Mar 31 LISTEN: Supreme Court weighs whether group affiliated with church should get tax exemption By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. Continue reading
Mar 31 Storms leave three dead and thousands in Great Lakes region without power while Tennessee braces for wild weather By Associated Press Churches, schools and fire halls have been turned into warming centers as utilities worked to restore electricity. That job will likely stretch into Monday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Great Lakes region loses power due to freezing rain while Tennessee braces for high winds By Associated Press Freezing rain brought down trees and power lines in Michigan and Wisconsin, cutting electricity for thousands of people Sunday in the upper Great Lakes region, while forecasters said severe weather was on its way to Tennessee. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:49 How Trump’s steep tariffs on imported vehicles may affect car prices and the auto industry By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn Some car buyers have been rushing to showrooms across the country this weekend, as automakers brace for Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on vehicles and auto parts made outside the United States. The tariffs kick in on Thursday and could raise… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 2:22 The history and symbolism of Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms By Lisa Desjardins, Veronica Vela The Tidal Basin, the entry point to Washington, D.C. and home to the Jefferson Memorial, is at its most colorful and vibrant this weekend. The city’s historic cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Lisa Desjardins has more on the history… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 9:24 How new job cuts at the nation’s leading health agency affect Americans By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned. On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” That follows this week’s announcement that the Department of Health and Human… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:26 The security vulnerabilities of using Signal to discuss military operations By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant The news of Trump officials using Signal for a group chat on military operations has raised many questions about just how secure such messaging apps are and the risks if government officials use them on their personal devices. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 10:45 Migrants in U.S. legally and with no criminal history caught up in Trump crackdown By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Ian Couzens, Leila Jackson President Trump promised the largest mass deportation effort in the country’s history. As his Homeland Security Department works to deport more people, immigrants with legal status or no criminal history are being detained and deported. We hear from three people… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 9:50 Brooks and Marcus on political reaction to Trump officials using app to discuss Yemen plan By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump officials sharing sensitive information on a commercial app, the reaction to the revelation, the state of U.S. foreign relations… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 8:05 Authors of ‘In Covid’s Wake’ on their criticism of the government’s pandemic response By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. That launched widespread shutdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines and caused enormous social and economic harms. William Brangham spoke with the authors of "In Covid's Wake:… Continue watching