Aug 21 Watch 7:31 What Gabbard’s ODNI cuts mean for U.S. intelligence agencies By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration announced that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would cut 40% of its staff. Tulsi Gabbard claims ODNI is "inefficient" and "rife with abuse." The office was created after 9/11 to coordinate the 17 intelligence… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:28 Why the federal government could take a stake in Intel By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams President Trump is weighing taking a 10% stake in computer chip maker Intel. If approved, it would mark one of the largest U.S. government interventions in a private company since the auto bailout of 2008. Amna Nawaz discussed more with… Continue watching
Aug 21 Supreme Court lets Trump cut $783 million of health research funding amid anti-DEI push By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court majority lifted a judge’s order blocking $783 million worth of cuts made by the National Institutes of Health to align with Republican President Donald Trump’s priorities. The high court did keep Trump administration guidance on future funding… Continue reading
Aug 21 Judge rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey By Mike Catalini, Associated Press The court, saying the administration used “a novel series of legal and personnel moves,” held that Habba’s term as the interim U.S. attorney ended in July, and the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep her in the role without getting confirmation… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump speaks with police and troops patrolling Washington, DC By Chris Megerian, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Trump has claimed that a crime crisis required his Republican administration’s intervention in the Democratic-led city this month, brushing aside statistics that showed the problem was already waning. Continue reading
Aug 21 Trump administration vetting all 55 million U.S. visa holders in growing crackdown By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration said Thursday that it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation, marking a growing crackdown on foreigners who are even permitted to be in the United… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Vance highlights Trump’s ‘big bill’ in Georgia remarks By Associated Press Trump's sweeping new law that was dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” was referred to by Vance throughout his remarks as the “working families tax cut.”… Continue reading
Aug 21 Iowa Democrats consider bringing back lead off caucuses in 2028 By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Iowa’s state party officials say it was a mistake that the party’s 2024 nominating calendar forced them to ditch the five-decade, first-in-the-nation caucus where community members publicly signal their support for a candidate. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: The 2025 Hutchins Forum By News Desk Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. will host the 2025 Hutchins Forum titled 'What Went Wrong... and What's Next?'… Continue reading
Aug 21 Trump warns of ‘harsh measures’ if Colorado clerk convicted of election data-breach scheme isn’t freed By Associated Press Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. Continue reading