Feb 25 21 federal tech workers resign rather than help Musk 'dismantle critical public services' By Brian Slodysko, Byron Tau, Associated Press The staffers wrote Tuesday in a joint resignation letter obtained by The Associated Press they "swore to serve the American people" and uphold their oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations but it has become clear they "can no longer… Continue reading
Feb 25 Nearly 40 percent of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Data published on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts" shows more than one-third of the contract cancellations are expected to yield no savings. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: House Republicans pass their budget resolution, crucial step toward delivering Trump agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Matt Brown, Associated Press The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he's called his "big, beautiful bill," with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. Continue reading
Feb 25 A Black community in Louisiana was eligible for historic landmark designation. The National Park Service withdrew it from consideration By Jack Brook, Associated Press The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials, who celebrated the move as a win for economic development. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico are 'on time' with more import taxes to come By Josh Boak, Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Trump has claimed that other countries charge unfair import taxes that have come at the expense of domestic manufacturing and jobs. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:50 Trump picks loyalist Bongino to be second-in-command at FBI By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump has picked a loyalist to be second-in-command at the FBI. Dan Bongino grew a massive online following spreading lies about election security, including that the agency he’ll help oversee tried to rig the 2016 and 2020 elections. Lisa… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 6:07 Retired rear admiral fears Trump replacing military leaders with those 'loyal to him' By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, breaking with decades of precedent as part of a broader purge of senior military leaders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said the administration… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:32 Why a former IRS commissioner says Musk's mass layoffs are a huge mistake By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The IRS is in the process of terminating more than 6,000 employees, around six percent of the agency’s workforce, as Elon Musk’s team continues its efforts to cut federal employees. Former IRS leaders who served under both Democratic and Republican… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 8:27 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's approval ratings after one month in office By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Republicans facing boisterous town halls amid President Trump's and Elon Musk's federal workforce cuts, Democratic lawmakers… Continue watching
Feb 24 Judge won't immediately restore Associated Press' access to White House By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden urged the Trump administration to reconsider its two-week-old ban, saying that case law "is uniformly unhelpful to the White House.”… Continue reading