Apr 02 Trump set to announce barrage of 'reciprocal' tariffs on what Trump has called 'Liberation Day' By Josh Boak, Associated Press The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has called “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he has said are years of unfair trade practices. Continue reading
Apr 01 Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024 By Stephany Matat, Kate Payne, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The win bolsters Republicans’ margin of 220-213 in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 4:27 Trump's pick to lead Joint Chiefs tells senators he would stay out of politics By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump’s pick to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told senators during his confirmation hearing that he would give the president candid guidance and stay out of politics. But he also said he was willing to… Continue watching
Apr 01 ICE: 'Administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison By Ben Finley, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month. Lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia maintain he is not affiliated with MS-13 or any other street… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: Film director Oliver Stone calls for new congressional investigation in hearing on release of JFK files By John Hanna, Associated Press Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that a lone gunman killed Kennedy. Many documents were previously released but contained newly removed redactions, including Social Security numbers, angering people whose… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill… Continue reading
Apr 01 After 9 Republicans rebel, House Speaker Johnson fails to stop proxy voting effort led by new moms in Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado want to force a vote on their proposal for proxy voting, which a majority of House colleagues support. Continue reading
Apr 01 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether states can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider. Continue reading
Apr 01 US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and 51st state threats By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press President Trump's tariff wars with Canada and Mexico set a backdrop for the soccer showcase being jointly hosted by the three North American neighbors. Continue reading
Apr 01 PHOTOS: Hundreds of HHS employees wait in a line stretching around the building to find out if their job is gone By Associated Press One staffer waiting in line loudly joked: “Is this an April Fool’s joke?”… Continue reading