Politics Mar 11 Education Department to cut nearly 1,300 employees as Trump vows to eliminate agency Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Education announced plans to cut nearly half of its employees, more than 1,300 people. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to dramatically reshape the size and scope of the federal government. Lisa Desjardins…
Nation Mar 06 Justice Department drops Biden-era challenge to Idaho abortion law The Trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho seeking to allow abortions in medical emergencies. Idaho is one of 12 states with a near-total abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho arguing that federal law…
Politics Mar 05 Fact-checking Trump’s claims during his address to Congress Many of President Trump's statements during his address to Congress on Tuesday on a multitude of issues have been called into question. PBS News Hour's White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins Amna Nawaz for a deeper dive and fact check.
Politics Mar 04 What to expect from Trump’s address to Congress President Trump's high-profile speech before Congress comes on the first day of a new trade war he started with America's top trading partners, and as Europe tries to fill the void in aid for Ukraine, now that Trump has ordered…
Politics Mar 03 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the fallout over Ukraine and public opinion about Trump NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and analysis of the latest PBS…
Nation Feb 27 More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the…
Politics Feb 26 A look at the misleading and incorrect claims on DOGE’s ‘wall of receipts’ Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports…
Politics Feb 25 Trump adds to confusion about ‘somewhat voluntary’ response to Musk’s federal worker email The Trump administration faced legal pushback on several of the president’s executive orders, including his suspension on all refugee admissions. That comes as Elon Musk and his team are continuing their efforts to dramatically shrink the federal workforce. White House…
Politics Feb 24 Why a former IRS commissioner says Musk’s mass layoffs are a huge mistake The IRS is in the process of terminating more than 6,000 employees, around six percent of the agency’s workforce, as Elon Musk’s team continues its efforts to cut federal employees. Former IRS leaders who served under both Democratic and Republican…
Politics Feb 21 Ex-ranger on how Trump’s mass government firings are affecting the National Park Service At the direction of the president, Elon Musk and his team are firing federal workers at a breakneck pace. This week, some 6,000 employees are expecting termination notices at the IRS along with more than 5,000 across agencies at Health…