Mar 28 Trump executive order to force changes at Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology."… Continue reading
Mar 27 Parole denied for woman convicted of killing Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Yolanda Saldívar will continue serving a life sentence at a prison in Gatesville, Texas, after a three-member panel of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to not release her. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:50 How automakers are navigating Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Foreign leaders in Europe, Canada and Asia sharply criticized President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts. Nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled outside the country and… Continue watching
Mar 27 5 years after pandemic surge, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders still targets of hatred By Terry Tang, Associated Press It was five years ago this month that COVID-19-fueled incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders became so frequent that a reporting center was formed. Continue reading
Mar 26 Descendants of people enslaved by St. Louis University say they cannot participate in formal apology By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis University was set to apologize for enslaving people. Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school owned and traded backed out, citing concerns that the yearslong reconciliation process ultimately felt too symbolic. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:31 Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The Atlantic published the full message exchange among the president’s national security aides right before the launch of a military campaign in Yemen. The messages were written on the non-secure, commercial app Signal and the issue dominated a hearing on… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:44 Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi Details about U.S. military strikes being discussed on Signal have shocked many in the national security community. But President Trump called the whole episode a "witch hunt" and said Defense Secretary Hegseth "had nothing to do with this." Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:18 ‘Just own it’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Signal chat contained classified info By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz To discuss the Signal chat on military strikes, Amna Nawaz spoke with Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. He spent nearly three decades in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 4:02 Supreme Court upholds Biden regulation making ghost guns easier to trace By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane The Supreme Court upheld Biden-era regulations on ghost guns. Those are firearms that can be put together at home with partially assembled kits, making them nearly impossible to trace. Sales of those guns exploded after they came onto the market… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:54 NPR and PBS heads face sharp questioning about federal funding during House hearing By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart On Capitol Hill, the heads of America’s public media networks, PBS and NPR, faced sharp questioning by a House oversight subcommittee about allegations of bias and why their work justifies continued federal support. That support also helps fund programs like… Continue watching