Productivity downgrade may add £20bn to Budget hole
The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK’s productivity level in early Budget forecasts Source: Original News
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Trump Win Praise, But No Movements on Trade in Japan
President Trump and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments during a stop in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in ongoing trade negotiations. Source: Original News
Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term Despite Constitutional Limits
A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office. Source: Original News
Government Shutdown Imperils SNAP and Other Antipoverty Programs
Within days, tens of millions of low-income Americans may lose assistance for food, child care and utilities if the federal government remains shut down. Source: Original News
Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday. Source: Original News
It’s Unconstitutional, but Trump Keeps Musing About a 3rd Term
A president who has chafed at the limits on his power sees political benefit in talking about remaining in office. Source: Original News
AFGE, Top Federal Workers’ Union, Sides With Republicans on Shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees, in a shift, called on Congress to immediately reopen the government without the health care measures sought by Democratic lawmakers. Source: Original News
Jack Smith Asks Justice Dept. for Guidance on Testifying to Congress
Republicans have accused some people who worked for Mr. Smith, the former special counsel who investigated President Trump, of hiding behind grand jury secrecy rules. Source: Original News
White House Withdraws Nominee for Top State Department Job
Joel Rayburn had been questioned over ties to a former Trump administration official who admitted to defying the president’s push to withdraw troops from Syria during his first term. Source: Original News
Amazon Braces for Major Cuts to Its White-Collar Work Force
The company is looking to cut costs starting this week as it continues to spend aggressively on artificial intelligence. Another round of cuts is expected in January. Source: Original News