Feb 28 What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press "This is going to be great television. I will say that," President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 5:26 DOGE continues to hollow federal workforce after already firing more than 30,000 By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The Trump Administration continues to hollow out the federal workforce. More cuts are in the forecast despite courts largely siding with fired employees, so far. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 9:22 Brooks and Capehart on the implications of Trump's altercation with Zelenskyy By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's public spat with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, if Europe can depend on the U.S. and new… Continue watching
Feb 28 Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press NOAA's 301 billion weather forecasts every year reach 96% of American households. Continue reading
Feb 28 AP report: A new email demanding federal workers' accomplishments is coming, with a key change By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Instead of being sent by the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as a human resources agency for the federal government but doesn't have the power to hire or fire, the email will come from individual agencies that have direct… Continue reading
Feb 28 What to know as the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown creeps closer By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With Republicans now in charge of the White House and President Donald Trump sidestepping Congress on previous funding decisions, a more contentious dynamic has emerged during negotiations, raising questions about whether lawmakers will avoid a shutdown this time. Continue reading
Feb 28 Vance acknowledges Pope Francis' criticism of U.S. immigration crackdown By Peter Smith, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy 'needs to resign' or 'change' after tense meeting with Trump, Sen. Lindsay Graham says By Associated Press Graham called the meeting a “complete, utter disaster” and said he’s “never been more proud” of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 28 How Trump's planned 'gold card' visa would work By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The program would replace an existing program that offers U.S. visas to investors who spend about $1 million on a company that employs at least 10 people, echoing similar “golden visa ” programs in countries such as Canada, New Zealand,… Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy departs White House after Trump and Vance chastise him in tense meeting By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Justin Spike, Associated Press Ukraine's leader left the White House shortly after President Donald Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain. Continue reading