Mar 14 WATCH: Senate hearing on nomination of Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid services By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, dodged several opportunities Friday to say broadly whether he would oppose cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded program for people with low incomes. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: Senate passes Republican funding bill hours before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 7:26 How the Trump administration’s deportation policies have affected migrants and citizens By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens Homeland Security officials said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out more than 32,000 arrests in the first 50 days of Trump’s administration. Those numbers include the deportation of a 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer after her undocumented… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 6:03 Trump’s EPA announces aggressive rollback of environmental protections By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins, Accalia Rositani The Environmental Protection Agency announced what it called the ‘biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.’ Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposals include a call to upend the basis for the EPA's climate change actions and impact rules on emissions limits, wastewater regulations… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 4:01 Why Trump and Musk want to audit gold reserves at Fort Knox By Deema Zein, Paul Solman President Trump and Elon Musk have cast doubt on whether the U.S. gold reserves stored at Fort Knox still exist. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists the gold is safe. The conversation led our digital anchor Deema Zein to dig deeper… Continue watching
Mar 13 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow some birthright citizenship restrictions to take effect By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that blocked the order President Donald Trump signed shortly after beginning his… Continue reading
Mar 13 Wall Street tumbles to its first ‘correction’ since 2023 amid Trump’s escalating trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10 percent below its record, which was set just last month. Continue reading
Mar 13 Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers fired across multiple agencies By Janie Har, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. Continue reading
Mar 13 Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower to demand activist Mahmoud Khalil’s release By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Police have begun arresting demonstrators from a Jewish group who filled the lobby of Trump Tower to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump threatens 200% tariff on European wine and Champagne after EU proposes American whiskey tax By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press American retailers say President Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wine would harm consumers. Continue reading