Sep 04 Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say By Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help regulators understand which industries dump harmful forever chemicals with their wastewater, according to two former agency officials who were involved in its development. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 7:10 How Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballots is being challenged in court By Liz Landers, Doug Adams A federal judge indefinitely extended her order to prevent the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The Trump plan would require states to use scannable ballot envelopes and to provide the federal government with lists of voters… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:53 Retired general calls Trump's proposed arch near Arlington a 'sacrilege' By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura The Trump administration plans to break ground within two weeks on a 250-foot arch just beyond the gates of Arlington National Cemetery. Critics say it would disrupt historic sightlines intended to symbolize the nation’s reconciliation after the Civil War. Geoff… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 11:23 Brooks and Capehart on Trump calling Iran war 'small potatoes' By Jonah Anderson, Geoff Bennett David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s remarks calling the conflict with Iran "small potatoes," the president's influence over the midterm elections, how Democrats… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:25 Pablo Torre breaks down financial questions surrounding Dodgers owner Mark Walter By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas A controversy is brewing involving the Los Angeles Dodgers, owner Mark Walter and NBA legend Magic Johnson. Federal investigators have been looking into whether Walter broke the law in how he raised the money and disclosed the source of those… Continue watching
Sep 04 Trump administration scrubs gender-based bullying data from school civil rights survey By Sharon Lurye, Associated Press The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity. Continue reading
Sep 04 ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody By Valerie Gonzalez, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was ordered released from federal custody Friday after pleading not guilty to lying to investigators about the circumstances that led to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minnesota immigration crackdown last… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes' and 'very intermittent' By Bryan Gallion President Donald Trump said Friday that he calls the Iran war a “military conflict” because he thinks it’s “small potatoes” for the United States. Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump says skilled foreign workers take jobs away from Americans. It's not that simple, experts say By Hannah Grabenstein Economists have studied the impacts H-1B employees have within individual companies and at the local labor market level and reached similar conclusions about foreign workers' impacts on American jobs. Continue reading
Sep 04 EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The request, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after the agency proposed a rule defining "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, based on a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that removed federal protections for vast areas. Continue reading