• Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts

    Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts

    Feb 21, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    ... inflation could sink Republicans. ... Geoff Bennett: From fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, to town hall backlash, to major cuts to the federal work force, we turn now to the analysis of Brooks and Capehart. That's New York Times columnist David Brooks, and Jonathan Capehart, associate editor ...

  • Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars

    Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars

    Feb 18, 2025 05:17 PM EDT

    “It’s common sense,” Johnson said. “Little things like that make a big difference not only in the budgeting process but in the morale of the people. You know, work is good for you. You find dignity in work.” But about 92% of Medicaid enrollees are already working, attending ...

  • How the start of Trump’s second term looks like some autocracies

    How the start of Trump’s second term looks like some autocracies

    Feb 17, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... going out saying the president has commanded this in law. And so he's going after the civil service, for example. And civil servants who work from one government to another, from Republican to a Democratic administration, and back again, are used to having somebody say, this is now the ...

  • Trump has vowed to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling. Workers in Oklahoma hope for a boom

    Trump has vowed to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling. Workers in Oklahoma hope for a boom

    Feb 17, 2025 06:02 PM EDT

    ... Trump’s orders. "The previous administration's priorities were almost nonsensical. Now, we have some return to pragmatism." Oklahoma-based Continental Resources has welcomed the shift from the Trump administration. Harold Hamm, the company’s founder and chair, called Trump’s new policies a "game-changer for America," bringing renewed ...

  • Trump prepares matching tariffs on trade partners, setting up potential economic showdown

    Trump prepares matching tariffs on trade partners, setting up potential economic showdown

    Feb 12, 2025 09:42 PM EDT

    ... States could face new taxes abroad. Mexico and Canada — America's two largest trading partners — have also prepared countermeasures. WATCH: A look at how tariffs work and the impact they have on the economy Multiple Trump aides have privately said that Trump's long-standing goal with tariffs has been ...

  • The possible long-term impact of Trump's cuts to medical research funding

    The possible long-term impact of Trump's cuts to medical research funding

    Feb 11, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    The Trump administration recently announced the National Institutes of Health will make big changes in the way it funds researchers. Scientists say the move will have a huge effect on their work. We hear from medical researchers about the cuts and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Dr. David Skorton of ...

  • In the West Bank, more Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the roads

    In the West Bank, more Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the roads

    Feb 10, 2025 04:02 PM EDT

    ... efficient detours. “I didn’t ask for a Ph.D. in this,” said Yasin Fityani, 30, an engineer stuck in line to leave Ramallah for work, scrolling through new checkpoint-dedicated WhatsApp groups filled with footage of soldiers installing cement barriers and fistfights erupting over someone cutting the line. Lost ...

  • ‘The Power Pause’ aims to rebrand what it means to be a stay-at-home mom

    ‘The Power Pause’ aims to rebrand what it means to be a stay-at-home mom

    Feb 08, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... know, a space and time outside the home, things that are often intrinsic to a woman's identity. How can women prepare for that personal shift? Neha Ruch: I think acknowledging that it is an identity shift. Right. Answering the question, what do you do in this country? Has come ...

  • Live updates: Passenger jet and Army helicopter collide at D.C. airport

    Live updates: Passenger jet and Army helicopter collide at D.C. airport

    Jan 30, 2025 01:38 PM EDT

    “We mourn the loss of our friends, colleagues, and members of our ALPA and Association of Flight Attendants union family,” he said. Ambrosi reiterated in a statement what the NTSB has said — the investigation must have the time to do its work. “A lot of details and speculation will ...

  • The changes that could be in store for the Pentagon as Hegseth takes charge

    The changes that could be in store for the Pentagon as Hegseth takes charge

    Jan 27, 2025 06:46 PM EDT

    ... of a Mideast focus and better deterring China. Continued conflict in the region, including the October 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, has made that shift impossible to execute. Hegseth also told service members about other priorities, including strengthening the defense industrial base and getting the Pentagon to pass an ...