Thursday, March 6

🚨NATION

📌 10 Democrats join with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for Trump speech protest (CNN)

📌 Republicans can't meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says (NBC)

📌 Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law (AP)

📌 Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports (POLITICO)

📌 Less than half in U.S. now sympathetic toward Israelis (GALLUP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 France’s Macron says Europe must be prepared to go it alone in defending Ukraine, entire continent against Russia (MO NEWS) About 20 countries could join Ukraine coalition, UK says (BBC)

📌 Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast (AP)

📌 Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release all hostages, as US holds direct talks with Hamas (CNN)

📌 Romania foils ‘revolution’ of pro-Russia group featuring a 101-year-old man (POLITICO)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Layoffs across the U.S. soar to highest level since 2020, led by DOGE cuts (CBS)

📌 Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Pamela Bach, Baywatch actor and David Hasselhoff’s ex-wife, dies (PEOPLE) 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' musician Roy Ayers dies at 84 (ABC)

📌 T-shirts, thongs and perfect twerking: Anora spent $18m on marketing – three times its budget (GUARDIAN)

📌 Cybercriminals arrested for stealing hundreds of concert tickets through StubHub exploit (VERGE)