Apr 01 WATCH: Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech protesting Trump By Mike Catalini, Stephen Groves, Associated Press It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:56 Trump administration deports more immigrants to El Salvador amid battle with judiciary By William Brangham, Shrai Popat The State Department deported more immigrants to El Salvador over the weekend. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the removals a “successful counter-terrorism operation.” It comes after a federal judge had blocked the administration from invoking a rare wartime authority… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:44 Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration is waging a ‘wholesale assault on U.S. science’ that threatens the country’s health, economic development, national security and scientific preeminence. That's according to an open letter published by nearly 2,000 doctors, scientists and researchers. William Brangham discussed… Continue watching
Mar 31 Trump plans to launch more tariffs on April 2. Here’s what it could mean for you By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:42 Examining Trump’s claims that tariffs will revitalize American manufacturing By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The impact of tariffs is starting to become real and more are on the way. One of the biggest questions around President Trump's approach is whether it can help revitalize American manufacturing. Economics correspondent Paul Solman breaks that down. Continue watching
Mar 31 Election watchdog groups sue Trump administration over executive order, calling it unconstitutional By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Monday’s lawsuit marks the first major legal challenge to last week's executive order, which election lawyers have warned may violate the U.S. Constitution and asserts power they say the president does not have over an independent agency. Continue reading
Mar 31 White House says case ‘closed’ on Signal chat despite calls for investigations By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that national security adviser Mike Waltz continues to have President Donald Trump’s confidence and that it was done discussing the embarrassing matter of senior officials communicating about plans for an airstrike on… Continue reading
Mar 31 Live results: Wisconsin Supreme Court special election President Donald Trump's narrow win last year and a highly competitive 2023 state Supreme Court contest could foreshadow the possible paths to victory for this year's statewide campaigns. Continue reading
Mar 31 Bondi instructs Justice Department to dismiss lawsuit challenging Georgia election law By Kate Brumback, Associated Press U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping 2021 election law in Georgia. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: White House says Trump’s signing of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will be first Rose Garden event By Associated Press President Donald Trump will unveil plans to place reciprocal tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners on Wednesday. Continue reading