Month: February 2025
February 26, 2025
Politics
Former USAID employees will get 15 minutes to collect personal belongings from shuttered DC office
“Staff will be given approximately 15 minutes to complete this retrieval and must be finished removing items within their time slot only,” the agency said. “Staff will be given...
February 26, 2025
Politics
Rep. Byron Donalds announces he’ll run to be Florida’s next governor: ‘Time to now take the mantle’
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., announced plans to run for Florida governor next year during an interview on Fox News' "Hannity" Tuesday night. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., announced plans to...
February 26, 2025
Politics
Gov. Hochul orders CUNY remove Hunter College ‘Palestinian Studies’ job posting, calls for probe into ‘antisemitic theories’
The job listing has since been removed from CUNY's website. The job listing has since been removed from CUNY's website.
February 26, 2025
Politics
Trump admin to launch mandatory online registry of illegal immigrants with names, fingerprints and home addresses
The mandatory registry would require illegal immigrants, including minors over the age of 14, to submit fingerprints and home addresses, according to US Citizens and Immigration Services. The mandatory...
February 26, 2025
Congress
Congressional Republicans start backing away from Musk
The tech mogul hinted he might wade into spending negotiations again ahead of the next government funding deadline.
February 26, 2025
Politics
House adopts blueprint for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ agenda bill as prez open to Senate version
House Republicans adopted a blueprint for President Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda package Tuesday night, managing to hold onto their slim majority despite repeated threats from recalcitrant members to derail...
February 26, 2025
Congress
House budget vote back on as GOP leaders try to convince holdouts
Hard-right members are continuing to insist on more spending cuts.
February 26, 2025
Congress
Dems join Republicans to kill Biden drilling rule
A group of Senate Democrats crossed the aisle Tuesday to blow a hole in former President Joe Biden’s environmental legacy. The Senate voted 54-44 on a resolution that would...
February 26, 2025
Politics
Social Security Administration shutters multiple offices after anti-DOGE head quits
The closure of SSA’s Office of Transformation and the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity comes as DOGE staffers are now embedded within the agency, following the resignation...
February 26, 2025
Congress
How Trump is taking a ‘both sides’ approach to his agenda
President Donald Trump is “playing both sides” in getting his legislative agenda through Congress, according to two people familiar with his conversations about what's happening on Capitol Hill —...