Mar 25 WATCH: Gabbard questioned on participating in Signal chat where war plans allegedly leaked By Associated Press National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard would not say if she participated in Signal chats on her personal phone. Continue reading
Mar 25 Court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit By Associated Press An appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to suspend entry of new refugees as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system. Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump downplays officials texting military attack plans on Signal as minor ‘glitch’ By David Klepper, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration. Continue reading
Mar 25 Greenlanders unite to fend off U.S. as Trump seeks control of the island By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Greenlanders are increasingly worried that their homeland, a self-governing region of Denmark, has become a pawn in the competition between the U.S., Russia and China as global warming opens up access to the Arctic. Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportation of Venezuelan migrants By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Government attorneys also asked an appeals court Monday to lift the order and allow deportations to continue, a push that appeared to divide the judges. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Trump intelligence officials testify in Senate hearing after war plans revealed to journalist in group chat By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Associated Press The first hearing will take place one day after news broke that several top national security officials in the Trump administration texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included the editor-in-chief for The… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:21 Balance of power in focus at federal hearing as Trump’s showdown with judiciary continues By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie The Trump administration challenged a judge’s decision to stop the deportations using a rare wartime authority. The three-judge panel has yet to rule, but two of the judges appeared to agree the judiciary does have the authority to review President… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 8:54 Former EPA administrators describe impact of ending regulations, slashing agency By William Brangham, Courtney Norris President Trump's efforts to overhaul the Environmental Protection Agency are being cheered by many in the fossil fuel industry who are critics of what they say is excessive regulation. But many, including scientists and environmentalists, are deeply concerned. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 7:36 How Trump’s funding freeze is affecting American farmers By William Brangham, Sam Weber Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has moved to cancel or freeze trillions in federal funding. That includes billions in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. William Brangham reports on how the funding freeze is affecting farmers. Continue watching
Mar 24 Trump officials texted war plans against Houthis to group chat that included a journalist By Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The National Security Council said in a statement that it was looking into how a journalist's number was added to the chain in the Signal group chat. Continue reading