Feb 22 Watch 6:52 The Project 2025 policies the Trump administration is already implementing By William Brangham, Harry Zahn In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligned with Project 2025, a conservative policy… Continue watching
Feb 22 Fact-checking the Trump White House's claims about illegal immigration dropping sharply By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. … Continue reading
Feb 21 Trump fires Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support… Continue reading
Feb 21 Judge blocks Trump's order to withdraw federal funding for DEI programs as lawsuit plays out By Lea Skene, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: 'See you in court,' Maine's governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban By Michelle L. Price, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We'll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to… Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: Trump discusses USPS plans after Howard Lutnick sworn in as commerce secretary By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive branch takeover of the agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970. Continue reading
Feb 21 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from firing head of whistleblower office By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 4:21 Ex-ranger on how Trump's mass government firings are affecting the National Park Service By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat At the direction of the president, Elon Musk and his team are firing federal workers at a breakneck pace. This week, some 6,000 employees are expecting termination notices at the IRS along with more than 5,000 across agencies at Health… Continue watching
Feb 21 Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge near Capitol By Associated Press Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others who received presidential pardons for crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation's… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 11:09 Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town hall backlash to major cuts to the federal workforce… Continue watching