comment via email.

by: Mint

US Vice President JD Vance and senior officials visit American military base in Greenland

US Vice President JD Vance and officials visited a military base in Greenland on March 28. Vance noted he was the first vice president to visit the island country

by: briefly

Julius Malema mocks Donald Trump and Elon Musk, celebrates ConCourt ruling about Kill the Boer song

Julius Malema mocked Donald Trump and Elon Musk after the Constitutional Court ruled in his favour when it came to the singing of the Kill the Boer chant.

by: MSN

As years pass, withdrawn bills list grows and grows

Novstrup said he brought HB 1233 because he had been told that state government intended to stop paying for cochlear implants for children who have hearing difficulties. A former lawmaker, Democrat Paul Dennert, had brought the original cochlear-implant ...

by: techUK

Oral Evidence Review on the Government's Efforts to tack Violence Against Women and Girls

On Monday 17 March, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held an oral evidence review session, inquiring the Government's efforts to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG).

by: LBC

Judges reject government's request to change 'corrosive' sentencing rules as 'two-tier justice' row erupts

Judges have rejected demands by the Justice Secretary to drop their "two-tier" sentencing rules in an escalating row between the judiciary and the Government.

by: SaltWire

THE WRAP: Winning downtown, election promises all around and Trump's tax on toilet paper

Promises, promises Mark Carney won't tell anyone where he's going until the last minute, and Pierre Poilievre won't let reporters anywhere near him, but both managed to make some promises in the campaign's first week that land well in Atlantic Canada.

by: TAG24

Trump orders ideological purge of Smithsonian museums and zoo

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to remove so-called "improper ideology" from the famed Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo.

by: Cryptopolitan

Senator Bernie Moreno calls former SEC Chair Gary Gensler "one of the stupidest people in government"

by: Reuters

Greenland parties announce broad coalition government amid Trump pressure

Greenland's Democrats and three more parties announced a government coalition agreement on Friday, just hours before a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance to the Arctic island that President Donald Trump has expressed interest in acquiring.

by: Mediaite

'This Is Just Dumb!' Hillary Clinton Torches 'Slash-And-Burn' Trump Admin in Scathing NYT Op-Ed

Former State Secretary Hillary Clinton torched President Donald Trump's "slash-and-burn" administration as "feeble" and "dumb" while mocking the Signalgate scandal that saw military plans shared on a commercial group chat that accidentally included a journalist.

by: MindaNews

CRUCIBLE: Gravitas and the lack of it

Fasting of Muslims in the Philippines went quite well until the 11th of Ramadan 1446 when former President Rodrigo

by: KCUR

Kansas City residents resist plans to build a new jail with sales tax money: 'Costly and inhumane'

Kansas City voters will decide on April 8 whether to renew the public safety sales tax for 20 more years. Officials plan to use the bulk of the money to build a new municipal detention center. Despite concerns about property crime and gun violence,

by: ProPublica

How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History

Megan O'Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.

by: Hespress

68% of Moroccans believe U.S. aid supports education and economic growth

Moroccans who perceive U.S. aid as beneficial to educational initiatives also express a strong desire to strengthen economic ties with the United States, according to recent findings from the Arab Barometer.

by: Tagtik

Charm offensive in Greenland turns into debacle for Vance and Co.

The White House approached Greenland with great ambition. However, the local population appears anything but positive about the United States' attempt to absorb the autonomous territory. As a result,

by: IOL

DA and EFF clash over controversial Sandton Drive renaming to Leila Khaled Drive

The Democratic Alliance (DA) disputes claims by Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero regarding the renaming of Sandton Drive, highlighting the origins of the proposal and the EFF's support for the change.

by: Africanews

France: seven-year sentence and fine suggested for Sarkozy over Libya financing deal

French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of appoximately $325,000 usd for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on thursday, stemming from allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was unlawfully funded by the government of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

by: Newspoint

Farmer leader Dallewal breaks indefinite fast, accepts water: Punjab government to SC

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who was on an indefinite hunger strike in support of various demands, accepted water and broke his fast on Friday morning, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court.

by: UPI

Report: Air travel between the United States and Canada drops 70%

Airline travel between the U.S. and Canada has dropped by 70% compared to the same time last year, the result of dueling tariffs between the two countries and U.S. overtures to make Canada the 51st state.

by: CNN

JD Vance expected to criticize Danish government on what had been second lady's cultural visit to Greenland

Only days after second lady Usha Vance's trip to Greenland was announced, a visit to see the dogs and mushers is out. Instead, she will visit a US military installation miles away from any civilian population center - with her husband,

by: Euronews

Greenland forms new unity government on the eve of JD Vance trip

Four of the five elected parties in Greenland agree to form a broad coalition on the eve of US Vice President JD Vance's visit to the arctic island. View on euronews

by: BBC

Ukrainians lose out on jobs and homes over visa uncertainty

Some employers and landlords are reluctant to hire or rent to Ukrainians because their visas are due to expire.

by: Crikey

Don't panic! But there's young women with phones in Parliament! And it creates a better politics

Online content creators at the federal budget horrified some of the commentariat. But politics and the old-guard media ignore this new breed at their peril.

by: devdiscourse

Conspiracy Claims and Promised Progress: Jharkhand CM Soren Challenges BJP

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleges a hidden agenda in a delimitation exercise aimed at reducing tribal and Dalit reserved seats. Criticizing the BJP for failing development promises, he highlights his government's budget provisions for social security and education,

by: HuffPost

'Lying And Gaslighting': Elon Musk Torched After Unbelievable Claim About Trump

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is facing criticism for a claim about President Donald Trump that many people are finding more than a little over-the-top. "What's something that people wouldn't know about the president?

by: WUSA9

Trump signs executive order establishing "D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force"

The executive order also called on the federal government to stop "drug use, unpermitted demonstrations, vandalism and public intoxication."
Thu, March 27, 2025

by: CNN

Australia to hold general elections on May 3 amid inflation and a housing shortage

Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for general elections with high costs of living and a shortage of housing likely weighing against the government as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party seeks a second three-year term.

by: SBS

What if no-one wins? What to know about minority government

Voters are being urged to support the major parties to avoid a 'hung' parliament. But is minority government that bad?

by: 9NEWS

How to vote and everything we know about the federal election

The Albanese government has finally called the 2025 Federal Election for May 3 this morning after postponement in the past few weeks due to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

by: Forbes

Will Trump Defund NPR And PBS? Here's What We Know As President Attacks The Broadcasters

The broadcasters have faced calls for defunding across several presidential administrations, with Trump's becoming one of the most combative against public media funding.

by: rnz

Australia's Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in a prime ministerial battle that's been decades in the making

Come 3 May only one can be prime minister. Australians have rejected recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the nation's first people in the constitution through the establishment of a Voice to Parliament advisory body.

by: Entrepreneur

'Cracking Down on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse': President Donald Trump Is Canceling Paper Checks. Here's What We Know.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury to go digital first. Here's why, and how it will affect future tax refunds.

by: eNCA

USAID Cuts | HIV and TB centres receive cancellation letters

JOHANNESBURG - US aid cuts have had serious impacts on the HIV and TB research centres which have began receiving cancellation letters. Experts estimate that the US has been sponsoring 70% of HIV and TB research grants in South Africa.

by: HuffPost

Paul Weiss, The Progressive Fight, And The Firm's Deal With The Devil

The 150-year-old law firm fought the first Trump administration. Will its deal with the second stop it from fighting now?

by: MarketWatch

RFK Jr.'s job cuts explained: Which federal health agencies will be affected, what they do and how it could impact you

Jobs cuts are coming to the Department of Health and Human Services, a sprawling cabinet agency that oversees health-insurance programs, monitors infectious-disease outbreaks and conducts health research.

by: Metro

Britain and France sending military teams to Ukraine to 'deter' Putin

British and French military teams will be deployed to Ukraine in 'coming days', Emmanuel Macron has confirmed. The delegation from the UK and France will be sent to work with Ukrainian armed forces as part of a 'reassurance force',

by: Mint

Lok Sabha passes Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025. The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 is a comprehensive legislation to regulate all matters relating to foreigners and immigration.

by: Axios

Detainees report overcrowding and poor conditions at Miami's ICE facility

As President Trump's immigration crackdown continues, one detention center in Miami is holding more than twice as many people as the space was meant for — which some attorneys say is a growing issue nationally.

by: Euronews

UK government defends welfare cuts as economists warn 250,000 could fall into poverty

Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose Labour Party has promised an end to austerity, unveiled billions of pounds of new cuts on Wednesday. View on euronews

by: Mediaite

Democratic Senator Warns Trump Putting Country Under 'Quasi-Martial Law' After 'Chilling' Cloak-And-Dagger Arrest

by: Newsweek

Donald Trump Issues Ultimatum To Canada And EU

President Donald Trump has said that Canada and the European Union will face "large scale tariffs" if they do economic harm to the United States.

by: KGOU

Trump's new tariffs could raise car prices. And, Dems demand answers after Signal leak

by: Reuters

Australia PM Albanese says election 'imminent' as government rushes to pass tax cuts bill

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday he planned to call an election "imminently" as his centre-left government rushed through the parliament a bill on fresh tax cuts in a bid to lift support and win back aggrieved voters.

by: MSN

Donald Trump places 25% tariffs on auto imports to the US

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Pool via AP) Virus alert: the symptoms and causes of congenital cytomegalovirus See the universe like never before captured by ...

by: AOL

Should Elon Musk Ditch Politics To Save Tesla? Experts Weigh In

Elon Musk's politics are making waves, and Tesla's stock price has plummeted. Experts weigh in on whether stepping back could save the brand.

by: dw

Zelenskyy urges US and allies to stand strong against Russia

The Ukrainian president said NATO is his country's best security guarantee but that the US is "not ready" for Ukraine to join. Zelenskyy also called out the US special envoy for "frequently" repeating Russian propaganda.

Trump suspends security clearances of law firm WilmerHale employees

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at law firm WilmerHale. "Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale) is yet ano

The article from MSN discusses former President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the security clearances of employees at the law firm WilmerHale. This action was taken in response to the firm's involvement in a lawsuit against Trump by E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of defamation and battery. Trump's move is seen as an attempt to retaliate against the firm for representing Carroll, who was awarded $5 million in damages in a civil trial. The suspension of clearances has raised concerns about the politicization of security clearance processes and potential overreach by Trump, impacting the firm's ability to work on sensitive government contracts. Critics argue that this could set a dangerous precedent for the misuse of executive power.

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