May 30 Watch 3:21 Members of Congress face frustrations over the Trump agenda from voters at home By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Lawmakers have been in their home districts this week answering tough questions about legislation making its way through Congress and about the Trump administration. Lisa Desjardins reports on the fired-up constituents they heard from at town halls. Continue watching
May 30 Watch 10:10 Brooks and Capehart on Elon Musk's impact on the U.S. government and agencies By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Elon Musk's legacy as his time in the White House comes to an end, members of Congress… Continue watching
May 30 PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case By David Bauder, Associated Press PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. Continue reading
May 30 WATCH: Trump praises Musk for delivering 'colossal change' to Washington By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Elon Musk left a searing mark on the federal bureaucracy, including thousands of employees who were fired or pushed out. Some government functions were eviscerated. Despite the upheaval, Musk also fell far short of his goals. Continue reading
May 30 WATCH: Trump says he's doubling steel import tariffs to 50% at U.S. Steel plant By Michelle L. Price, Marc Levy, Darlene Superville, Associated Press In a post later on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump added that aluminum tariffs would also be doubled to 50%. He said both tariff hikes would go into effect Wednesday. Continue reading
May 30 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole of 500,000 people from 4 countries By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Continue reading
May 30 Consumer prices rose slightly in April amid Trump's tariffs By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The figures show inflation is still declining from its post-pandemic spike, which reached the highest level in four decades in July 2022. Continue reading
May 29 Trump administration pressures 'sanctuary jurisdictions' by publishing list of places 'deliberately obstructing' immigration enforcement By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they're believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes. Continue reading
May 29 Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard By Michael Casey, Annie Ma, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order, which allows the Ivy League school to continue enrolling international students as a lawsuit proceeds. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 4:17 What's next for Trump's tariffs amid legal back and forth By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson President Trump's sweeping tariffs remain in place after a day of legal whiplash. Two federal courts, including a special court of international trade, ruled against many of the tariffs, saying that the president did not have the specific authority he… Continue watching