Feb 06 Watch 6:35 How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:22 Democracy advocate examines how Trump is changing the U.S. government By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 5:53 Trump aggressively working to dismantle U.S. efforts to fight climate change By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Among the many big moves taken by the Trump administration, boosting fossil fuel development has been a priority. In a series of actions, President Trump is following through on his promise not just to ramp up oil and gas production,… Continue watching
Feb 06 ‘Thunder ice’ and flooding strike several U.S. states By John Raby, Associated Press Residents and storm spotters in portions of Indiana, southern Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported the unusual mix of freezing rain accompanied by flashes of lightning in the unstable air. Continue reading
Feb 06 California utility says its equipment may have started blaze that erupted during LA firestorm By Christopher Weber, Associated Press A California utility says its equipment may have sparked a small wildfire in Los Angeles that broke out the same day as two massive blazes in the area killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Continue reading
Feb 06 Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. Continue reading
Feb 06 Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here’s the data By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban By Will Graves, Associated Press President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee. Continue reading
Feb 06 Elon Musk uses his X ownership to be a mouthpiece for Trump narratives and his White House position to push his priorities By Ali Swenson, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world's most powerful information platforms to sell the government's… Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump blames ‘obsolete’ U.S. air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he thinks last week's deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system. Continue reading