Mar 06 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s speech In our news wrap Thursday, the House voted to censure Democrat Rep. Al Green for disrupting President Trump's address to Congress with 10 Democrats joining Republican members in passing the resolution, a pair of fighter jets in South Korea accidentally… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:03 Justice Department drops Biden-era challenge to Idaho abortion law By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat The Trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho seeking to allow abortions in medical emergencies. Idaho is one of 12 states with a near-total abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho arguing that federal law… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch How Social Security cuts could put millions of older Americans at risk By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens President Trump continues to claim his administration won’t touch Social Security. But as Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency look to slash federal jobs and spending, the Social Security Administration has plans to cut 12 percent of… Continue watching
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