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3/28/2025
TechNews for the week: March 28; March 26; March 24;
Ukraine/Russia war
Russia launches massive drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks;
5 things to know ahead of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks; Seven bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine;
White House Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Stop Fighting in Black Sea;
Trump’s foreign envoy touts Kremlin talking points, in interview that will alarm Europe;
Ukraine's special operators say they scored a HIMARS hit on Russia's helicopters, including its fearsome Ka-52 attack helos;
How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s 40,000-Ton Shield;
Trump says Russia may be ‘dragging feet’ on achieving peace in Ukraine; Russia says US to ease sanctions as part of targeted ceasefire deal with Ukraine;
USA Says Black Sea Truce Agreed Even as Russia Lays Out Preconditions; Ukraine and Russia's truce agreements run into trouble within hours;
US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy;
Ukraine says mineral deal not final; summary shows US demands more income;
Europeans back strong Ukraine army, differ on future 'reassurance force';
McConnell: US headed for ‘Russia wins, America loses’ headline on Ukraine deal;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
In Israel, little appetite for more war in Gaza amid weary reservists, protests;
Truce shaky as Israel strikes Lebanon in response to rocket fire;
Diplomatic event sparks claims Mexico recognized ‘Palestine’;
IDF attacks two military bases in central Syria; IDF strikes more military bases in central Syria;
How Israel plans to escalate its war on Hamas in Gaza; Gaza death toll passes 50,000 in Israel’s war with Hamas, Health Ministry says;
Israel Expands Gaza Offensive and Issues New Evacuation Orders; Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal;
Israel's latest war plans: To occupy Gaza and rule Palestinians;
Hundreds stage Gaza protest against Hamas after conflict resumes;
Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began;
Israeli outposts have proliferated in the West Bank since Oct. 7, analysis shows. Palestinians fear annexation could be next;
Israeli court freezes over $13 million in Palestinian Authority funds;
Rare demonstrations against Hamas take place in Gaza for a second day;
Israel Orders Residents in Neighborhood Near Beirut to Evacuate;
Knesset passes law greatly boosting political control over appointment of judges; Israeli right mulls asking Trump to push judicial reform;
Mike Huckabee’s extremist agenda will bring only destruction to the Middle East; Vance rips ‘hit piece’ in Jewish Insider;
International Events
Autocrats worldwide rolling back rights and rule of law — and citing Trump’s example;
For Russia, Trump Has a Lot to Offer, Even Without a Ukraine Deal; Putin commissioned a ‘beautiful portrait’ of Trump, U.S. envoy says;
Russia remands Jewish billionaire Moshkovich in custody for two months on fraud charges as agricultural producer Rusagro loses a third of its value;
McMaster: Putin ‘lying’ to Trump envoy;
Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea;
South Korea’s constitutional court restores PM as acting president;
7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and neighboring Thailand;
Turkey Ousts and Jails Istanbul Mayor, Who Was Expected to Run for President;
Turkey detains hundreds of protesters as demonstrations over mayor’s arrest intensify ;
Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Rally After Istanbul Mayor’s Arrest;
Israel passes budget in boost to Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition;
Thousands commemorate NATO bombing victims; protest against Jared Kushner's Serbia project;
Greenland’s prime minister slams ‘highly aggressive’ visit by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance;
Greenland’s government hits back at Donald Trump over US visit to Arctic island;
Mark Carney calls snap election for Canada citing ‘crisis’ caused by Trump;
Trump floats more EU, Canada tariffs if they work against U.S.;
Trump to hit countries that buy Venezuelan oil with 25% tariff ;
Why is the U.S. bombing Yemen? Here’s what the Trump team Signal chat reveals;
Immigration
DHS shuts down internal watchdog agencies that advocated for immigrants;
They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared;
Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown;
Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans;
Venezuelan couple detained again by ICE after judge ordered their release; Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation;
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation flights case;
Appeals court upholds a temporary block on deporting Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act;
Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts; University of Alabama doctoral student arrested by ICE;
Rubio defends detention of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk;
Tufts student and Fulbright scholar from Turkey detained by masked officers, video shows;
ICE detains Harvard researcher from Russia who protested Ukraine war;
Rubio Announces Revocation Of Student Visas For Over 300 Pro-Palestinian Activists;
Noem threatens to send more immigrants to El Salvador prison;
How Kristi Noem’s $50,000 Rolex in a Salvadoran prison became a political flash point;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Trump’s assault on the rule of law: ‘the speed and intent is remarkable’; Trump ruled to have flouted the law more than a dozen times since taking office;
Trump targeted 20 of the biggest law firms over their diversity programs. A GOP favorite is missing from the list;
Trump’s executive power flex leaves some legal challengers adrift; Everything is national security now;
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks; The Nonprofit Caught in the Fray of Trump’s Attacks on Big Law;
In whirlwind first two months, Trump pushes outcomes that keep opposition off balance and are hard to reverse;
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort;
In California, Confusion Abounds Over Status of 2 National Monuments;
EPA knew it wrongfully canceled dozens of environmental grants, documents show;
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants, ending years of assurances about privacy;
After public outcry and pushback from Navajo leaders, Pentagon restores web pages on code talkers;
Former assistant US attorney put on leave over federal DEI policies compares Trump's tactics to communist Czechoslovakia;
New Social Security requirements pose barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation;
Social Security Administration Will No Longer Allow Changes Made by Phone;
Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down;
Trump pick to head Social Security Administration denies plans to privatize;
DHS suspends green card processing for refugees, asylees;
Officials working to strip FEMA’s role in disaster recovery by Oct. 1;
Trump administration moves to formally abolish USAID;
RFK Jr. announces cut of 20,000 positions to the Health and Human Services Department’s workforce;
Justice Department proposes merging ATF with DEA, among other major changes;
Top Democrats call for immediate reinstatement of terminated EEOC commissioners;
White House acknowledges several top Trump officials plotted Yemen strikes in unclassified group chat that included Atlantic editor;
House Republican on war plans chat: ‘There’s no doubt that Russia and China saw this stuff’;
5 takeaways from Trump officials war planning group chat breach;
Democrats slam Hegseth over texted war plan; Jeffries calls for investigation of top Trump officials after bombshell military breach;
House Republicans stop short of endorsing consequences for Waltz, Hegseth over war plans chat;
Atlantic magazine releases additional Signal messages between senior Trump officials that include operational details of strike in Yemen;
How the Signal transcript undermines key Trump administration claims;
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia;
Trump on deportation flight judge getting Signal chat case: ‘Disgraceful’;
White House says Elon Musk is helping them figure out how a reporter was added to a secret Signal group chat;
Group chat blame shifts to Pete Hegseth; Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public;
Disbanded anti-kleptocracy unit had entangled Trump allies;
Trump’s portrait at Colorado Capitol to come down after president complains;
Trump takes credit for a boost in military recruiting started under Biden;
In Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary;
Arizona lawmakers invoke special immunity for speeding tickets;
Virginia to become first state to make speeding impossible for some drivers;
Congress actions
GOP heads into key stretch for ambitious Trump tax cut plan;
Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending;
Bacon on legislation giving presidents temporary tariff authorities: ‘We made a mistake’;
House approves bill requiring campuses to report more foreign funding;
In big win, Luna notches signatures to force vote on parental proxy voting;
Stablecoin bill clears Senate Banking Committee;
GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth;
Jeffries hammers Trump order on voting rules: ‘Not worth the paper it has been written on’;
Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive;
5 takeaways from House hearing on NPR, PBS;
Trump action and proclamations
Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and other enemies;
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act;
Although the Federal Register has the Proclamation with Trump’s signature at the bottom.;
New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits;
White House Invites a New Guest to Its Easter Event: Corporate Sponsors;
Trump Walks Back Reciprocal Tariff Threat; Trump barrels forward with plans for reciprocal tariffs on major trading partners;
Trump announces 25 percent new tariffs on imported cars;
Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge;
Trump orders states to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections;
Trump signed an executive order targeting a law firm associated with a past investigation of him;
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services;
Internal White House document shows federal agencies preparing to cut 8 to 50 percent of staff;
Administration Considering Cutting Funding For Big Energy Projects In Democratic-Leaning States;
Trump executive order targets Smithsonian, directs Vance to remove what he deems ‘improper' ideology from museums and National Zoo;
Trump administration moves to end union rights for many federal workers;
In His Second Term, Trump Fuels a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation;
Musk government actions
Elon Musk holds unprecedented Pentagon talks, wants leakers prosecuted;
The DOGE Playbook Targeting Federal Agencies; Meet the DOGE team;
Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil;
Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security;
DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring and Secretive Chinese network;
Appeals court halts Chutkan’s order for DOGE records;
DOGE team defends federal layoffs: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’;
An ‘Apple Store’ government and other takeaways from Musk’s interview on Fox News;
DOGE cuts have arrived at a federal weather agency. Air travel forecasts and hurricane alerts are at risk;
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts;
Court news
Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency;
Judge calls use of Alien Enemies Act ‘problematic and concerning’; Trump administration again seeks removal of judge in lawsuit it faces;
Judge won’t lift block on Trump use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans;
A new Supreme Court case seeks to revive one of the most dangerous ideas from the Great Depression;
Judge blocks 3 agencies from disclosing troves of sensitive personal data to DOGE;
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in rehiring of federal workers;
Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Union Member Data At Education, Treasury Departments;
Appeals Court Keeps Order Barring Federal Funding Freezes in Place;
Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to block teacher preparation grants;
Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal communications about Yemen operation;
Jenner & Block, WilmerHale sue over Trump order targeting law firms;
Two law firms sue over sanctions as Trump strikes deal with a third;
Trump, Roberts on collision course as lawsuits creep toward Supreme Court;
‘Corner-crossing’ to reach public lands is legal, appeals court rules;
Supreme Court declines Steve Wynn’s bid to loosen libel standard;
US Supreme Court wrestles with Louisiana electoral map with more Black-majority districts;
Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts;
Supreme Court allows Biden-era requirement for ghost gun registrations and background checks;
Supreme Court leans toward upholding federal internet subsidy program;
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies;
Campaign issues
Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook;
Musk and Trump ratchet up involvement in Wisconsin Supreme Court race;
Georgia is planning one of the largest cancellations of voter registrations in U.S. history;
Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest;
Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset;
Elon Musk jumps into two closer-than-expected House elections in Florida;
A populist uprising stirs among Democrats furious at their leaders;
EMILY’s List unveils House targets;
Bannon: Trump ‘going to prison’ if Democrat wins White House in 2028;
Confirmation News
Senate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA;
Social Security nominee falsely claims no DOGE contacts;
Trump Nominates Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C;
White House withdrawing Stefanik nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to UN;
The Mike Huckabee nomination is a test for American Jews;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
A vaccine skeptic is hired to lead a government study of immunizations and autism. Public health experts fear the consequences.;
Trump Administration to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries;
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency;
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Pentagon Says Russian Hackers Targeting Signal Messaging App; Report on Paragon Spyware;
A Taxonomy of Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks and Mitigations;
AIs as Trusted Third Parties; AI Data Poisoning;
More Countries are Demanding Backdoors to Encrypted Apps;
Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online; Math and science
DESI Data Strengthens Evidence Of Change In Dark Energy;
Largest-ever map of space reveals we might have gotten dark energy totally wrong;
China to challenge Musk’s space power with 6 reusable rocket launches this year; SpaceX reportedly has a secret backdoor for Chinese investment;
As Arctic Ice Vanishes, New Shipping Routes Open; Earth’s soil is drying up. It could be irreversible;
Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Efforts Gain Momentum;
Archaeologists Find Huge Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh in Egypt;
New dinosaur species with foot-long claws discovered in Mongolia;
Scientists pinpoint when humans had babies with Neanderthals;
Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA Data Gets Sale Nod as Concerns Linger; 23andMe bankruptcy: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now;
23andMe Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Maximize Stakeholder Value Through Court-Supervised Sale Process;
Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Scientific Careers And Training Opportunities;
How Artificial Intelligence Reasons;
US Energy Infrastructure Receives D+ Grade; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
These 10 jailed journalists worked for U.S. outlets that Trump silenced;
Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts;
X Sues Indian Government for Allegedly Illegally Blocking Content;
FCC Investigating Chinese Companies Already on 'Covered List';
Accessibility issues plague government website, research finds;
Trump Suggests Using Tariff Reductions as Part of TikTok Deal;
India, IBM Explore Tech Collaboration in quantum computing, geospatial AI solutions;
7 Ways I Use Google Maps for a Stress-Free Travel Experience; AI and Chatbot issues
Ant Group Combines Chinese And US Semiconductors To Cut AI Development Costs;
China’s H3C Warns of Looming Nvidia H20 AI Chip Shortage;
Power Sector Embraces AI To Enhance Electric Grid; Microsoft Cancels Data Center Projects Due To Oversupply;
AI Infrastructure Boom Said To Mirror Dot-Com Era;
Microsoft Launches AI Training Data Research Project;
Tech Companies Push Against AI Regulations;
OpenAI Unveils New Image Generator for ChatGPT; OpenAI's new 4o Image Generation's high usage rates prompt limits;
OpenAI's request to dismiss New York Times suit denied by US judge;
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns;
Nvidia Showcases AI Robots At Developer Conference;
Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Pro Model; SC News and Politics
Key funding for SC schools in place (for now) as US education department to start shutting down;
CCSD eliminates intercultural development office amid federal DEI crackdown;
Banking news
Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump;
HSBC Downgrades US Stocks, Turns Bullish on European Equities;
Barclays slashes its S&P 500 target to the lowest among big banks with tariff and growth concerns rising;
UBS floats concessions to avoid demands from regulators;
New Federal Rule Limits Overdraft Fees at Large Banks;
Business and Economics
Moody’s warns on deteriorating outlook for US public finances; Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since January 2021;
Fed’s Bostic sees only one rate cut in 2025 Due to Tariffs; Trump zeroes in on Fed, setting up potential fight with Powell;
Core inflation rises ahead of Trump tariff announcement; Stocks plummet after hot inflation report;
Think The National Debt Is Big Now? Wait Until Trump Tax Cut Extensions Hit;
U.S. could hit borrowing limit as soon as May, budget office warns;
These Four Companies Joined the S&P 500 Monday; US stocks have been the envy of the world. Trump could risk that;
Tax revenue could fall 10% this year, as changes at IRS may lead more filers to skip paying taxes;
The average Wall Street bonus is now 4 times a U.S. worker’s salary; US corporate profits hit record high before Trump's tariffs;
Delaware lawmakers approve corporate bill that critics call giveaway to billionaires;
SEC votes to stop defending climate disclosure rule;
US oil producers face new challenges as top oilfield flags;
US Companies Lead H-1B Visa Approvals In 2025; European Universities Offer Opportunities To US Researchers Amid Cuts;
US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist;
US retailers haggle with suppliers after Trump tariffs; Trump Administration to Confront Countries April 2 With New Tariff ‘Number’;
Canada freezes rebate payments to Tesla, bans it from future rebate programs due to tariffs;
Trump warns carmakers not to raise prices in response to auto tariffs;
Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty pleas over 2 deadly 737 MAX crashes; US judge orders Boeing to defend fraud charges in court;
Dollar Tree to sell Family Dollar chain for $1 billion;
IBM To Lay Off Workers In NC, Providing A Peek At Company-Wide Job Cuts;
Trump’s FCC leader threatens to kill mergers over DEI policies; FCC to Investigate Disney Over DEI Practices;
Trump Media shares jump on announcement of ETF deal with Crypto.com; Trump Family Venture Plunges Deeper Into Crypto With New ‘Stablecoin’;
The Coin That Could Wreck Crypto; Why Washington Worries About Stablecoins; How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm;
Bank of America’s CEO says stablecoins are coming very soon; Scott Advances Stablecoin, Debanking Legislation Out of Banking Committee;
Finance
The Big Secret About Medicaid: It’s a Middle-Class Benefit;
Social Security is telling its staff that customer service is about to get a lot worse; Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled;
Florida lawmakers move to slash property taxes;
The salary you need to be considered middle class in every U.S. state;
Sports
One School Fired Its Coach. The Chain Reaction Upended the Entire NCAA Tournament;
Other news and history
George Will: Congress needs a Supreme Court jolt to rein in a rampant presidency;
For Trump and Netanyahu, Similar Strategies With Similar Goals;
How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More;
Money, Power and Politics: The Musk Effect in Washington and Beyond;
The Canadian roots of Elon Musk's conspiracist grandpa;
Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America;
The Scammer’s Manual: How to Launder Money and Get Away With It;
Education:
Demographic Decline Impacts College Enrollment; As Crises Grip Colleges, More Students Than Ever Are Set to Enroll;
Education Department Overhaul Raises Concerns For College Enrollment; International Students Concerned Over US Immigration Policies;
Georgetown University’s Update On College ROI Highlights Variable Returns;
‘Borrowers have zero power:’ Trump moving student loans to SBA sparks concern, confusion;
Concerns Grow Over Administration’s Plan To Move Student Loans To SBA;
Education Department restores income-driven repayment student loan applications; Federal Student Aid Staff Retained Amid Education Dept Cuts;
Former Education Department Official Appointed To Lead Financial Aid Association;
Legal Challenges Mount Over Trump’s Student Loan Policies; Administration’s Education Dept Cuts Could Affect FAFSA Functionality;
NY Fed says Student loan borrowers face hits to credit score;
Education Department Faces Chaos After Layoffs; Fired Education staffers say department doomed to fall short of its legal obligations;
State Leaders Seek Waivers Amid Education Department Overhaul;
Georgia Universities Highlight Research And Development Efforts Despite Funding Uncertainties;
Research Universities Face Billions In Federal Funding Cuts; How Trump’s Endowment Tax Proposals May Impact Colleges;
Faculty, University Administrators Criticize Columbia’s Decision;
Groups Representing Columbia Sue Administration, Calling Funding Cuts Unconstitutional;
USC Implements Hiring Freeze, Cost-Cutting Measures Amid Federal Scrutiny;
Utah Lawmakers Cut University Funding, Request Academic Program Overhaul;
New Trump demand to colleges: Name protesters — and their nationalities;
Trump Administration Continues College Investigations Amid Education Department Shutdown;
GOP senator threatens 'real consequences' if universities hire illegal immigrants;
Report Highlights Increase In Diversity Among Incoming College Students;
University of Michigan closes DEI office; Colleges Facing DEI Investigations Withdraw From Nonprofit Program;
Virginia Colleges Dismantle DEI Programs After Federal Funding Threat; Youngkin wants controversial U-Va. board member to resign;
Naval Academy no longer considers race in admissions, court filing says;
Arkansas Governor Signs Higher Ed Reform Bill;
Marquee Conference for Women Historians Canceled, Co-Presidents Ousted;
Yale Professors Relocate To University Of Toronto Amid Trump Orders;
Louisville President Abruptly Replaced;
Course Sharing Boosts College Retention And Revenue;
Schools Upgrade Career Education Programs For AI Impact;
Columbia suspends student who created AI tool that helps people cheat in technical interviews;
Judge blocks Iowa law banning books with sex acts from schools;
More Schools Are Integrating AI And Math;
Maryland wants to change the way it teaches math. Five things to know;
Survey Highlights Widening Math Achievement Gap In US;
3/21/2025
TechNews for the week: March 21; March 19; March 17;
Ukraine/Russia war
Almost half think Trump sympathizes with Russia in Ukraine war;
Trump, Putin hold nearly 3-hour call amid ceasefire push in Ukraine; Trump, Putin agree to Russia-Ukraine energy infrastructure ceasefire for 30 days;
Putin bombs energy plants hours after telling Trump he would halt attacks ; Russia Escalated Sabotage to Pressure U.S. and Allies on Ukraine;
Trump terminates program tracking mass abductions of Ukrainian children;
Zelensky Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire in Call With Trump; Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine;
US could take over Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Donald Trump tells Volodymyr Zelenskyy;
Zelensky pushes back on Trump proposal to take over nuclear plant;
Ukraine strikes Russian strategic bomber airfield, triggering huge blast; Russian drones hammer Ukraine's Odesa port, injure three teenagers;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel enacts exacting new rules for aid groups assisting Palestinians;
U.S. launches large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis as Trump issues sharp warning to Iran;
Houthis Vow Retaliation Against U.S., Saying Yemen Strikes Killed at Least 53; Pentagon says operation targeting Yemen’s Houthis is open-ended;
Israeli strikes kill eight aid workers in Gaza, British charity says;
With Talks Stalled, Israel Puts War Back on the Table; More Than 400 Dead in Israeli Strikes, Gaza Officials Say;
Benjamin Netanyahu moves to sack Israel's intelligence chief, accusing him of 'blackmail' campaign;
Netanyahu’s Move to Fire Shin Bet Chief Reflects Wider Push for Control;
Israeli cabinet sacks head of Shin Bet intelligence agency; Judge freezes firing of intel chief who's investigating Netanyahu's aides;
Israeli Ground Forces Seize Part of Gaza Corridor, Raising Pressure on Hamas;
Israeli troops enter northern Gaza; Hamas retaliates with rocket fire; Israel’s defence minister threatens to annex territory in Gaza;
International Events
4 nations bordering Russia to withdraw from land mine treaty;
Russian state has claimed assets worth $28.7 billion, prosecutor says;
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict;
Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes;
Turkey orders detention of Istanbul mayor, a rival of Erdogan’s; Violent protests erupt in Turkey over detained Erdoğan rival;
Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in Khartoum;
Rubio declares South African ambassador to US ‘persona non grata’ over Trump comments;
EU mulls new satellite network for military intelligence;
Germany approves massive spending package to boost defense amid concerns over U.S. commitments under Trump;
Greenland's political leaders unite to condemn Trump takeover talk;
Colombia government chaos deepens as finance minister quits;
Trump sends more than 200 alleged gang members to prison in El Salvador;
White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans;
Immigration
Trump Invokes the Alien Enemies Act, a Wartime Law, to Deport Venezuelans;
Trump administration ignores judge's order to turn deportation planes around; How the White House ignored a judge's order;
White House official says 137 immigrants were deported under Alien Enemies Act and questions judge’s power to block such removals;
Brown University doctor deported despite judge’s order;
Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status;
Trump deported fewer people last month than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted;
Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights;
Trump Administration Revives Detention of Immigrant Families;
Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport is 'a threat to everyone,' lawyer argues;
DOJ again refuses to share info with judge on Venezuelan deportation flights;
Immigrant-Rights Advocate Arrested in Colorado;
Trump administration plans for U.S. military to hold migrants who cross border illegally — a potential major shift in enforcement;
Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador;
Judge who Trump says should be impeached gives DOJ another deadline for details on deportation flights;
Judge says detained Georgetown researcher cannot be deported for now. The government accused him of spreading ‘Hamas propaganda.’;
President Trump’s immigration crackdown is expanding to legal immigrants and tourists;
Department of Homeland Security shuts down three internal watchdog agencies, calling them 'roadblocks' to immigration enforcement;
Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without Warrants;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Despite judge’s rehiring orders, some fired feds might not come back; Cockroaches and working in a closet: Inside Trump's return-to-office order;
Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home;
Why the Arabic ‘Sesame Street’ and Other Cuts Are Not Really About Fraud;
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser; Pentagon spokesman sidelined after uproar over Jackie Robinson article;
Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs through buyouts, attrition;
White House moves to reinstate thousands of probationary workers; Rehired probationary workers can’t be placed on administrative leave, judge says;
Bondi Calls Tesla Vandalism ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Promising Steep Consequences;
In apparent violation of federal ethics rules, Lutnick urges people to buy Tesla stock;
Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns as Trump administration threatens funding cuts;
Top Trump official tasked with dismantling USAID is out; USDA cancels $500M in food deliveries, leaving food banks scrambling;
Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency;
Interior to open millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining;
Small Business Administration cutting 43% of staff in latest move to downsize executive branch;
DOJ reduces ADA compliance guidance, pointing to Trump order;
How the Justice Department is remaking itself in Trump’s image;
Vance discusses Elon Musk's 'mistakes' and 'incremental progress' on the economy in NBC News interview;
Ohio court overturns state ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth;
Congress actions
Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges;
Johnson faces complicated path amid push to impeach Judge Boasberg;
Congress Eyes More Control Over Colleges;
Trump action and proclamations
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries;
Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness;
In Speech to Justice Dept., Trump Airs Grievances Against His Enemies;
Trump’s Grievance-Filled Speech Makes Clear His Quest for Vengeance Is Personal;
Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden;
Trump targets two national monuments in California for elimination;
Early Trump actions, Project 2025 ‘have a lot in common,’ former chief says; Trump revisits playbook for taking down the judiciary;
Trump: Biden Jan. 6 panel pardons, others ‘void’ because autopen use;
Visiting Kennedy Center, Trump says he envisions remaking annual Honors event and suggests he could host it;
Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree;
Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission;
Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts;
Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department;
White House says executive order will reduce the Education Department, rather than shut it down as Trump had promised;
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China; Trump sharply denies Musk China briefing, citing business conflicts;
Musk Set to Receive Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China;
Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss; Trump targeted 20 big law firms over DEI, but spared a GOP favorite;
3 Law Firm reach a deal under which Mr. Trump will drop the executive order;
Trump calls for a stop to nationwide injunctions amid court setbacks;
Trump takes credit for astronauts’ planned return. He had little to do with it.; Trump said he’ll pay the astronauts out of his own pocket;
Musk government actions
Musk’s email reached Italian workers. It did not go well;
A veteran Tesla engineering manager has joined DOGE, and he's set to attend a NASA layoffs meeting;
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts;
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex;
Court news
What Clarence Thomas Has Said About 14th Amendment as Trump Wants Change;
Embryos aren’t property, judge says, dismissing woman’s case against ex;
Judge blocks Trump from deporting Venezuelan migrants under Alien Enemies Act and orders planes in the air to turn around;
Trump officials test limits of courts’ power to constrain their actions;
Chief Justice John Roberts issues rare statement, rejecting calls from Trump and his allies to impeach federal judges;
Trump doubles down on attack against judge after Roberts rebuke;
Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights;
Judge restores teacher preparation grants axed by Trump administration;
Federal judge temporarily blocks Elon Musk and DOGE from further dismantling USAID, another legal blow to Trump administration;
Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops;
Judge denies request by U.S. Institute of Peace to stop DOGE takeover;
Poll approval of U.S. Supreme Court above 50% for first time since March 2022;
Campaign issues
Vance to serve as RNC finance chair;
Fight brews over Trump’s million-dollar campaign war chest;
Confirmation News
White House withdraws nomination of hostage affairs envoy;
Jan 6th consequences
D.C. drops lawsuit against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding;
Ohio anti-abortion rights lobby files complaint against company for telehealth abortion services;
Kennedy wants to let bird flu spread on farms;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
March Crypto-Gram news letter, Surveillance, Malware, Phishing and more;
Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits;
Improvements in Brute Force Attacks; Critical GitHub Attack;
More than 400 Social Security numbers, other private information revealed in JFK files;
White House moves to mitigate errant release of Social Security numbers in JFK files;
Trump order put states at the forefront of cyber and natural disaster response;
FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes;
NCSC Releases Post-Quantum Cryptography Timeline; Math and science
NASA Launches Two Groundbreaking Space Missions; Firefly’s Blue Ghost Completes Lunar Mission;
Astronauts return aboard SpaceX capsule after nine-month saga in space;
Cosmologists intrigued by signs the universe might stop expanding;
A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them;
Nuclear Fusion Race Ramps Up Between China And The US;
Pitt Study Reveals Unexpected Alzheimer’s Pathology Discrepancy;
EPA considers eliminating its science arm; NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants;
DOGE Ends Ohio State University Grant For LGBTQ Cannabis Study;
French scientist denied entry to US over anti-Trump messages;
Pennsylvania State University Graduate Student Redesigns Century-Old Math Problem; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
White House seriously considering deal from Oracle to run TikTok;
Trump ends program millions in China use for internet, worrying Congress; AI and Chatbot issues
China puts America's AI industry on notice again with Ernie X1, Baidu's new model;
AI industry sends wishlist to Trump: 4 takeaways;
How A.I. Is Changing the Way the World Builds Computers;
Vietnam Seeks Global Support For AI, Semiconductor Growth;
Microsoft Plans To Launch Three Data Centers In Malaysia;
Elon Musk’s ‘truth-seeking’ chatbot often disagrees with him; SC News and Politics
North America's oldest business is insolvent; The InterTech Group Inc owned it in better, bygone times;
SC Republicans won't commit to in-person town halls. But they will insult their critics;
Lawmakers eye changes after struggling SC charter transferred to a new authorizer;
Banking news
Trump’s New World Order Tests the Dollar;
BOJ keeps interest rates steady, warns of Trump tariff risks;
‘Magic money’: Arizona Republicans advance bills to legitimize cryptocurrency;
Business and Economics
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as high tariffs and inflation blur path ahead; Fed signals 2 rate cuts this year;
Retail Sales Rose Less Than Expected In February;
A $4.5 trillion triple-witching gives investors yet another test;
Trump team shakes up mortgage giants as it weighs their futures;
Hegseth cuts $580 million in contracts, grants that do not align with the Trump administration’s priorities;
Donald Trump invokes wartime powers to increase US minerals production;
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade representative on tariffs;
China looks to boost consumption amid consumer squeeze;
Crude oil gains on U.S. attack on Houthis, China's hopeful economic data; Trump blocks rule to implement methane fee for oil and gas companies;
Trump’s Moves Are Boosting Stocks … Overseas; Dollar slump magnifies stock market pain for foreign investors;
World Bank May Reverse Long-Standing Ban On Nuclear Power Projects;
Russia Seeking To Collaborate With US Companies On Rare Earth Projects, Space Exploration;
EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan;
Silicon Valley Invests in Israeli Startups in Bid for U.S. Defense Market;
BYD unveils new super-charging EV tech, to build charging network in China;
Multiple vehicles set on fire at Tesla center in Las Vegas; Toronto excludes Tesla from EV incentive due to US trade war;
Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over safety issue;
Google Strikes $32 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz;
Forever 21 files for bankruptcy again, to start liquidation sales;
Unilever fired Ben & Jerry’s CEO over liberal views, court filing alleges;
Morgan Stanley to lay off about 2,000 employees to trim costs;
7-Eleven to Split U.S. Stores and Buy Back Shares to Prevent Takeover;
Disney shareholders reject anti-DEI proposal;
Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto project says it sold $550 million in tokens;
Finance
DOGE Plan would force millions to file Social Security claims in person;
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients ;
Sports
Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams;
West Virginia governor says he’ll take legal action against NCAA over tournament snub;
Other news and history
See How Elon Musk’s Team Inflated, Deleted and Rewrote Its Savings Claims;
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide;
How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data; The real purpose of Trump’s lies;
Jackie Robinson’s Army story restored after Defense Department DEI purge; Military's DEI purge seen putting its future — and its history — at risk;
DOGE Could Gut a Piece of Trump Family History;
Michael Lewis: The free‑living bureaucrat;
Education:
Americans Seek Greater Accountability In Higher Education; Online College Education Costs Surpass In-Person Programs;
Moody’s Downgrades Education Sector Outlook to Negative; Philanthropic Giving To Higher Education Rises By Three Percent;
International Student Enrollment Could Decline Due To Federal Actions; Trump’s Latest Target: Foreign Scholars;
Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students;
White House: ‘Critical functions’ will stay under Department of Education;
Here’s what the Education Department does; How Education Department’s Ed Tech Office Closure Will Affect Schools;
Trump says student loans moving to SBA, ‘special needs’ to HHS;
AFT Sues Over Education Department’s Pause Of Student Loan Repayment Plan Applications;
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge; Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans;
Trump’s Demands to Columbia Reflect Assault on Higher Ed; Trump’s Columbia Cuts Start Hitting Postdocs, Professors;
Columbia makes concessions to Trump amid bid to reclaim federal funds;
Decades ago, Columbia was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, Trump-owned property;
White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy; ‘Proactive Punishment’: Trump Admin Pauses $175M to Penn;
University of Minnesota, Under Federal Scrutiny, Limits Its Political Speech;
Southern Methodist University Pauses Diversity Course Requirement Following Federal Guidance;
Tulane University Restructures Diversity Office Amid Trump threats; Kentucky Governor Vetoes Bill To End DEI Practices At Public Universities;
Three States Consider Changes In University Presidential Searches;
Virginia’s top schools leader, Lisa Coons, abruptly resigns, the second departure from the role under Gov. Glenn Younkin;
UC Merced Achieves R1: Highest Tier of Research Classification;
Gender Gaps Widen In STEM At Less Selective Colleges; Florida Polytechnic University Sees Major Gender Imbalance In Student Body;
Educators Urged To Improve Collaboration Between General And Special Education;
Study Links College Student Retention To Mental Health, Finances;
Brown University Advises International Students, Staff To Avoid Traveling Abroad;
Seattle University Finalizes Agreement To Absorb Cornish College;
UC Berkeley Converts Classroom Into $3 Million Concert Hall;
Oklahoma Proposes Teaching 2020 Election ‘Discrepancies’ in U.S. History;
Alabama Schools Improve Math Scores With Hands-On Teaching Approach;
College Board Introduces AP Courses In Cybersecurity And Business;
Judge Instructs Columbia, Barnard To Temporarily Withhold Student Disciplinary Records;
Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue UCLA Over Encampment Incident;
3/14/2025
TechNews for the week: March 14; March 12; March 10;
Ukraine/Russia war
The U.S. suspends Ukraine’s access to satellite imagery used to track Russian troops and battle damage;
Russia Hits Ukrainian Power and Gas Facilities in Widespread Attack;
Russia's arms exports are going bust as foreign buyers bolt and the Ukraine war chews through its weapons ;
Elon Musk says he'll never turn off the Starlink terminals in Ukraine; Musk clashes with Polish FM over Starlink in Ukraine;
Trump says US has "just about" ended pause on Ukraine intel sharing;
Russia is advancing in Kursk, threatening Ukraine’s sole territorial bargaining counter;
Marco Rubio says Ukraine will need to make some territorial concessions for peace deal;
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front; Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack;
U.S. to lift pause on Ukraine aid as Kyiv agrees to 30-day ceasefire proposal; Kremlin aide rejects U.S. ceasefire proposal for Ukraine;
Putin visits Kursk as Russia pushes back Ukrainian troops in captured region; Putin Says He’s Open to Cease-Fire but More Discussion Is Needed;
Here’s what Russia has demanded to end its war in Ukraine;
Putin says Ukraine must surrender after Donald Trump calls for soldiers to be spared;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel announces halt to its supply of power to Gaza, in bid to pressure Hamas;
Israel redrawing its borders in Syria and Lebanon; Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks on Border, Long a Source of Tension;
Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume;
Yemen’s Houthis to resume attacks on Israeli vessels;
Israel threatens new Syrian president and confirms strike on Damascus;
Why Israel wants Syria to become a failed state;
U.N. report accuses Israel of sexual violence, ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza;
U.S. gives Israel and Hamas new proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire;
US and Israel approach African countries to resettle Gazans;
International Events
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture tariffs; China's capital city is making AI education mandatory, even for elementary schoolers;
North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine;
Philippine's Duterte arrives to face murder charges at ICC for drug war killings;
Iran’s Leader Rebuffs Trump’s Outreach Over Its Nuclear Program; Iran’s hardliners dig in as Donald Trump increases pressure for nuclear talks;
China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West;
Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces; Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency;
Romania bans far-right frontrunner from presidential election;
President Duda calls on US to place nuclear weapons in Poland;
Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national;
US in talks with Congo over mining rights to bolster relations;
Banker Mark Carney Wins Race to Lead Liberal Party, and Canada; Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant ;
Canada files WTO complaint over US steel, aluminum tariffs;
Elon Musk suggests the US should leave NATO, saying it 'doesn't make sense' for the US to pay for Europe's defense;
Greenland opposition party wins election amid Trump takeover talk;
Trump pushes annexation of Greenland during meeting with NATO secretary;
Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal;
Immigration
Trump offers South African farmers expedited U.S. citizenship;
Deferred resignations and layoffs of immigration judges could complicate Trump’s mass deportation plans;
ICE’s acting director was demoted two weeks ago. He’s still in the job; Noem announces new ICE acting chief after predecessor reassigned;
Kristi Noem said Secretary employees who tipped journalists about immigration raid targets will be prosecuted;
U.S. revamps immigration app to add ‘self-deportation’ function;
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of arrested Palestinian Columbia student;
The Unraveling of Trump’s Plan to Detain Thousands of Migrants at Guantanamo;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
The Homeland Security Department says it is ending its union contract with T.S.A. workers;
Several top career officials ousted at Justice Department;
Fired special counsel: ‘I don’t think we have watchdog agencies anymore’;
Senate Republican says Musk ‘does not have the power to fire people’;
HHS sends employees a $25K voluntary buyout offer;
OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data;
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools;
Rubio: 83 percent of USAID programs to be canceled; USAID workers told to shred or burn documents, unnerving Congress;
NTSB recommends ban on certain helicopter flights near National Airport;
EPA moves to roll back dozens of Biden's environmental rules for electric vehicles, power plants, clean water and more;
Congress must end legalized theft on US highways;
Federal workers called back to the office — or is it a shuttered Subway?; Federal workers told to report to faraway offices—with days’ notice;
Random acts of protest: How federal workers are quietly pushing back on DOGE;
Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’;
Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ in response to post about visiting Ukraine;
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans;
Control of Minnesota House Split After Democrat Wins Special Election;
Fear of Trump Has Elite Law Firms in Retreat;
Inside Trump’s Crackdown on Dissent: Obscure Laws, ICE Agents and Fear;
Full List of US States Setting Up Their Own 'DOGE';
Congress actions
Republicans unveil another extension to avert government shutdown until Sept. 30, but it’s not clear if they have the votes;
Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, erode maternity care; GOP Government Funding Plan Sets Up Clash With Democrats;
Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed; Nail-biter spending vote could hinge on Trump-district Democrats;
House passes bill to avert government shutdown, sending it to Senate as 12:01 a.m. Saturday deadline nears;
Republicans Quietly Cede Power to Cancel Trump’s Tariffs, Avoiding a Tough Vote;
Burn pit fund for veterans on chopping block in GOP spending bill;
Republican Refers to Transgender Member as a Man, Cutting Short a House Hearing;
Republicans warn Trump not to let trade war drag as he doubles down on tariff threats;
GOP senator says ‘tariffs is a tax’ and Trump understands ‘completely’;
Senate pushes closer to government shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill; Trump to Meet With Senate Finance Panel as Tax Talks Heat Up;
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill; Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight;
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’;
Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts;
Senate Democrat: This is ‘best time’ to take on ‘tyrant’ Trump;
Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party;
Government shutdown averted as Senate votes to extend funding, but Democrats remain bitterly divided over strategy;
Senate passes standalone bill to avert a $1 billion hit to the D.C. budget in GOP's continuing resolution;
W.Va. Republican’s bill would ban visas for Chinese students;
Town hall descends into chaos as GOP lawmaker heckled about Musk, Trump;
Trump action and proclamations
These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration;
Many Americans see Trump's actions on economy as too erratic; ‘You Can’t Pin Him Down’: Trump’s Contradictions Are His Ultimate Cover;
Trump officials want to measure the economy's health in a way that may hide DOGE cuts;
Trump declines to rule out recession amid tariffs’ effects on markets; Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. Now He’s Changing His Tune;
Trump's Justice Department removes key national security staff as part of purge;
Trump directs National Endowment for the Humanities chair to step aside; Trump administration slashes division in charge of 26,000 U.S. artworks;
White House expects ‘mass reduction’ of federal workforce as deadline looms;
No security clearance, no government work. Seattle law firm faces Trump’s wrath;
Trump vows to ‘lead the charge’ to oust Massie who will not support short-term government funding bill;
Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output;
Trump set to name Bowman as Fed’s top bank cop;
President Threatens 200 Percent Tariff on Alcohol From Europe;
Musk government actions
Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters; DOGE Makes Its Latest Errors Harder to Find;
Conflict-of-interest questions surface as CFPB stripped of its power to regulate Elon Musk’s X ;
HHS grants DOGE access to child support database, overriding objections;
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup;
DOGE's anti-DEI drive flagged these programs. Only they weren't DE;
DHS Cybersecurity Experts Targeting Russian, Chinese Hackers Ousted by DOGE;
Postal Service signs cost-cutting deal with DOGE;
Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks tax records, staffing cuts;
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency;
Turmoil within DOGE spills into public view as Musk’s group confronts a PR crisis;
Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team;
Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation;
Who is Amy Gleason’s the DOGE "acting administrator";
Court news
Multistate lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump officials’ purge of federal workers;
Federal Workers Union Sues Trump Administration to Preserve T.S.A. Contract;
Federal judge orders Trump administration to immediately offer jobs back to some fired probationary workers;
Second judge blocks mass firings of probationary federal workers;
White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers;
Climate Nonprofit Sues E.P.A. Over Billions in Frozen Funds;
Judge orders USAID payments to some foreign aid groups by Monday; ‘Unlawful’ suspension of USAID funding probably violated Constitution;
Judge says Trump must pay past aid bills but can cancel future contracts;
Court asked to intervene after email tells USAID workers to destroy classified documents;
Law Firm Sues Trump Administration Over Retaliation; Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine’;
Supreme Court takes up Colorado conversion therapy case;
US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms;
Supreme Court turns down religious discrimination case over 2 justices' objections;
Judge denies Pulitzer board’s request to pause Trump lawsuit during presidency;
Federal Judge Rules DOGE Must Disclose Records Under FOIA;
Supreme Court Justices Clash Over 'Suspect' Reading of US Constitution;
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow partial plan to end birthright citizenship while litigation continues;
Trump admin still can’t deport anti-Israel, recent Columbia graduate yet, judge decides;
Campaign issues
Wisconsin Democrats look to harness anger with Musk in court race;
Confirmation News
Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary;
Trump's FDA nominee tepidly backs role for vaccine advisers in guarded Senate appearance;
White House withdraws Dave Weldon’s nomination to lead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Mehmet Oz avoided Medicare taxes, Democrats allege. Oz says the move is allowed;
Oz dodges questions about Medicaid cuts in confirmation hearing;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Md. confirms measles case; Dulles Airport travelers may have been exposed;
Texas measles outbreak grows, while New York and California report new cases;
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake;
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories;
Trump proposes cutting ACA enrollment period, ending ‘Dreamer’ coverage ;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
U.S. soldiers arrested in scheme to send classified data, missile documents to China;
China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence Sharing;
Musk Blames 'Massive Cyberattack' from Ukraine for Outages at X;
Thousands of WordPress Websites Infected with Malware; TP-Link Router Botnet; Silk Typhoon Hackers Indicted;
New York State Sues Allstate for Failing to Report Data Breach;
Scamming the Scammers: Meet the Deepfake Granny, Digital Bots and YouTubers Fighting AI Fraud; Math and science
Intuitive Machines' Athena space craft declared dead after landing sideways in a crater on the moon;
NASA begins its DOGE restructuring by firing workers and announcing 3 departments will be shut down;
Return of stuck astronauts delayed as SpaceX, NASA scrub launch;
An 18-year-old won $250,000 for discovering over a million objects in space. Some could help unravel one of the universe's biggest mysteries;
China Highlights Commercial Space Sector In Work Report;
Researchers find evidence of ancient ‘transport technology’ in New Mexico;
Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Nanosheet Transistor Technology;
Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Method;
What Ben Franklin knew about climate change — in 1740;
US science funding was a bipartisan priority. Now it’s a target of federal cuts; Web, computing, technology, Media and social media issues
Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges;
Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir;
Justice Dept. reaffirms Biden-era proposal to break up Google;
Washington Post restructuring newsroom; columnist resigns; Washington Post Columnist Resigns After Paper Spiked Criticism of Jeff Bezos;
The Future of News Looks Niche;
X outage affects thousands of users;
Signal Brings Encrypted Messaging to Everyone For Free; AI and Chatbot issues
Foxconn unveils first large language model;
Google Unveils Two New AI Models For Robotics; Inside Google’s Investment in the A.I. Start-Up Anthropic;
Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying;
Quantum Computing Stocks Soar Wednesday as D-Wave Claims Breakthrough;
Inside xAI's organizational chart: Who's in charge at Elon Musk's company; SC News and Politics
Mace sued for defamation over allegations in stunning floor speech;
Business and Economics
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq sustain heavy losses a day after Trump declines to rule out possibility of recession;
S&P 500 falls Monday as China tariffs deepen U.S. trade war; S&P 500 hits correction territory as Wall Street woes deepen;
Goldman Sachs cuts S&P 500 year-end target to 6,200 as economic outlook weighs on profit forecasts;
Inflation eased more than expected in February as some prices declined ahead of new tariffs;
S&P 500 and DOW Index Bounces Off Lows as Government Shutdown Concerns Ease;
Consumers Haven't Felt This Bad About the Economy Since 2022;
Farmers put plans and investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze; US lumber prices slide on Trump’s Canadian tariffs delay;
Where Federal Government Layoffs Will Hurt The Most; A Chill Sets In for Undocumented Workers, and Those Who Hire Them;
Trump ordered a doubling of tariffs for Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent;
Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?; Trump Pulls Back Plans to Double Canadian Metal Tariffs;
E.U. retaliates against Trump’s tariffs with its own, covering about $28 billion in U.S. products, as trade war escalates;
E.U., Canada retaliate against Trump’s tariffs as trade war escalates;
US okays higher-power cellphone service for Musk's Starlink despite objections;
China’s CPI fell for first time in 13 months; China state firms curb Russian oil imports on sanctions risks;
Trump handed these 2 Chinese e-commerce companies a double win — for now;
Russia imposes fees to stem flood of low-cost Chinese cars;
Ford to inject up to $4.8 billion to shore up cash-strapped German unit;
Bad Day for X and Tesla Prompts Concern About Musk’s Distractions;
Musk launches appeal to restore $56 billion Tesla payday; Elon Musk’s Private Companies Soar in Secondary Market Since Election;
Trump Wants to Kill Carried Interest. Wall Street Will Fight to Keep It;
Big Tech's Hidden Electricity Deals: How You're Footing the Bill;
Trump Family Has Held Deal Talks With Binance Following Crypto Exchange’s Guilty Plea;
Finance
19 Ways Congressional Tax Action (or Inaction) Could Hit Your Wallet;
How to Owe Nothing With Your Federal Tax Return;
How slashing staff at the Social Security Administration is sparking fears the system could collapse;
Social Security scraps far-reaching cuts to phone services after Post report;
Other news and history
Peter Thiel: Godfather of DOGE; Joe Walsh: Trump could ‘stop the midterms,’ run again;
George Will: On qualified immunity, the Supreme Court commits an unqualified error;
Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy;
Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy;
ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos;
Michelle Obama launches podcast with brother Craig Robinson;
Education:
Underrepresented Students Contribute To Four Percent Increase In College Applications;
Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know;
Study abroad funding is paused, leaving some students stranded; Scholars Worldwide Stranded Amid State Department Funding Freeze;
Harvard freezes hiring amid financial ‘uncertainties’ driven by Trump policies;
Pitt, Carnegie Mellon Withdraw From Science Writers Conference Due To Fiscal Concerns;
Johns Hopkins University to lay off more than 2,000 workers after $800 million in federal cuts;
Trump Seeks to Bar Student Loan Relief to Workers Aiding Migrants and Trans Kids;
Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff; FAFSA site sees outage after Education Department mass layoff;
Across Indian Country, mass firings at colleges open up age-old wounds;
Federal Data Collection Systems Undercount Native American Student Enrollment;
Trump's Department of Education is assuring student-loan borrowers that changes to a key forgiveness program aren't here — yet.;
University of Virginia board votes to end DEI office; Universities Eliminating Culture-Based Housing Options Due To DEI Bans;
Kentucky General Assembly Advances Anti-DEI Legislation; How the SAT Became a Darling of the Anti-DEI Crowd;
More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues;
Professors Say Ohio College Bill Could Lead To Self-Censorship, Grade Inflation;
Texas School Counselors Targeting Student Career Readiness;
Colorado Seeks Funding To Enhance Reading Instruction For English Learners;
School Superintendents Association Chief Says Assessments need to reflect the world students live in now;
4 things on a résumé that matter way more than the college you attended, according to a tech and finance recruiter;
University of Wisconsin-Stout Embedding AI Training In All Of Its Degree Programs;
California College Professors Divided On Using AI Tools In Curricula;
Minnesota Expands Direct Admissions Program For High School Seniors;
California Community College System Launches Shortened Academic Courses;
What do Republican Voters Want on Higher Education?
New AP Courses Boost Participation Among Underrepresented Students;
Louisiana Adopts Back-To-Basics Approach To Math Instruction;
Math Instructors Are Preparing For Pi Day Celebrations;
Yale Suspends Scholar After A.I.-Powered News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link;
Palestinian protester arrested by ICE despite green card, lawyer says;
Report says 82% of schools suffered recent cyber breaches;
3/7/2025
TechNews for the week: March 7; March 5; March 3;
Ukraine/Russia war
Europe Rallies Around Zelensky After Explosive White House Meeting;
As Trump and Zelenskiy clash, Ukraine minerals bonanza remains distant prospect;
Russians gloat over Zelenskiy's 'suicide in the White House'; Trump’s Dressing Down of Zelensky Plays Into Putin’s War Aims;
European leaders face a ‘once in a generation moment,’ Starmer says on ending war in Ukraine;
Trump threatens to lose patience as Europeans float proposals for Ukraine ceasefire;
Trump administration to pause all deliveries of U.S. military aid to Ukraine;
A Thousand Snipers in the Sky: The New War in Ukraine;
Zelensky Offers Terms to Stop Fighting, Assuring U.S. That Ukraine Wants Peace;
U.S. pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine, squeezing information used to strike inside Russia;
US-made Patriot missiles have protected Kyiv. Europe doesn't have an easy replacement;
Republicans press Trump to resume military, intelligence aid to Ukraine;
Trump threatens new sanctions, tariffs on Russia amid push for ceasefire in Ukraine;
Trump says latest Russian attack on Ukraine ‘what anybody else would do’;
US,Israel/Middle East Conflict
Israel halts all aid to Gaza as ceasefire falters; Humanitarian groups, Arab nations condemn Israel for stopping aid to Gaza;
Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms; Israeli fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid impasse over ceasefire;
Gazans Worry as Israeli Border Block Sends Food Prices Climbing; Israel threatens to cut water and electricity in renewed Gaza siege;
Egypt urges Arab summit to adopt its alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera';
Arab leaders endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain;
Israeli settlers boast of their influence as army pivots to West Bank;
Hamas says Trump's threats spur Netanyahu to evade Gaza ceasefire deal;
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government seeks to remove Israel’s attorney-general;
U.S. Middle East envoy Witkoff says US, Israel could take joint military action against Hamas if negotiations fail;
International Events
Alleged Chinese spies gave Philippine city and police cash and motorbikes;
Cook Islands PM survives no-confidence vote over China pact; Airline pilots surprised by Chinese live-fire warning near Australia;
China levies tariffs in response to U.S. trade move;
South Korea court paves way for President Yoon's release from jail;
New Zealand Dismisses Top Diplomat in U.K. After His Remarks on Trump;
Sacking of Iran’s finance minister deals blow to reformists; Trump seeking new nuclear deal with Iran with letter to supreme leader;
Kremlin says Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow’s vision; Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing;
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle; SDF chief says PKK disarmament call 'not related to us in Syria';
A Turkish arms firm helped fuel Sudan’s brutal civil war;
Macron urges Europe to boost defense spending to over 3 percent of GDP;
Record number of Americans apply for UK citizenship;
Vance ignited outrage in Britain with ‘random country’ comment;
Mexico sent 10,000 troops to stop fentanyl. It remains elusive;
Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday, with ‘no room’ for delay;
Trade war escalates as China, Canada and Mexico plan retaliatory tariffs after U.S. levies take effect;
Canadian premier says he will cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’;
Ontario will tariff electricity going to 3 US states on Monday, premier says;
Trump turns Canadian politics upside down; Canadian foreign minister: Trump tariffs ‘pretext’ to annexation;
Trump threatens tariffs on Canadian dairy, lumber products as soon as Friday;
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious;
Immigration
ICE memo details how Trump officials will try to deport more than 1 million migrants admitted during the Biden administration;
Frustration Grows Inside the White House Over Pace of Deportations;
Pentagon orders up to 3,000 additional troops plus Stryker combat vehicles to U.S. southern border;
Private prison firms prepare to reopen closed facilities to hold immigrants;
Trump officials are reopening a sprawling detention center in Texas to hold migrant children and their parents;
Locked in a Jungle Camp, Migrants Deported to Panama Face Uncertain Future;
On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain;
Rumors are flying over Trump's deportations and shopkeepers say it's having a chilling effect on business;
State Department unveils visa restrictions on foreign officials in immigration crackdown;
White House Considers Vetting Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts;
Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats;
As GOP eyes Medicaid cuts, Trump tries to avoid the political third rails;
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch;
Senior USAID official ousted after detailing government’s ‘failure’ to provide life-saving aid;
OPM guidance strips language saying response to emails is ‘explicitly voluntary’;
Federal workers sent back to the office, then told the office is going away;
How 443 federal properties were targeted for sale, then suddenly weren’t;
US agency OPM that pushed for mass firings quietly clarifies it doesn't have the power to fire workers;
Federal board orders USDA to temporarily reinstate dismissed probationary workers;
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas;
State Department halts global monitoring of air pollution;
Social Security workers aren't allowed to read news sites at work anymore;
Vance mocks Senate Democrat’s Russia criticism;
Senate GOP chairmen urge leader to battle House on budget, spending strategy;
Senate blocks ban on transgender athletes, as Trump pushes forward;
House Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls amid protests;
Fed's rules, toolkit under the microscope as US House task force gets underway;
Democrats rejects one-year stopgap spending bill backed by Republicans: ‘Nonstarter’;
Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law;
CBO finds Republicans need to cut Medicaid to hit budget savings target;
Trump and Johnson Push a Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert a Shutdown;
Democratic lawmakers warn budget cuts pose risks to power grids;
US aviation safety ‘no longer the gold standard,’ according to statements at House hearing;
Trump-era resignation letters take center stage: ‘We will not falter’;
‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves;
Maryland’s pitch to fired federal workers: Come work for the state;
Newsom calls trans athletes playing in women’s sports ‘deeply unfair’;
Trump's Congressional speech
Congressional Speech Highlights: Trump Asserts Term Is Off to a ‘Swift and Unrelenting’ Start;
A Combative Trump Says ‘America Is Back’ and Taunts His Political Rivals;
Trump pleads for patience on tariffs, and other takeaways from his first speech to Congress;
Fact-checking 26 suspect claims; 7 Takeaways from the speech; A classic Trump speech, rich in showmanship and at odds with reality;
Trump Celebrates His Disruption but Slides Over Its Costs; ‘This is not normal’: Who held up the protest sign before Trump’s speech;
Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress;
No. 2 Senate Democrat declares Trump “out of his mind” after address to Congress;
Trump told Congress that Musk runs DOGE — and the lawyers noticed;
Trump tells Congress to end CHIPS and Science Act;
Fact Check: Did President Trump Mistake 'Transgenic' Rodents For 'Transgender' Mice? What We Know;
Trump action and proclamations
Inside Trump’s federal worker firings; Inside the White House’s new media strategy to make Trump ‘KING’;
White House seeks data on federal staffers’ union work, raising alarms; Big Consulting Bosses Meet With Trump Officials to Save Contracts;
Trump administration lists hundreds of federal properties as available for sale; GSA takes down list of properties it might sell;
Trump property purge to include national park visitor centers, museums;
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 jobs from VA;
Trump set to sign executive order calling for the closure of the Education Department;
Trump’s Tariffs Stun Mexico: ‘We Have Given Him Everything’;
Trump reverses himself and suspends most new tariffs on Mexico until April 2;
Trump delays Canada tariffs until next month in another reversal;
Trump tells Cabinet that they, not Elon Musk, should ‘go first’ in cutting workers;
Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk;
President expands retribution campaign against law firms that aided his foes;
Trump administration considering criminal referrals in USAID fight;
New Trump travel ban could bar Afghans, Pakistanis soon;
Musk government actions
How Musk Built DOGE: Timeline and Key Takeaways;
Fresh Musk emails to workers lead to renewed pushback at federal agencies;
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the DOD's civilian federal workforce must respond to DOGE's productivity emails;
Elon Musk’s DOGE slapped a $1 limit on government credit cards and now workers say they can’t do their jobs;
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records;
DOGE seeks access to sensitive income data kept by federal child support office;
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately;
A new DOGE staffer at the Department of Labor has helped run a fertility clinic and has pronatalist ties;
Elon Musk says the Post Office and Amtrak should be privatized;
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract;
FAA reportedly ordered staff to find millions of dollars to fund Starlink deal;
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead; DOGE deleted another $4 billion from its 'wall of receipts.’;
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings;
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries;
Elon Musk’s DOGE Staffers Have Quite a Nice Salary—Thanks to Taxpayers;
Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings;
Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building;
DOGE redefines ‘fraud’ to defend cutting federal employees, programs;
Court news
Judge rules Trump cannot fire head of independent watchdog agency without cause;
Appeals court allows Trump to fire independent watchdog Hampton Dellinger without cause — for now;
Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution, narrowing landmark Clean Water Act;
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration’s firing of a federal employee appeals board member was unlawful;
U.S. gun companies fight Mexico’s lawsuit at the Supreme Court; Supreme Court gravitates toward gun industry in bid to end Mexico lawsuit;
Supreme Court won't join debate over free speech on college campuses;
Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to freeze foreign aid payments;
Alito says he's 'stunned' the Supreme Court ruled against Trump over USAID's funding ;
Justice Amy Coney Barrett ignites anger on the right after ruling against Trump;
Justice Amy Coney Barrett may have the crucial vote in Trump cases before the Supreme Court;
Judge Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze, Saying White House Put Itself ‘Above Congress’;
Judge Blocks Trump Orders to Stop Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers;
Judge declines to immediately spare USAID contractors from firings;
Federal judge presses pause on NIH funding cuts;
Supreme Court wrestles with nation’s frustrating search for nuclear waste storage;
Judge says Trump illegally fired National Labor Relations Board member and orders that she remain in her role;
Federal judge rejects request to block DOGE staff from Treasury system;
Trump's classified doc case
White House says FBI returns materials seized at Mar-a-Lago to Trump;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Francis Collins Retires From N.I.H., Saying Colleagues ‘Deserve the Utmost Respect’; Top HHS spokesman quits;
Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens; 9 states report measles cases as outbreaks grow;
Unvaccinated New Mexico Resident Dies of Suspected Measles;
RFK Jr. says vitamin A could help treat measles. Here's what doctors think;
Abortion care has resumed in Missouri after voters enshrined rights. Providers fear it won’t last;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow;
Pentagon denies reports Hegseth ordered halt in cyber operations against Russia;
Inside U.S. spy agencies, workers fear a cataclysmic Trump cull;
Secret Service Seizes Website of Russian Cryptocurrency Exchange;
Trump Says U.K. 'Can't' Require Apple to Disclose User Data;
CISA Identifies Five New Vulnerabilities Currently Being Exploited; Trojaned AI Tool Leads to Disney Hack;
States face an elevated risk of tax fraud due to data breaches;
A once-hot startup got a $1.5 billion loan. More than $500 million went to a high school dropout's 'sham' hedge fund; Math and science
Companies start landing on the moon as space agencies foot the bill;
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Successfully Lands On Lunar Surface;
NASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bang;
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Faces Communication Issues;
SpaceX rocket explodes, raining debris from sky for second time in a row;
Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts;
Inside the upheaval at Trump’s NIH: Lasting consequences for U.S. science;
US pulls out of flagship $45bn global climate finance coalition;
Microsoft's new quantum computing chip: A game changer;
Researchers Reveal 3D Printing Breakthrough For Superconductors;
Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging;
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows;
Georgia Tech-Developed Algorithms Advance Second Lunar Mission;
Turing Award Goes to 2 Pioneers of Artificial Intelligence; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
Finally, something is puncturing conspiracy theories;
The Elon tax: Ad insiders say they're advising clients to spend on X to avoid legal and political headaches;
5 senators call for an investigation into Elon Musk's X. Read the letters sent to the DOJ and FTC;
Management experts say DOGE is a case study in bad management;
Jon Stewart accepts Elon Musk demands for ‘Daily Show’ interview, calls ‘bulls‑‑‑’ on criticism;
Commerce secretary announces ‘rigorous review’ of BEAD program;
Commerce to Overhaul ‘Internet for All’ Plan, Expanding Starlink Funding Prospects;
New Google feature flags when you might be getting scammed in real time; AI and Chatbot issues
Chinese Authorities Tell AI Entrepreneurs to Avoid Visiting U.S.; Sorry, American firms, the AI trade has moved to China;
Chinese Buyers Using Third Parties To Circumvent Export Controls For Next-Gen AI Chips;
Amazon's AI Bombshell: A Game-Changer That Could Disrupt Global AI Landscape;
US servers in Singapore fraud case may contain Nvidia chips;
Judge denies Musk’s attempt to immediately block OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit entity;
Pentagon signs AI deal to aid military decision-making;
Utah’s New $2 Billion AI Data Center Project Is A Major Bet On AI Infrastructure;
Banking news
Citi's latest blunder: an $81 trillion 'inputting error'; Citi copy-paste error almost sent $6 billion to wealth account;
Trump Says U.S. Banks Can’t Do Business in Canada. It’s Not That Simple;
ECB cuts rates again but risk of April pause growing;
Business and Economics
January inflation eases in Fed’s preferred measure; Atlanta Fed predicts negative 1.5 percent GDP growth in first quarter;
US consumer spending posts first drop in almost two years;
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts;
Financial markets slide as Trump confirms 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada will take effect Tuesday;
Markets Fall After New Trump Tariffs Prompt Retaliation; Market decline is a 'vote of no confidence' in the Trump admin;
Stocks Post Biggest Loss of the Year on Trump’s Tariff Plans; Stocks Wipe Out Gains Made Since Trump’s Election Win;
Nasdaq enters correction, S&P 500 sinks to November lows as stocks get clobbered on Trump tariff whiplash;
Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, a solid showing amid the start of federal worker layoffs;
Most Americans say economy is getting worse but Republican views do backflip;
Delinquency rates soar as borrowers slow to repay student loans;
Mortgage Demand Jumps as Rates Fall on Tariff Uncertainty;
Stagflation concerns are creeping back into the US economic picture;
US grain prices tumble as trade war sparks fears of glut;
How Mass Deportations and Federal Buyout Packages Impact Tech;
Treasury secretary forecasts ‘detox period’ for US economy;
Nasdaq Plans to Launch 24-Hour Trading Next Year;
Goldman, JPMorgan Among Banks Offering More Russia-Linked Trades;
What are Trump's Tariffs Supposed to Accomplish; Trump’s Tariffs Are Raising Costs for One of His Favorite Industries: Oil;
Trump White House allows one-month delay on tariffs for Big 3 automakers coming from Canada and Mexico;
US commerce secretary says the tariffs on Canada are just getting started - wait until April 2;
China's exports touch record $540 billion in push to beat tariffs;
Oil Prices Fall After OPEC Plus Affirms Plan to Raise Production;
H-1B Visa Remains Most Restrictive In US Immigration System;
Why a Chinese Gadget Company Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t;
Hong Kong company sells its majority share of Panama Canal ports to U.S. consortium led by BlackRock;
Shipping firms pull back from Hong Kong to skirt US-China risks;
Trump trade threats compound global ocean shipping uncertainty;
FCC chair opens probe into diversity practices at Verizon;
Amazon loses fight to exempt data center from energy regulation; Amazon Invests $500M In New Nuclear Reactor Project;
US Treasury Department says it will not enforce anti-money laundering law ;
Walgreens to be taken private by Sycamore in $10 billion deal;
ABC News eliminating 538 amid layoffs;
Google Urges Trump DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company;
Tesla Sales Slump in Europe as Anger Toward Elon Musk Grows; Tesla Rolls Out Full Self-Driving Software In China;
Meta’s Block List Risks Company ‘Running Out of Employees’ as Ex-Staff Hit Back at Layoffs;
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago;
Trump's crypto actions
Under Trump, U.S. Increasingly Pulls Back From Crypto Crackdown; Senate Democrat slams Trump’s ‘grift’ meme coins;
Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve, sending prices up; 5 questions about Trump’s crypto reserve plan;
Bitcoin falters as optimism wanes on Trump's crypto reserve plan;
A bill proposed by Sen Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) would direct the government to buy about 200,000 Bitcoin a year over five years;
Dealmaker Michael Grimes expected to lead new US sovereign wealth fund;
Trump Launches US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, 'Digital Asset Stockpile'; Trump To Hold Crypto Summit Friday;
Crypto prices fall as US strategic reserve plan disappoints traders;
Finance
Map compares the cost of living in every state;
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns;
Other news and history
Ugly showdown or lovefest, Trump is all about the message; This Never Happened With an American President Before;
How DOGE set off a crisis at a highly sensitive nuclear weapons agency;
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save;
“Put Them in Trauma”: Vought's Plans for a New Trump Agenda;
Latin America recognises the familiar ‘caudillo’ in Donald Trump;
Education:
Unemployment by degrees; Why Some Schools Are Rethinking ‘College for All’;
Department of Education Closes Applications For Income-Driven Repayment Plans;
Trump Administration Suspends Online Student Loan Applications; mulls major changes to federal student loan office;
What Experts Say Would Be The Ideal Student Loan Repayment System;
What will happen to student loans if the federal Education Department is closed; Pell Grant Program Faces $2.7 Billion Shortfall;
Wisconsin Court Ends State Grant Program For Minority Students;
Education Department clarifies DEI guidance; Linda McMahon gives Education staffers their ‘final mission’;
Education secretary Linda McMahon has 3 goals to overhaul the American school system in Trump's vision;
McMahon says 300 Education staffers took $25K buyout;
Dem states sue Education Department over canceled teacher training programs;
Cal State Dominguez Hills Work-Study Program Faces Funding Shortfall;
Hiring freezes, fewer grad students: Funding uncertainty hits colleges;
Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science;
Universities Trim Graduate Education Amid Trump Administration Funding Cuts;
Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing ‘illegal protests’;
Trump’s war on DEI comes for programs helping autistic students find jobs in STEM;
VMI leader blames ‘bias’ and ‘ideology’ for vote not to extend contract;
Ohio State University Will Retain Morrill Scholarship, Young Scholars Programs Following DEI Orders;
Illinois Community Colleges May Offer Four-Year Degrees In High-Demand Fields;
NAEP Cancellation For 17-Year-Olds Affects College Readiness Research;
Problems With New California Bar Exam Enrage Test Takers and Cloud Their Futures;
Virginia Board Of Education Adjusts Academic Standards For Students;
Mississippi Fourth-Graders Excel In National Math And Reading;
California Officials Moving To Change How They Describe Student Performance On Standardized Tests;
Research Says School Pairings Can Enhance Diversity And Resources;
More state colleges are admitting students — before they apply;
Why Ohio University Presidents Remained Silent On Higher Ed Reform Bill;
NYU Langone Merges With Long Island Hospital As New High-Tech Facility Offering Robotic Procedures;
Florida Lawmakers Assess University Budgets Ahead Of Federal Funding Cuts;
How Schools Can Prepare Students With Disabilities For College Transition;
State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas";
Columbia University loses $400 million in federal grants and contracts;
Universities Expand AI Course Offerings Amid Rising Demand;
Civics Education Gaining Bipartisan Support In US Schools;