28 m. ago Trump’s spending bill may face a big problem: Disgruntled Senate Republicans

After the House passed its budget resolution, Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it a ‘first step in what will be a long process, and certainly not an easy one’

Politics

61 m. ago Stock market today: Asian shares slide after slight gains on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish

Economics

63 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg death updates: Blake Lively, Rosie O’Donnell lead tributes to Gossip Girl and Harriet the Spy star

Kim Cattrall, Kenan Thompson and Trachtenberg’s ex-boyfriend have also paid tribute

Events

94 m. ago Trump live updates: Supreme Court pauses order for administration to unfreeze foreign aid payments

The intervention by the nation’s highest court comes hours before the midnight deadline for the administration to pay up

Politics

1 hour ago Supreme Court pauses judge’s order for Trump to unfreeze USAID payments in first DOGE test for justices

High court temporarily blocks judge’s order just before midnight deadline to restart aid payments

Events

2 h. ago Pastor husband of Mica Miller is accused in lawsuit of raping teen and using his church as a ‘sexual playground’

Mica Miller’s death in April last year captivated the nation, with many questioning the official ruling of suicide in the case

Politics

2 h. ago Mississippi judge vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local leaders

A Mississippi judge has nixed her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local officials

Events

2 h. ago Nurses' stories recount terror of armed man's attack at Pennsylvania hospital

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

Events

2 h. ago Trump live updates: President asks Supreme Court to block USAID payments hours before deadline

President said of million federal workers yet to respond to DOGE email, 'maybe they're gonna be gone’

Politics

3 h. ago Arne Slot impressed as Liverpool find ‘extra gear’ to close in on title

A 2-0 victory over Newcastle moved the Reds 13 points clear of Arsenal

Politics

3 h. ago Trump calls on Supreme Court to block USAID payments in first DOGE test for justices

Trump administration calls on high court to block judge’s order in fight over foreign aid payments

Politics

3 h. ago Justice Department abandoning cases alleging discriminatory police and firefighter hiring

The Justice Department is abandoning Biden administration cases that sought to force police and fire departments to end alleged discriminatory hiring practices, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday

Events

3 h. ago Republicans wrestle with Elon Musk while Democrats call him a ‘d***’ — and worse

Republicans want some restraint while Democrats, Eric Garcia reports, are making Musk their new boogeyman

Politics

3 h. ago Dazzling moment NASA’s ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ blasts off in search of water on the moon

This is the moment NASA launched the ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ orbiter on a mission to detect water on the moon.

Technology

3 h. ago Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5

Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department’s social media sites and untangle confusing personnel reduction moves

Politics

3 h. ago Burning Man art plane gets a new life as a Las Vegas party venue

A decommissioned jumbo jet that Burning Man revelers partied in during the 2017 festival is getting a new life off the Las Vegas Strip

Society

4 h. ago VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday

Economics

4 h. ago South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

A South Carolina man scheduled to face a firing squad next week is asking that his execution be postponed

Politics

4 h. ago Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts

A private company is launching another lunar lander toward the moon

Events

4 h. ago Soaring numbers of women lose jobs while pregnant or on maternity leave, research suggests

Research from Pregnant Then Screwed, in partnership with Women in Data, estimated that potentially 74,000 women a year are fired or made redundant while pregnant or on maternity leave

Politics