Politics Feb 10 Federal judge says Trump administration ignoring his order to pause funding freeze A federal judge said that President Trump has violated his order to lift a blanket freeze on federal spending and again directed the administration to release the funds. That comes as top prosecutors in nearly half the country sued the…
Politics Feb 07 Courts and Congress struggle to keep up with Trump as he reshapes American government Courts and Congress are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace as the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the American government, national politics and international order. The president promised more cuts and further political payback, even as the courts stepped…
Nation Feb 06 How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been…
Politics Feb 03 The potential national and global impact of USAID’s closure The U.S. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. Lisa Desjardins reports on the mass layoffs within the U.S. foreign aid program and the possible effects here and abroad.
Politics Jan 28 GOP Rep. Malliotakis says Trump has right to halt spending, decide how grants are issued The White House is defending the legality of President Trump's sweeping freeze of federal spending. For a Republican perspective of the issue, Geoff Bennett spoke with GOP Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis of New York.
Politics Jan 27 Trump gathers with GOP lawmakers to determine tactics to move his agenda forward The Trump administration ended week one with a mass firing of inspectors general, a weekend uptick of immigration arrests and a day-long fight over deportations and tariffs with Colombia. The president is now meeting with House Republicans at his golf…
Politics Jan 24 North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe gets Trump’s endorsement for federal recognition The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a major boost in its decades-long fight to become federally recognized. President Trump signed a memo directing the Interior Secretary to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe. That status…
Politics Jan 21 GOP senator surprised by Trump’s ‘blanket pardon’ of Jan. 6 defendants Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he was surprised by the scope of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. Lisa Desjardins reports on that reaction and a Republican strategy meeting at the White House.
Politics Jan 20 Trump returns to office and kickstarts ambitious and controversial agenda Donald Trump has returned to office as the 47th president of the United States. His second term kickstarts an ambitious, and controversial, agenda that will bring mass deportations, aggressive tariffs on imports from competitors and allies alike, and a promise…
Politics Jan 16 The questions Trump’s Cabinet picks faced in Thursday’s confirmation hearings More of President-elect Trump's picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports.