Apr 09 Watch 4:02 What tariffs and trade war threats mean for the U.S. footwear industry By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes In the United States, the vast majority of shoes sold are imported. That means tariffs are a real issue for the footwear industry. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of… Continue watching
Apr 09 Americans convicted in Congo of failed coup attempt now face U.S. charges By Hannah Schoenbaum, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A criminal complaint unsealed by prosecutors Wednesday follows a long-running FBI investigation and accuses the men of conspiring to provide weapons, explosives and other support to a rebel army that was formed to try to overthrow the government. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: White House freezes funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House froze nearly $2 billion in federal funds meant for Cornell and Northwestern universities, federal judges in Texas and New York barred the Trump administration from deporting five Venezuelans jailed in those states… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 7:11 Top IRS official quits over plans to share personal data with immigration authorities By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The top IRS official is resigning after a deal between the agency and immigration authorities to share sensitive data. For decades, the IRS encouraged undocumented immigrants to file taxes with the assurance that their data would be protected. But the… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 10:16 Michael Lewis highlights crucial work of public servants in ‘Who is Government?’ By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman The role of the federal government has been at the center of a national debate over the last few months. But who really is our government and what is it made of? Judy Woodruff set out for answers in her… Continue watching
Apr 09 WATCH: Trump hosts auto racing champions at the White House By Associated Press President Donald Trump said he was a racing fan, adding that many people “don’t realize what great athletes they are.”… Continue reading
Apr 09 Elton John, Mary J. Blige, ‘Minecraft.’ Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 09 Trump administration can bypass environmental rules to build more border walls under this waiver By Associated Press Environmentalists decried the move that will forego dozens of laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to evaluate the effects of their actions on the environment. Continue reading
Apr 09 Octavio Dotel, pitcher for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse By Associated Press Dotel, who pitched across a 15-year career and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. Continue reading
Apr 09 AP report: IRS acting commissioner resigning over deal to send immigrant tax data to ICE By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The IRS has been in upheaval over Trump administration decisions to share taxpayer data. Continue reading