Mar 09 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights By Kim Chandler, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked on March 7, 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for… Continue reading
Mar 09 Trump doesn't rule out recession while downplaying business concerns about his tariffs By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices, and isn't ruling out the possibility of a recession this year. Continue reading
Mar 09 Secret Service shot armed man near White House while Trump out of town, authorities say By Associated Press No one else was injured in the shooting that happened around midnight about a block from the White House, according to a Secret Service statement. President Donald Trump was in Florida at the time of the shooting. Continue reading
Mar 09 HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a… Continue reading
Mar 08 House Republicans unveil spending bill likely to draw opposition from Democrats By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is teeing up the bill for a vote on Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to vote against it and risk a shutdown. He also is betting that Republicans can muscle… Continue reading
Mar 08 Who is Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE? By Ryan J. Foley, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason and not Musk is the agency’s leader. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:16 Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara When President Trump began his second term, the Department of Homeland Security lifted restrictions on immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. Late Friday, a federal judge denied a request by Denver Public Schools to pause the new… Continue watching
Mar 08 Unions file motion to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans By Fatima Hussein, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A group of labor unions asked a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans. Continue reading
Mar 08 Trump orders denial of student loan relief for nonprofit workers engaged in 'improper' activity By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Under current rules, nonprofits are eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program if they focus on certain areas including public interest law, public health or education. Trump’s order appears to target those who work in certain fields at odds… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 10:36 Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war and the transatlantic alliance By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor for The National Review, join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's trade war is causing tensions for global markets, Elon Musk's power, Europe's actions… Continue watching