Mar 19 Democrats clashed over shutdown strategy, but party’s crisis runs far deeper By Matt Brown, Associated Press Democrats are confronting stark divisions within their party as leaders grapple with their losses in the 2024 election cycle and how to confront an emboldened Trump administration. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Trump has phone call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Wednesday to a limited ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, as U.S. President Donald Trump suggested during a call with the embattled country's leader that he consider American ownership of Ukraine's power plants to ensure their… Continue reading
Mar 18 Federal judge blocks Trump ban on transgender people serving in military By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The judge issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 3:57 Trump and Putin agree to pause strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev President Trump and Russian President Putin agreed to a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. It came after they spoke for more than two hours on a call and agreed that Russia and Ukraine should stop attacks on each other's energy infrastructure… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 7:00 Trump’s pushback on judges challenges U.S. system of checks and balances By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams, Shrai Popat President Trump called for the impeachment of the judge who ordered a halt to the deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. The threat comes after Judge James Boasberg also scolded the administration for failing to answer questions about the deportations. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 7:38 New York Gov. Hochul on recruiting fired federal workers and pushing back against Trump By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz As President Trump’s cost-cutting agenda continues through the government, Democratic governors are looking to recruit fired federal workers to their states. The state of New York launched a campaign for those impacted by DOGE cuts. Amna Nawaz discussed the effort,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Trump fires two Democratic FTC members By Associated Press The dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday potentially will allow President Donald Trump to fill their slots on the independent corporate regulator with officials more sympathetic to his administration. Continue reading
Mar 18 Families search for loved ones after hundreds taken on U.S. immigration flights disappear from online locator By Joshua Goodman, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Some turned up among the more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants flown over the weekend to El Salvador. Continue reading
Mar 18 EPA plans to cut scientific research, more than 1,000 employees could be fired By Matthew Daly, Associated Press As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists — 75% of the research program's staff — could be laid off, according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Continue reading
Mar 18 DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution, judge rules By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The order requires the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those put on administrative leave, though it appears to stops short of reversing firings or fully resurrecting the agency. Continue reading