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Lane Pollack, center, of Rockwell, MD, a senior learning advisor at USAID for 14 years, is consoled by a co-worker after having 15 minutes to clear out her belongings from the USAID headquarters, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
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Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone​

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Updated 10:51 PM CDT, March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, cutting 83% of them, and said he would move the remaining aid programs under the State Department.

Hours later, a federal judge said President Donald Trump had overstepped his authority in shutting down most foreign assistance, saying the administration could no longer simply sit on the billions of dollars that Congress had provided for foreign aid. But Judge Amir H. Ali stopped short of ordering Trump officials to use the money to revive the thousands of terminated program contracts.

Rubio made his announcement Monday in a post on X, in one of his few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from U.S. foreign aid and development, executed by Trump political appointees at State and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency teams.

Rubio in the post thanked DOGE and “our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform” in foreign aid. ...

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Trump administration halts funding for two cybersecurity efforts, including one for elections

The Trump administration has cut millions of dollars in federal funding from two cybersecurity initiatives, including one dedicated to helping state and local election officials.
apnews.com

Growing judicial voices challenge Trump’s erosion of constitutional norms | CNN Politics

Federal judges hearing Trump administration litigation have increasingly gone beyond the case at hand to reflect on potential threats to democracy or offer dramatic assertions about the state of America.
www.cnn.com

House plans vote on GOP spending bill as Trump lobbies Republican holdouts

House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill that would fund the government at current levels through September 2025.
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Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s. The Republican has said repeatedly, “We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913.
apnews.com

Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.
www.cbsnews.com

Greenland leader says Trump's threats "mean you don't want to get as close" to the U.S.

Ahead of Greenland's election, its prime minister says Trump's rhetoric makes residents less inclined to accept his offer "to be a part of" the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com

'Hurting people to help themselves': Dem senator disses DOGE's CFPB cuts

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees on Friday who were fired as a result of Elon Musk’s DOGE federal workforce reductions.
www.foxnews.com

Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming 'collateral damage' in Trump's trade war

The owners of Brough Brothers bourbon in Kentucky are ready to put their business plan into action. They have a new distillery set to open soon.
apnews.com

It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

At a court hearing Monday, CFPB’s COO Adam Martinez gave a sworn account of the chaos that has consumed the federal agency meant to stop unfair corporate practices.
abcnews.go.com

69 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow shot down in a massive attack, city's mayor says

The attack, the biggest on Moscow in months, came hours before the U.S.-Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Arabia.
apnews.com

Musk says DOGE is in almost every federal agency and plans to double staff

The tech billionaire also indicated he wasn't leaving government soon as he faces growing pushback to his chainsaw-style budget cutting.
www.nbcnews.com

House Democrats push to sink GOP spending bill but Senate Dems act coy | CNN Politics

Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government shutdown this week.
www.cnn.com

Stocks in the US and Asia fall as fears grow over economic slowdown

The president said the US was in a "period of transition", when asked about a potential recession.
www.bbc.com

Americans have clear opinions on Trump's performance in his first 50 days

As President Donald Trump marks 50 days into his second tour of duty in the White House, the most recent polls suggest that Americans are divided on the job he's doing
www.foxnews.com

Stocks' sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

The U.S. stock market’s sell-off accelerated as worries built about pain for the economy because of tariffs and other policies by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com

Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back

Elon Musk called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
abcnews.go.com
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Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote on a GOP spending proposal, but opposition from both parties puts its passage in doubt. With Democrats vowing to vote against it and some Republicans resisting, Congress faces a Friday deadline to avoid a partial shutdown. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger weighs in on what this could mean for the economy.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the House voting to avoid a government shutdown today

  • News source: FOX News
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The House is poised to debate and vote on an interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown early Saturday morning.

This bill renews all Biden-era funding numbers. It also cuts the budget for Washington but allows the Pentagon to begin new programs and increases military pay.

It is all about the math. The margin could be tight. That is why
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GOP lawmakers take crucial step to 'unlock' American energy to reverse Biden-era 'disaster'

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Newly introduced legislation aims to make it easier to export energy used for warming and lighting up homes in the United States and around the globe.

The "Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025’’ would grant "exclusive authority" to sign off on applications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and exports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, moving it away from the Department of Energy.

The Biden administration stopped clearing LNG export applications and put out a study in December warning about potential long-term cost risks...
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GOP spending bill would force DC to cut $1B from city government, officials say

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Washington, D.C., officials are making a last-ditch plea to Congress over the continuing resolution (CR) that is expected to head to the House floor on Tuesday. City officials, including D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, protested the measure outside the Capitol building on Monday.

"Unfortunately, we are here today to talk about potentially devastating and really highly unusual situation that we face with the draft budget CR that would immediately have the effect of cutting $1 billion out of our local budget," Mayor Bowser told the media during a Monday...
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DOGE and agencies cancel 200,000 federal government credit cards

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that it has deactivated more than 200,000 credit cards linked to more than a dozen federal agencies following an audit showing they were unused or unneeded.

The announcement comes as the Elon Musk-led agency continues to root out waste, fraud and corruption in the federal government.

"Weekly Credit Card Update! Pilot program with 16 agencies to audit unused/unneeded credit cards," DOGE wrote on its X account.

DOGE UNCOVERS OVER 4M GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARDS RESPONSIBLE FOR 90M TRANSACTIONS...
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Sweden says Russia is greatest threat to its security

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The nation's security service says there is a "tangible risk" of the security situation deteriorating further.
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Black Lives Matter Plaza demolished in Washington DC

  • News source: BBC News - World
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"You can dig up concrete but you cannot erase history," said one resident of the capital.
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House Dem pushes to censure Boebert over TV interview about Al Green

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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., is pushing to censure Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., over a TV interview in which the Republican congresswoman criticized Rep. Al Green, D-Texas.

Green notably heckled President Donald Trump multiple times during his first address of his second term to Congress last week until House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ordered the Sergeant at Arms to escort Green from the chamber.

Houlahan submitted a resolution Monday calling to censure Boebert "for her recent disparaging and derogatory comments" about Green.

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SCOOP: Video of Dems railing against past shutdowns unveiled by GOP

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FIRST ON FOX: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is putting pressure on House Democrats hours before a critical vote on a bill to avert a partial government shutdown before the end of this week.

The clip, which runs just under two minutes, is a supercut of top Democratic lawmakers emphasizing that their party does not support government shutdowns nor the office closures and mass furloughs that come with them.

"House Democrats have long warned about the consequences of a government shutdown," the text on the screen begins.

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Dem seeks to halt Trump from 'invading' Greenland, Canada and Panama

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House Democrats have launched an effort to bar President Donald Trump from unilaterally moving to "invade or seize territory" from Greenland, Canada and Panama.

The measure, known as the No Invading Allies Act and spearheaded by Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., bars funding from going toward the armed forces to engage in operations seeking to take over Greenland, Canada and Panama.

Magaziner said Trump’s "reckless" rhetoric about obtaining territory from the three countries makes the president untrustworthy with the war powers granted to him...
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US stock futures inch higher after selloff amid recession concerns

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Pope has 'peaceful night' after his prognosis improves and is lifted

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The pope rested peacefully overnight after his prognosis was "lifted" on Monday as he begins his 26th straight day in the hospital, the Vatican said.
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Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in 'unusual secrecy'

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The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had been run in "unusual secrecy."

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, sided with the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in rejecting the Trump administration’s argument that DOGE does not have to respond to public records requests.

The administration claimed that DOGE is an arm of the Executive Office of the...
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Trump pledges to 'lead the charge' against Rep. Massie, likens him to Liz Cheney

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President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in a Monday night Truth Social post, declaring that the congressman "SHOULD BE PRIMARIED" and pledging to "lead the charge against him."

Trump likened Massie to former Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

"Congressman Thomas Massie, of beautiful Kentucky, is an automatic ‘NO’ vote on just about everything, despite the fact that he has always voted for Continuing Resolutions in the past. HE...
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Trump says he will buy a Tesla to support Elon Musk and his 'baby'

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would purchase a Tesla car to support his senior advisor Elon Musk amid nationwide protests against the electric automaker.

Trump said "Radical Left Lunatics" are attempting to boycott Tesla, which he called Musk's "baby."

"To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is 'putting it on the line' in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!" Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after midnight on Tuesday. "But the Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to...
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