Mar 09 Alexander Butterfield, Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99 By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press The White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. Continue reading
Mar 09 Trump's 'roaring economy' meets a rough start to 2026 with job losses, rising gas prices and uncertainty By Josh Boak, Associated Press Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth. Instead it's kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America’s future. Continue reading
Mar 09 Anthropic sues in federal court to reverse Trump administration's 'supply chain risk' designation By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The Pentagon last week formally designated San Francisco tech company a supply chain risk after an unusually public dispute over how its AI chatbot Claude could be used in warfare. Continue reading
Mar 09 Weekend travelers encounter long waits at some airports during DHS shutdown By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston early Sunday evening was three hours, according to the Houston Airports website. Continue reading
Mar 09 Oil prices soar to levels not seen in years as war in Iran intensifies By Alex Veiga, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Supply concerns have driven crude and gasoline higher prices as the war ensnares major oil-producing countries and hinders exports from the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Mar 07 Fact-checking Trump's comments that a 2015 deal gave Iran the right to nuclear weapons By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact President Donald Trump repeatedly said the 2015 nuclear deal he pulled out of gave Iran the right to secure nuclear weapons. PolitiFact rated the statement False. Continue reading
Mar 06 Hegseth's remarks highlight the government's reluctance to show human costs of war By David Bauder, Associated Press Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it “wants to make the president look bad” are a reminder of something that has endured across many decades and conflicts: the tension and trepidation about… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 3:31 DOJ releases Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against Trump By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump when she was a minor. The woman alleges… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 10:29 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the U.S. war on Iran and President Trump's decision to launch those attacks and the jobs report adding to… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Obama calls on Americans to 'step up' like Jesse Jackson for a better future By News Desk and Associated Press “We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope,” Obama said Friday at the final public tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. “Each day we wake up to some new assault to our democratic institutions. Another setback… Continue reading