Apr 04 Congress demands answers after Trump abruptly fires head of National Security Agency By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move. Continue reading
Apr 04 Nearly half of National Weather Service offices are critically understaffed, experts warn By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The… Continue reading
Apr 04 Judge orders return of Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled Kilmar Abrego Garcia last month despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that shielded him from deportation to his native El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs. Continue reading
Apr 04 Trump extends TikTok deadline another 75 days as search for a deal continues By Fatima Hussein, Sarah Parvini, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under… Continue reading
Apr 04 Senate Republicans pass Trump's budget bill with tax and spending cuts By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past Democratic opposition toward what President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” that's central to his agenda. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Fed Chair Powell warns Trump tariffs likely to raise inflation and slow economic growth By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Powell said that the tariffs, and their likely impacts on the economy and inflation, are “significantly larger than expected.”… Continue reading
Apr 04 S&P drops 6 percent, closing worst week since COVID after China matches Trump tariffs By Stan Choe, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2,231 points, or 5.5 percent Friday, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 5.8 percent to pull more than 20 percent below its record set in December. Continue reading
Apr 04 China hits back with 34 percent tariff on U.S. imports as world weighs how to deal with Trump's hikes By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press As world markets wallowed in heavy losses Friday, Taiwan's president promised to provide support to industries most vulnerable to the 32% tariffs Trump ordered in his "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs announcement. Continue reading
Apr 03 Officials in 19 states sue to block Trump's election order, saying it's unconstitutional By Lindsay Whitehurst, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections. Continue reading
Apr 03 Senators introduce bipartisan bill to expand congressional authority over tariffs By Associated Press Legislation pushed by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell would require presidents to justify new tariffs and secure congressional approval within 60 days, otherwise they would expire. Continue reading