Mar 22 Federal immigration agents sent to U.S. airports to support security during budget impasse By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Trump's decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security during a budget impasse is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks. Continue reading
Mar 21 Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Mar 21 Fact-checking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the effects of the SAVE America Act By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the SAVE America Act would require in-person voter registration, “something only 5% of Americans do today." The act would require that, but the rate of in-person registrations is higher than Schumer said. Continue reading
Mar 21 Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies at 81 By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Robert S. Mueller III, former FBI director who reshaped the agency into a counterterrorism force after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and later served as special counsel investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign, has died at 81. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Deadlock over DHS funding shows no signs of ending In our news wrap Friday, the deadlock in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security is showing no signs of ending, the Trump administration has sued Harvard University again, CBS News is shutting down its storied radio service and… Continue watching
Mar 20 Jury finds Musk misled investors during Twitter takeover, absolves him of some fraud claims By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud… Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 11:26 Zohran Mamdani on his bold agenda, tackling Islamophobia and working with Trump By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Zohran Mamdani is less than three months into his term as mayor of America’s largest city. He's juggling his ambitious campaign promises, a budget deficit and responding to a rise in Islamophobic rhetoric. He has also forged a unique working… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:16 Long lines, frustrations grow at airports as DHS shutdown strains TSA staffing By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig Airport delays tied to the partial government shutdown aren’t going away, and may be getting worse. Several major airports are seeing long security lines, flight delays and growing frustration among travelers. Some TSA workers are calling out sick, taking other… Continue watching
Mar 20 Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to Pentagon policy limiting reporters' access By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, agreeing with The New York Times that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 9:08 Trump promised a manufacturing boom, but factory jobs continue to decline By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. job market has been cooling, and it’s only getting harder for Americans to find a job. One sector that has proved tougher than most is manufacturing. President Trump has promised a manufacturing boom in both of his terms. Continue watching