Mar 12 Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech but critics say his actions threaten it By Nicholas Riccardi, Christine Fernando, Associated Press President Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of free speech, but First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in his second term. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most AAPI adults don't support cutting federal agencies, new poll shows By Terry Tang, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows that most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of… Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump's 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect, raising fears of economic slowdown By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trump has promised the taxes will help create U.S. factory jobs when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch SPHEREx observatory telescope, mission to study formation of galaxy By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Launched Tuesday night from California by SpaceX, the Spherex observatory will survey the sky every six months from an orbit over Earth's poles. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Trump and Johnson speak at Friends of Ireland luncheon By Associated Press President Donald Trump, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and U.S. lawmakers celebrated the "strong" and "unbreakable" friendship between the United States and Ireland Wednesday during the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being… Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Senate convenes as Democrats divided on whether to vote with Republicans on budget By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It's one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the President Donald Trump's second term, prompting Vice President JD Vance to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to rally support. Continue reading
Mar 12 In blow to Senate Democrats, Shaheen decides not to seek reelection in New Hampshire By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Shaheen's decision deals a significant blow to Democrats who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority in the 2026 midterms… Continue reading
Mar 12 U.S. inflation slows for first time in six months, trade war threatens to hike prices By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February from a year ago, Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed, down from 3% the previous month. Continue reading
Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. Continue reading