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CNN  —  Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a government funding plan by Friday’s midnight deadline. Lawmakers last passed a stopgap funding bill in December, averting a shutdown at the time. That measure, signed by then-President Joe Biden, extended funding to mid-March. If the government does shut down starting Saturday, it would not be the first one for President Donald Trump. He presided over the longest government shutdown in four decades during his first term. The president placed the blame for the current potential government shutdown…

CNN  —  US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has signed an agreement with the Department of Government Efficiency and the General Services Administration to work with the US Postal Service In a letter DeJoy sent to Congress on Thursday, he said DOGE teams will “assist us in identifying and achieving further efficiencies,” saying the Elon Musk-led agency will focus on improving the management of USPS retirement assets and the Workers’ Compensation Program, as well as addressing the agency’s legislative mandates and regulatory requirements. “The DOGE team was gracious enough to ask for the big problems they can help us with,” DeJoy…

CNN  —  Bill Pulte, who was confirmed by the US Senate on Thursday to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency for the Trump administration, said he’s in no rush to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage behemoths that power more than half of America’s mortgages. “Fannie and Freddie shouldn’t be in conservatorship forever,” Pulte told CNN on Thursday. “But it’s critical to ensure any discussion about exiting conservatorship needs not only to ensure safety and soundness but how it would affect mortgage rates.” In 2019, Trump’s first administration tried — and failed — to wrest Fannie and Freddie…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  A crew of international astronauts slated to launch to the International Space Station on a mission that will take the reins from NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, allowing them to return home after an unexpectedly extended and politically charged journey, will have to wait a bit longer. The Crew-10 flight, part of a routine ISS staff rotation, is jointly operated by NASA and SpaceX. Takeoff was slated for Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but the…

Dusty May was hired last offseason to be the Michigan men’s basketball coach after spending six seasons with Florida Atlantic. May, 48, was asked about what he learned in his first season in the Big Ten during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich.””It was even more physical and physically demanding than we anticipated. All summer, every time one of our players would complain about a foul, our response would be, ‘We play in the Big Ten, you’ve got to play through it,'” May said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Michigan head coach Dusty May…

An investigation is underway at a Florida university after two fraternities were suspended for serious hazing allegations.The University of Central Florida has suspended fraternities Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon after multiple reports of “dangerous and degrading” hazing, a school official said in a statement shared with WKMG.According to an incident report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, fraternity brothers at Sigma Chi allegedly hit pledges with a car as part of a hazing ritual.UNIVERSITY SUSPENDS FRATERNITY ACCUSED OF ‘INHUMANE’ HAZING THAT LEFT PLEDGE IN FEARA sorority member whose house sits next door to Sigma Chi’s told police she heard yelling, saw…

Blake Lively’s request for stricter guidelines surrounding the release of confidential material in her ongoing case with “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni has been granted. In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday, Judge Lewis Liman responded to Lively’s “attorney’s eyes only” (AEO) request for evidence in the ongoing case, granting a modified order that is expected to “protect the confidentiality of certain nonpublic and confidential material that will be exchanged pursuant to and during the course of discovery” in the case. “The designation ‘Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ shall only be utilized for Confidential Discovery Material of…

The name, image, and likeness (NIL) system in college athletics has been welcomed by student-athletes who have been able to cash in on brand partnerships, some of whom are making millions fresh out of high school. Kansas State’s Coleman Hawkins, though, is showing a different side of that system when athletes don’t meet expectations despite those millions. The Wildcats fell to the Baylor Bears, 70-56, in the Big 12 tournament, and the loss ended the team’s 2024-25 campaign. Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang said in his postgame comments that the team was unlikely to accept a bid to a consolation tournament —…

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Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. FIRST ON FOX — Former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein, who served between 2018 and 2021, has a warning for spring breakers in light of the disappearance of American college student Sudiksha Konanki from Punta Cana…