Mar 21 Watch 4:06 'We need fighters': Voters at town hall share frustrations, demand action from Democrats By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens In our coverage of town halls during the congressional recess, we’ve been reporting on the latest pushback Republicans have been facing from constituents. We now have a Democratic perspective and a look at how Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia is… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 10:26 Brooks and Capehart on how voters are reacting to federal cuts 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 the mood on the ground from voters at town hall meetings, Elon Musk's prominence in the Trump… Continue watching
Mar 21 While Trump's trans military ban is challenged in court, long-serving troops prepare for what's next By Joshua Barajas “We are just focused on putting our uniforms on, going to work every day, doing our jobs the best that we can do until we can’t do them anymore," one trans service member said. Continue reading
Mar 21 SBA to cut about 2,700 jobs while Trump announces it will take over handling of student loans By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The Small Business Administration said it will cut its workforce by 43 percent, or about 2,700 jobs, as part of a reorganization. Separately on Friday, Trump announced student loans would be handled by the SBA as part of a plan to shift Education… Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: ACLU attorney speaks after federal court hearing on deportation flights to El Salvador By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around. Continue reading
Mar 21 Colleges cut ties with The PhD Project, a nonprofit targeted by Trump administration over DEI By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press The U.S. Education Department last week said it was investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to a nonprofit organization that has helped Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: PBS and NPR leaders testify on federal support for public broadcasting in House hearing By News Desk Leaders from PBS and NPR appeared before the House DOGE subcommittee on Wednesday, facing questions about federal support for public broadcasting. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:24 Trump administration's standoff with federal court over deportation order continues By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration’s standoff with the judiciary continues as some of the president's top allies and advisers are ramping up their criticism of federal judges. The Justice Department again refused to provide a federal judge detailed information about deportation flights… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:38 Inside a heated town hall where a Nebraska Republican faced backlash over Trump's policies By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura While Republicans currently control both chambers of Congress, they’ve been losing control of their events back home. Lisa Desjardins attended one of the only town halls held by a Republican member during this congressional recess, catching up with him and… Continue watching
Mar 20 Former agent who accused FBI of political bias is charged with disclosing confidential records By Associated Press Johnathan Buma, who claimed in 2023 that the FBI went after President Joe Biden's son Hunter while stifling his own investigation of President Donald Trump's ally Rudy Giuliani, was arrested Monday evening at Kennedy Airport in New York as he… Continue reading