Politics Feb 04 Senate committees clear path for confirmations of Gabbard and RFK Jr. Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services to the full Senate…
Politics Feb 03 Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems President Trump is pushing new boundaries by taking steps to shutter an entire government agency without warning and giving his close adviser, Elon Musk, unprecedented access to federal systems. Laura Barrón-López reports.
Politics Jan 30 Republican senators express doubts about RFK Jr. in latest confirmation hearing In a make-or-break hearing, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before a second committee and it revealed Republican doubts about him. Lisa Desjardins reports on where lawmakers' support stands.
Nation Jan 29 What options remain for immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. as policies rapidly change The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to the U.S. The revoked pathways include an end or pause to the CBP One app, humanitarian parole, refugee admissions and protected status for…
Politics Jan 28 Trump’s attempt to freeze federal grants and loans leads to confusion and clarifications The start of President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a flurry of executive orders and challenges to his policies in courts. A federal judge ordered a temporary halt on a White House plan to pause funding for…
Politics Jan 23 After Jan. 6 pardons, judges who oversaw cases express frustrations In the days since President Trump’s sweeping clemency of Jan. 6 rioters, the federal courts have been busy processing the dismissals. But the judges who've spent years overseeing the hundreds of trials are not hiding their frustration. Geoff Bennett discussed…
Politics Jan 22 Trump administration ends government diversity programs and takes aim at DEI nationwide The Trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave. Agency supervisors were also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the…
Politics Jan 15 Democrats ask OMB nominee Vought about goals of replacing civil servants with appointees President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part…
Politics Jan 14 Special counsel report alleges Trump would have been convicted had he not been reelected In his final report to the attorney general, special counsel Jack Smith stood behind his decision to criminally charge President-elect Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith detailed the evidence he and his team amassed and would…
Politics Jan 13 Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on the politicization of the California wildfires NPR’s Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's final week in office and the raging wildfires in California have become fodder for political debate.