World Mar 22 Trump continues to shift course on Strait of Hormuz strategy, raising questions about U.S. war preparedness By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Mar 22 Trump touted bigger tax refunds, but higher gas prices are likely to eat them up The large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation was meant to boost the U.S. economy, but surging gas prices are on track to eat them up, leaving Americans with little extra to spend. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Nation Mar 22 Federal immigration agents sent to U.S. airports to support security during budget impasse 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. By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Nation Mar 21 Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown 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. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Mar 21 Fact-checking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the effects of the SAVE America Act 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. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
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