Mar 24 Former Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, dies at 49 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Love, of Utah, had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial at Duke University’s brain tumor center. Her daughter said earlier this month that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to… Continue reading
Mar 22 Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, dies at 88 By Associated Press Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. Continue reading
Mar 21 Columbia University agrees to policy changes after Trump administration funding threats By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 5:15 Federal judge questions Trump's authority to deport migrants without due process By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura In a D.C. courtroom, a federal judge questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s authority to deport hundreds of migrants without due process and its refusal to answer his questions. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 6:44 Associates at prominent law firms urge their employers to withstand pressure from Trump By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent law firm after it agreed to drop DEI policies and provide $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes. It’s the latest in a series of actions Trump has taken… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 4:06 'We need fighters': Voters at town hall share frustrations, demand action from Democrats By Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens In our coverage of town halls during the congressional recess, we’ve been reporting on the latest pushback Republicans have been facing from constituents. We now have a Democratic perspective and a look at how Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia is… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 10:26 Brooks and Capehart on how voters are reacting to federal cuts By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the mood on the ground from voters at town hall meetings, Elon Musk's prominence in the Trump… Continue watching
Mar 21 While Trump's trans military ban is challenged in court, long-serving troops prepare for what's next By Joshua Barajas “We are just focused on putting our uniforms on, going to work every day, doing our jobs the best that we can do until we can’t do them anymore," one trans service member said. Continue reading
Mar 21 SBA to cut about 2,700 jobs while Trump announces it will take over handling of student loans By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The Small Business Administration said it will cut its workforce by 43 percent, or about 2,700 jobs, as part of a reorganization. Separately on Friday, Trump announced student loans would be handled by the SBA as part of a plan to shift Education… Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: ACLU attorney speaks after federal court hearing on deportation flights to El Salvador By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador vowed Friday to “get to the bottom” of whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around. Continue reading