Mar 06 Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ case stays free after judge decides on time served for murder conviction By Lea Skene, Brian Witte, Associated Press Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of “Serial” podcast listeners, will remain free — even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 9:59 VA Secretary Doug Collins on widespread cuts to his department and the impact on veterans By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Laura Barrón-López The Trump administration announced it's planning to fire thousands more employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs as part of the White House effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce. A quarter of the VA's workforce comprises veterans themselves and… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 4:41 Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to freeze billions in foreign aid By John Yang, Courtney Norris, Matt Loffman The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for work that has already been done. The administration asked the court to block a lower-court ruling ordering the government to release… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 8:32 Analyzing Trump’s speech, support for his policies and what comes next By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Sam Weber President Trump touted his accomplishments in his first six weeks in office during his address on Tuesday to Congress, in a speech that also highlighted the glaring political divide among Americans. Tiffany Smiley, a former U.S. Senate candidate in Washington… Continue watching
Mar 05 Avalanche south of Anchorage buries at least 3 skiers, Alaska officials say By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Adams grilled on whether he made immigration deal with Trump administration to avoid prosecution By Molly Finnegan Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., confronted New York Mayor Eric Adams in a House Oversight hearing Wednesday about whether the Trump administration had coerced Adams into greater cooperation with federal law enforcement in order to spare himself from legal trouble. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Boston mayor reacts to GOP pushback on immigration by telling Congress how it could make her city safer By Molly Finnegan “If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe,” Mayor Michelle Wu said. Continue reading
Mar 05 Severe storms create blizzard conditions, threaten to spawn more tornadoes across the U.S. By Jeff Martin, Associated Press Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged across the nation, threatening more communities Wednesday in the central to eastern United States with wide-ranging weather. Continue reading
Mar 05 Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to AP report By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The VA's chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000. Continue reading
Mar 05 U.S. Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70 Turner had been in Washington on Tuesday and attended President Donald Trump's address before Congress. Continue reading