Apr 16 Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR By Hannah Grabenstein PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, "particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”… Continue reading
Apr 16 Maryland senator meets with El Salvador's vice president in push for Abrego Garcia's release By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt Brown, Associated Press Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country's vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court… Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Mother of woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive speaks at White House news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing Wednesday with Patty Morin, whose daughter, Rachel, was killed in 2023 while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore. Continue reading
Apr 16 White House starting new media policy sharply curtailing wire service access By David Bauder, Associated Press The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Harvard's fight against Trump could test limits of government power By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Both sides are digging in for a clash that could test the limits of the government’s power and the independence that has made U.S. universities a destination for scholars around the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Visa cancellations and deportations sow panic for international students By Annie Ma, Makiya Seminera, Christopher L. Keller, Associated Press The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country. Continue reading
Apr 16 Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Powell says Fed can wait on interest rate moves as tariff battle with China continues By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 IRS agent who investigated Hunter Biden expected to be named acting chief of the tax collection agency By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press An IRS whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is expected to be promoted to IRS acting commissioner, two sources familiar with the plan tell The Associated Press. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Sanders, AOC deliver remarks in Missoula, MT as part of 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour By Jonathan J. Cooper, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press This week, the duo drew the same types of large crowds that they got in liberal and battleground states. Continue reading