Mar 18 EPA plans to cut scientific research, more than 1,000 employees could be fired By Matthew Daly, Associated Press As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists — 75% of the research program's staff — could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Continue reading
Mar 18 DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution, judge rules By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The order requires the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those put on administrative leave, though it appears to stops short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency. Continue reading
Mar 18 Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs, administration aims for at least 5 percent total reduction By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The official said Tuesday that to reach the goal of a 5 percent to 8 percent cut in a civilian workforce of more than 900,000, the department aims to cut another 6,000 positions a month by simply not replacing workers… Continue reading
Mar 18 Pentagon restores some webpages honoring minority service members but defends DEI purge By Leah Willingham, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down. But it is defending its campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups. Continue reading
Mar 18 Fact-checking Trump's claim that Biden pardons are 'void' because he used an autopen By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Legal scholars say that the Constitution doesn’t require a pardon’s direct human signing, and subsequent judicial decisions and legal memoranda support an autopen’s use for similar purposes. Continue reading
Mar 18 Chief Justice Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching a judge who ruled against him By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said in a rare statement. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump says federal judge who ruled against deportation orders should be impeached By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump's comments on Tuesday align him with allies like Elon Musk, who has made similar demands and suggested that the judiciary's power over the executive branch should be curtailed. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children, Hunter and Ashley By Zeke Miller, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Former presidents and their spouses receive life-long Secret Service protection under federal law, but the protection afforded to their immediate families over the age of 16 ends when they leave office. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump and Putin will hold a call on a ceasefire proposal. Ukraine's Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House is expressing optimism that peace is within reach. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 8:19 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats clashing over how to govern in the minority By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including members of the Democratic Party debating how to govern in the minority, how Congress narrowly avoided… Continue watching