May 03 Watch 4:48 How staffing shortages at the National Weather Service could put lives at risk By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic The Trump administration’s dismissals of hundreds of experts compiling a key report on climate change is only the latest in a series of science-related rollbacks and cuts. That includes job cuts at the National Weather Service, where an Associated Press… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 4:51 Jobs market defies expectations amid fears tariffs could soon spur economic downturn By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. labor market beat expectations last month, adding 177,000 jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent. But the April jobs number was lower than the March tally and some economists are concerned that cracks in the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 5:56 A look at Trump’s executive order targeting public media funding By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas President Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding for PBS and NPR. It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:55 Unpacking Trump’s budget proposal and where he wants to cut billions in spending By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz The White House unveiled a budget proposal that would cut billions from non-defense programs across the government. President Trump's $163 billion in spending cuts would hit health, housing, education and climate programs. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed more with… Continue watching
May 02 7 killed in truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone, police say By Beatrice Dupuy, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press “It is a very dangerous highway because it leads to the main entrance of Yellowstone National Park.”… Continue reading
May 02 Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate-crime murder of Palestinian American boy By Associated Press Joseph Czuba also severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal attack days after the war in Gaza began. Continue reading
May 02 PBS chief slams Trump’s executive order aiming to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR as unlawful By David Bauder, Associated Press The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump's election. Continue reading
May 02 Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR By Associated Press The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS."… Continue reading
May 01 Army parade plans for Trump’s birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters, AP reports By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a couple thousand civilians. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 9:12 Conservative activist Christopher Rufo on his push to scrutinize higher education By Amna Nawaz President Trump is pushing for more control at dozens of colleges and universities, he says to promote free speech, end “wokeism” and clamp down on antisemitism. But many schools are opposing the efforts. Conservative activist Christopher Rufo has been instrumental… Continue watching