Politics Feb 24 Trump picks loyalist Bongino to be second-in-command at FBI President Trump has picked a loyalist to be second-in-command at the FBI. Dan Bongino grew a massive online following spreading lies about election security, including that the agency he’ll help oversee tried to rig the 2016 and 2020 elections. Lisa…
Politics Feb 20 A look at Trump’s first month in office as Congress works on his tax cut, border package President Trump has been on the job for one month and the pace of his administration has been unrelenting. Thursday, a federal judge ruled the administration could continue firing federal workers by the thousands and the Senate confirmed one of…
Nation Feb 19 ‘I want to keep serving’: Navy commander fights Trump’s trans military ban The Trump administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from serving in the military has come under hostile fire. One of those who could be affected by Trump's ban is Commander Emily Shilling, a decorated Navy pilot with over 60 combat…
Politics Feb 13 Linda McMahon pressed on Trump’s planned cuts to the Department of Education It was a big day for President Trump's team and some of his most controversial choices. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Kash Patel took a big step forward on…
Nation Feb 12 House Republicans reveal their budget blueprint House Republicans release their long-promised budget outline as they seek to fulfill President Trump’s agenda while cutting both the deficit and taxes. But it remains unclear whether the plan will achieve those goals, or if it even has the votes.
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…
Nation Feb 05 Trump’s mass resignation offer creates widespread confusion for federal workers More than two million civilian federal workers across the country are facing a deadline. They can either accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign and keep pay and benefits through September, or they can pass on the offer…
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 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.