Mar 20 Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Americans' personal Social Security data, for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans. Continue reading
Mar 20 Taliban frees American man abducted while traveling in Afghanistan over 2 years ago By Eric Tucker, Associated Press George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban's intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully… Continue reading
Mar 20 Finland ranked happiest country in the world. The U.S. falls to its lowest-ever position By Kirsten Grieshaber, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump signs order for plan to shut down Education Department By Collin Binkley, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:54 Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ‘radical left’ judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:50 Constitutional law professor analyzes Trump's clash with the judiciary By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump's criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 13:13 'We had an awful choice': Schumer defends voting with GOP saying shutdown would be worse By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Democrats have few options for challenging President Trump and GOP majorities in Congress. Some on the left say they had a chance last week, but top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer voted with the GOP and supplied the needed votes to… Continue watching
Mar 19 A parents group is challenging an Ohio school district's pronoun policy. Here's what to know By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The group argues that the policies unconstitutionally compel "viewpoint-based" speech by forcing students who believe in only two genders to use pronouns that suggest otherwise. Continue reading
Mar 19 What Trump and Putin talked about in their hourslong phone call By Associated Press They talked about the fighting in Ukraine, of course. But the U.S. and Russian presidents also chatted about improving relations between Washington and Moscow, peace in the Middle East, global security and even hockey games. Continue reading
Mar 19 DOGE official taking leadership role at USAID, email obtained by AP says By Matt Brown, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Continue reading