News for March 5, 2025

A federal civil service board ordered the Agriculture Department to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired probationary workers after the Office of Special Counsel said the cuts may have been unlawful.

Trump urged Congress to repeal the CHIPS Act, but most Republicans in Congress do not want to take up that fight.

Elon Musk met with Senate Republicans as they discussed a possible vote to lock in DOGE spending cuts and reduce shutdown risk.

Intuitive Machines’ Athena spacecraft landed on its side on the moon, ending its mission after a failed attempt to reach the lunar south pole.

The Defense Logistics Agency began cutting probationary workers this week as the Defense Department moves ahead with broader civilian staffing cuts.

The Federal Reserve’s possible rate cuts could lower CD returns, so the article says locking in a long-term CD now may help savers earn more on a $20,000 deposit.

Hayden Haynes, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after his car struck a Capitol vehicle following President Donald Trump’s speech.

Three skiers were likely killed after a huge avalanche buried them deep in Alaska’s backcountry near Girdwood.

Three heli-skiers are feared dead after an avalanche hit a remote area near Girdwood, Alaska.

A 4-year-old boy died after a possible fentanyl exposure at a New York City family shelter, and police are investigating with the shelter operator, Win.

Researchers found 1.5-million-year-old bone tools in Tanzania, showing early humans used more than stone to make cutting tools much earlier than thought.

Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump wants to finish the southern border wall by the end of the term, as Trump officials pushed their border crackdown in Texas.

House Republicans are moving to censure Rep. Al Green after he disrupted President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress.

The article explains ways people can speed up credit card debt relief by paying down balances faster, lowering interest, and avoiding new debt.

House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson and backed by President Donald Trump, are pushing a short-term funding bill to keep the government open through Sept. 30.

Israel’s blockade on food, fuel, medicine, and other aid to Gaza has left humanitarian groups scrambling as Hamas and Israel remain locked in a ceasefire standoff.

Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas died at age 70 just weeks after taking office, ending a long public career that included serving as Houston’s mayor.

Rep. Al Green was removed from the House chamber during President Donald Trump’s speech, and the House later censured Green for the disruption.

China showed defiance at its big political meeting as President Donald Trump’s trade war and tariffs continued to pressure the country and strain ties with the United States.