Aug 13 Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court By Lea Skene, Associated Press A judge is considering why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland's entire federal bench over an order stopping the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removals. Continue reading
Aug 13 Harvard nearing settlement with Trump to pay $500 million and regain federal funding By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funding. Continue reading
Aug 13 Trump warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin does not agree to stop war after summit By Geir Moulson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press He did not say what the consequences might be. The remark came soon after Trump consulted with European leaders, who said the president assured them he would make a priority of trying to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine when he… Continue reading
Aug 13 Zelenskyy and other European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin By Stefanie Dazio, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Merz has convened a series of virtual meetings on Wednesday in an attempt to have the voice of European and Ukraine's leaders heard ahead of a summit that they have been sidelined from. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump names Strait, Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show By Annie Ma, Hillel Italie, Associated Press As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump added a highly personal stamp to this year's announcement of the recipients of the annual honors. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: National Guard soldiers arrive on streets of Washington, D.C. In our news wrap Tuesday, National Guard soldiers were seen on the streets of the nation's capital as President Trump's temporary federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. begins, Texas GOP leaders say they'll call a second special session of… Continue watching
Aug 12 WATCH: Asked if Trump administration will continue to release jobs report, Leavitt says ‘I believe that is the plan’ By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the government will continue to issue the monthly jobs report, which includes the nation’s unemployment rate, despite comments by an administration’s nominee that suggested suspending it. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:22 State Department drops criticism of Israel and El Salvador in human rights report By Nick Schifrin The State Department released its annual human rights report Tuesday, but unlike in years past, this edition has come under scrutiny for omitting issues and countries with poor human rights records. Nick Schifrin looks at the report and at this… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:02 CDC shooting highlights increasing rhetoric and hostility against health professionals By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant The shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta has shaken many in the field of public health. Authorities say the 32-year-old gunman fired nearly 200 rounds at six buildings on the CDC campus and believed COVID-19 vaccines were to blame… Continue watching
Aug 12 Why economists are criticizing Trump’s nominee to oversee data on jobs and inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni's nomination was quickly met with a cascade of criticism from other economists. Continue reading