Hey there! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. I want to do a new thing where I ask you, Readers, a politics-related question. Maybe your answers will be featured in the newsletter! First question, how has your grocery bill changed since the start of 2025? |
What to know about a potential government shutdown |
The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Friday, and lawmakers are racing to keep the government from shutting down. The House of Representatives will vote around 4 p.m. today on legislation to keep the government funded until Sept. 30. But the real question is whether it will pass that chamber. Democrats have spoken out against the House Republicans' legislation. And on top of that, the House GOP can afford to lose only one Republican vote. Spoiler alert: One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, has already come out against it. What to know about the bill. |
The fight to keep the government open comes as President Donald Trump escalates his trade war with neighboring Canada. Trump announced Tuesday that he was going to double the tariffs on steel and aluminum that are set to take effect on Wednesday, from 25% to 50%. It's in retaliation to Canada charging a 25% fee on millions of U.S. energy users in Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Why Trump is enacting tariffs. | People walk past the Nasdaq market site as U.S. stock markets opened Tuesday in New York City on Tuesday. Mike Segar, REUTERS |
DOGE layoffs hit Florida wildlife refuges |
Federal workers are still seeing cuts, and this time it's hitting some in Florida. More than half a dozen workers at national refuges across the state were fired in recent weeks as part of President Donald Trump's mass layoffs. Some of the workers who were fired include three who were protecting 226 square miles of ecosystems in the Everglades, as well as two others who protected the threatened Florida manatee. See who got fired. |
Super Bowl champion Eagles to head to the White House |
The (Philadelphia) Eagles are landing – at the White House. The 2025 Super Bowl champions have formally accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to celebrate their win at the White House. While it's been a longtime tradition for championship sports teams to be invited for a ceremonial White House visit, Trump in 2018 abruptly disinvited the Eagles on the eve of their planned visit. See the NFL team that visited Trump's White House during his first term. | | | | Elections in Greenland don't tend to draw much outside attention. President Donald Trump's expansionist designs on it have changed that. | | | | Critics of the Biden-era CBP One app said migrants were abusing the asylum-request system to legally enter the United States, then disappear. | | | | Janet Petro, the acting director of NASA, announced the move Monday in a memo to staff obtained by USA TODAY. | | | | Trump criticized universities across the country over pro-Palestinian protests, which he said created an unsafe environment for Jewish students. | | | | Fired federal workers are ramping up their weekly Tuesday protests on Capitol Hill demanding lawmakers take action | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
Belum ada tanggapan untuk "Will the government shut down amid a trade war?"
Posting Komentar