Mar 04 WATCH: Texas Democratic Rep. Green interrupts Trump By Joshua Barajas Republicans attempted to drown him out with “USA!” chants, but the Texas lawmaker continued to stand and shout at the president. Continue reading
Mar 04 FBI and Red Cross headquarters are among more than 440 federal buildings listed for potential sale by Trump administration By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The list includes the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which serves as FBI headquarters, the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the Old Post Office building, where President Donald Trump once ran a hotel, and the American Red Cross headquarters… Continue reading
Mar 04 Trudeau slams Trump for starting 'very dumb' trade war with Canada while appeasing Russia's Putin By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trudeau also called out Trump for appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin while launching a trade war against Canada. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump administration to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The hospital system is seeking a court order temporarily allowing it to continue providing abortions in emergency situations as doctors see fit. Continue reading
Mar 04 IRS drafting plans to slash as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce leaving agency 'dysfunctional,' AP sources say By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press A reduction in force of tens of thousands of people would render the IRS "dysfunctional," said John Koskinen, a former IRS Commissioner. Continue reading
Mar 04 Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal By Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vance, in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening, said the economic pact with Kyiv sought by President Donald Trump “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought… Continue reading
Mar 04 Stocks fall as trade war between U.S. and key partners escalate, wiping out S&P 500 post-election gains By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The benchmark index fell 1.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 670 points, or 1.6%, The Nasdaq slipped 0.4% despite a rebound in big tech stocks such as Nvidia. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 9:27 Businesses hit by new tariffs U.S. slaps on Mexico, Canada and China By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Azhar Merchant The White House is implementing two new policies with global consequences ahead of President's Trump's address to Congress. The Trump administration is halting military aid to Ukraine and it's imposing new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Roben Farzad, economic… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:34 Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses Trump's new tariffs ahead of address to Congress By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Kyle Midura, Alexa Gold President Donald Trump is just hours away from addressing a joint session of Congress, where he's expected to tout his administration's accomplishments and lay out his agenda for the rest of the year. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Missouri,… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:04 Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump's address By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold For a Democrats take on President Trump's address to Congress, we're joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. Jayapal, who is also chair emerita of the House Progressive Caucus, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. Continue watching