MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, March 10, 2025

Mar 10
  • 73
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:


1741667759155.png
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
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

ap.png
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. ...

READ THE FULL STORY - AP

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.
abcnews.go.com

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
[URL...
See complete list…
See complete list…

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

superchuck500
Law be damned, Trump asserts unilateral control over executive branch, federal service (6 Viewers)
    • Mad
    • Sad
66 67 68 69 70
Replies
1,242
Views
30,960
UriUT
superchuck500
Make America Healthy Again - Trump populism comes to health regulation
7 8 9 10 11
Replies
196
Views
11,742
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Huntn
Musk Droppings
2 3 4
Replies
67
Views
1,485
MT15
MT15
RobF
Government Efficiency (1 Viewer)
    • Like
35 36 37 38 39
Replies
689
Views
27,915
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
superchuck500
Here come the GOP budget bills - with March 14 shutdown date approaching (2 Viewers)
    • Mad
    • Facepalm
    • Sad
2 3 4
Replies
61
Views
2,082
Neworleansfan
superchuck500
Trump admin targets Habitat for Humanity and other greenhouse gas fund recipients with criminal investigation
    • Sad
    • Facepalm
    • Mad
Replies
4
Views
101
efil4
superchuck500
The trade and economy mega-thread
26 27 28 29 30
Replies
535
Views
40,753
Lapaz
Farb
All Things LGBTQ+ (11 Viewers)
333 334 335 336 337
Replies
6,059
Views
511,911
superchuck500
superchuck500
Huntn
Your Weather, Our Weather
    • Like
8 9 10 11 12
Replies
209
Views
19,683
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances
2
Replies
29
Views
936
Nolaswede
superchuck500
Trump tries to end birthright citizenship with an executive order
    • LOL
2 3 4
Replies
64
Views
7,031
Neworleansfan
superchuck500
Trump floats claims for Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal (Update: Trump wants Gaza too)
27 28 29 30 31
Replies
556
Views
24,224
Dragon
Dragon
View more…

Latest Political News Feed

Federal student loan website down after layoffs gutted Education Department

  • News source: Collin Binkley and Jocelyn Gecker | The
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.

Hundreds of users reported FAFSA outages to Downdetector starting midday Wednesday, saying they were having trouble completing the form, which is required for financial aid at colleges nationwide. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, a group of people who handle colleges' financial aid...
Continue reading...
Reply

Trump pardons former Tennessee lawmaker imprisoned in campaign fraud scheme

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
President Trump has pardoned a former Republican Tennessee lawmaker who was two weeks into a 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme that he pleaded guilty to in 2022, before he tried unsuccessfully to take back his plea.

Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced the pardon in a social media post Tuesday evening. He had been ordered to report to FCI Ashland's minimum security satellite camp in Kentucky on Feb. 24.

Kelsey received a "full and unconditional pardon" for his case and authorities were ordered to release him from...
Continue reading...
Reply

Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name on a bill Wednesday making Idaho the only state in the U.S. to have a firing squad designated as the preferred execution method for capital punishment, beginning next year.

The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in 2001.

Sigmon was pronounced dead nearly three minutes after being shot by three volunteer prison employees last Friday – a method used for the first time...
Continue reading...
Reply

Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards: 'Our adversaries are not growing weaker'

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering a review of military fitness and grooming standards as the Trump administration continues to reverse policies critics say have made America's fighting force appear weaker on the global stage.

In a memo Wednesday to senior Pentagon leadership, Hegseth ordered Darin Selnick, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, to gather existing standards in all U.S. military branches related to physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including regulations on beards.

"We must remain...
Continue reading...
Reply

Trump pardons convicted lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.
Continue reading...
Reply

Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.
Continue reading...
Reply

Illinois Dem lawmaker pushes bill to legalize attacks on police for people having mental health episode

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers.

Democratic state Rep. Lisa Davis, an attorney in the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender's office, introduced House Bill 3458 in February.

Under the terms of the legislation, the bill would "[provide] that it is a defense to aggravated battery when the individual battered is a peace officer and the officer responded to an incident in which the officer interacted with a person whom a...
Continue reading...
Reply

'Do you feel guilty?' - Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Quentin Sommerville gains access to a cartel's operation as the US grapples with hundreds of thousands of opioid deaths.
Continue reading...
Reply

SpaceX launch that aimed to get stranded astronauts home postponed

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Nasa's SpaceX mission will could try again on Thursday as part of the effort to retrieve Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.
Continue reading...
Reply

A man called Bombshell fires up Zimbabwe's succession battle

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Zimbabwe's leader faces a backlash from key allies over efforts to extend his time in office.
Continue reading...
Reply

US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
The price of China-made smartphones, TVs and laptops could rise in the US and elsewhere, experts warn.
Continue reading...
Reply

EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations

  • News source: Matthew Daly | The Associated Press
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.

“We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,'' EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an essay in The Wall Street Journal.

If approved after a lengthy process that includes...
Continue reading...
Reply

Reporter's Notebook: How a fireside chat set a new standard for presidential leadership

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 8
Late President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first fireside chat on this day in 1933 to an audience of approximately 60 million, setting the standard for a leader's obligation to explain himself. John Dickerson explains.
Continue reading...
Reply

CEO of Saffron Road food company credits "immigrant journey" for his success

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 8
Adnan Durani started his company Saffron Road in 2010 to bring foods from different cultures of the Silk Road to mainstream America. Nikki Battiste spoke to him about how his background as an immigrant shaped his success.
Continue reading...
Reply

Former EPA official reacts to cuts, regulation rollbacks

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced dozens of cuts to environmental regulations, including decades-old rules on greenhouse gases and clean water. The agency also shuttered its environmental justice offices, which worked to protect disadvantaged communities from the severe impacts of pollution. Matthew Tejada, who worked at the EPA for multiple administrations and led the EPA's environmental justice efforts, joins to discuss.
Continue reading...
Load more… Reply

Share this page

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Back
Top Bottom