Feb 04 Watch 6:53 Sweeping layoffs at The Washington Post will do 'enormous damage,' former editor says By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workforce across both the newsroom and its business operations, a massive blow at a storied newspaper that has struggled in recent years to stay profitable. Geoff Bennett speaks with Marty… Continue watching
Feb 04 Major changes to student loan borrowing and repayment are coming. Here's what to know By Hannah Grabenstein “If you don’t understand it, that’s not your fault. It’s just phenomenally complicated,” says Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director at Protect Borrowers. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Noem holds news conference on U.S.-Mexico border wall progress By Molly Finnegan Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will announce updates on the construction of the U.S. Southern border wall on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Tesla, Waymo executives join safety experts in testifying on future of self-driving cars By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The Senate Commerce Committee is holding at hearing at 10 a.m. EST. Continue reading
Feb 04 700 immigration officers to leave Minnesota immediately, Homan announces By Associated Press Roughly 3,000 federal officers are currently deployed in the state. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces 700 immigration agents leaving Minneapolis immediately By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, Homan said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 9:36 'No excuse' for immigration agents' excess use of force, says former DHS head Napolitano By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Azhar Merchant In a forum on federal agents’ use of force in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Democratic lawmakers heard from Americans who have been directly affected. No officials from the Department of Homeland Security appeared at Tuesday’s forum on Capitol Hill. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:31 Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end temporary protected status for Haitians in the U.S. — a move that would have left roughly 350,000 people vulnerable to deportation. As the administration plans to appeal, the uncertainty… Continue watching
Feb 03 Lindsey Vonn 'confident' she can compete in Milan Cortina Olympics despite ruptured ACL By Andrew Dampf, Associated Press Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. Continue reading
Feb 03 Jill Biden's ex-husband charged with killing his wife in domestic dispute in Delaware By Associated Press The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities announced in a news release Tuesday. William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970… Continue reading