Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies By Associated Press President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. Continue reading
Oct 02 How a shutdown affects the EPA’s effort to protect America’s air, water and land By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Former EPA officials express concerns that polluters may exploit the situation with an agency that has already seen massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in policy. Continue reading
Oct 02 Shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage, but there are reasons to worry this time By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Trump's massive layoff threat and the precarious state of the American economy raise the odds of longer-lasting damage. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump declares U.S. in ‘non-international armed conflict’ with drug cartels By Aamer Madhani, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Immigration judge rejects Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid, but he can appeal By Travis Loller, Associated Press Abrego Garcia has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Continue reading
Oct 02 1 injured in ‘low-speed collision’ between Delta jets on LaGuardia taxiway By Associated Press An aircraft carrying 32 people was preparing for takeoff Wednesday night to Roanoke, Virginia, when its wing hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, with 61 people aboard, according to a statement from Delta. Continue reading
Oct 02 Vital economic data, including Friday’s jobs report, cut off in government shutdown By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Oct 02 Most Americans want the Epstein files released, poll finds By Joshua Barajas, Matt Loffman About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 8:50 How a bitter strike and immigrant labor transformed Hormel’s hometown By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster No single industry in the American economy relies more on immigrant labor than livestock and meat production. The shift began a half-century ago as the influence of labor unions, and wages, declined. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how this… Continue watching
Oct 01 A student ‘womb service’ works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college By Christine Fernando, Associated Press In line with church teachings that discourage premarital sex and birth control, many Catholic colleges restrict access to contraceptives on campus. Continue reading