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Switzerland's Anti-Trump Protestors Wear Giant Middle Fingers on Their Heads During March

A march in Switzerland was directed at Donald Trump, featuring a brigade of flute players wearing giant hats in the shape of a hand raising the middle finger.

Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025

Trump's tariff wars forge rare bipartisan alliance in Kentucky as bourbon makers fear escalation

President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs has forged a rare bipartisan alliance among Kentucky’s top leaders — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Trump signs Republican spending bill to avert government shutdown

Bill passed Senate 54-46 but furious progressives accuse yes-vote senators of acquiescing to Trump

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025

WATCH: Angry Constituents Hound North Carolina Lawmaker For Direct Responses to Trump Admin's Controversial Orders

Rep. Chuck Edwards faced criticism and disapproval from constituents during a town hall for supporting controversial actions by President Donald Trump.

Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025

Why a centrist Dem sided with the GOP

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, told Salon that he thinks "a shutdown will make things worse, not better"

Salon · Mar 14, 2025

Trump administration demands Columbia make sweeping changes – or have funding cut

Columbia has been told to relinquish control of its international studies department and ban masks

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Poll shows strong disapproval of Musk cost-cutting as US agencies end leases

‘Department of government efficiency’ to terminate 793 leases as poll says 60% of voters disapprove of Musk agency

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025

Chuck Schumer's Last-Minute Call to Back Republican Spending Bill Sparks Fury of Fellow Democrats: 'We Will Not Be Complicit'

House Democrats are raging against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would support the GOP's bill to avert a shutdown despite the party's opposition in the lower chamber

Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025

Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come

The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025, when it laid off about 1,315 employees. The move follows several recent directives targeting the Cabinet-level agency.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025

First Thing: Chuck Schumer to back Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown

Minority leader says a shutdown would hand Trump and Musk a ‘carte blanche’. Plus, JD Vance booed at Washington concert

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025