Aug 28 CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs agency over director’s ouster By Mike Stobbe, Amanda Seitz, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Continue reading
Aug 28 DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. Continue reading
Aug 28 What to know about the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Africa By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Minneapolis recovers from school shooting By Associated Press The White House reacted Thursday to the shooting in Minneapolis that killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen others sitting in the pews of a church by calling it a "horrific" attack by a "deranged shooter."… Continue reading
Aug 28 Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert By Michael Biesecker, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million. Continue reading
Aug 28 Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press No president has sought to fire a Fed governor in the institution's 112-year history until Trump posted a letter on his Truth Social media platform late Monday saying that Cook was fired. Continue reading
Aug 28 Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Trump and Pritzker have traded insults for days over a supposed plan that would deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Baltimore, as the administration has done in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pritzker and city leaders vow to sue,… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 7:14 News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.’s Union Station In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration is taking over management of Washington's Union Station in its latest effort to put the capital city further under federal control, CDC head Susan Monarez is reportedly being forced out weeks after… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:37 FEMA employees behind letter blasting Trump cuts placed on leave amid crackdown on dissent By Jenna Bloom, Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins About two dozen FEMA employees have been placed on leave after they signed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts and personnel decisions. The letter warns the cuts undermine the progress FEMA has made after Hurricane Katrina, a storm… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 6:16 Miles Taylor warns: ‘We need America to wake up’ as Trump punishes opponents By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The suspension of FEMA staffers and the FBI raid of John Bolton are just the latest examples of the Trump administration targeting critics or political enemies. That ire is something Miles Taylor knows all too well. While serving in Trump’s… Continue watching