Feb 26 Watch 5:25 U.S. deporting migrants to Central American stopovers regardless of country of origin By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane President Trump made carrying out the “largest mass deportation” in U.S. history a cornerstone of his 2024 campaign. But there are reports he's unhappy with the pace of that effort so far. William Brangham reports on a new, controversial tactic… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 8:44 Panama government official describes his country’s role in Trump’s immigration crackdown By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Panama is serving as a stopover for unauthorized migrants being removed from the U.S. by the Trump administration. To discuss the country's role in receiving hundreds of migrants, Amna Nawaz spoke with Carlos Ruiz-Hernández, Panama’s vice minister for foreign affairs. Continue watching
Feb 26 Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’ By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Jeff Bezos, who also owns Amazon, said on X that "viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Elon Musk talks about DOGE cost-cutting efforts in Trump’s first Cabinet meeting By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great Again” campaign hat on Wednesday about his role as “humble tech support” for the federal government — and… Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump announces Zelenskyy visit to sign deal on Ukraine’s minerals By Aamer Madhani, Hanna Arhirova, Justin Spike, Associated Press President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Jamieson Greer confirmed as Trump’s top trade negotiator By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Greer is a veteran of President Donald Trump's first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada. Continue reading
Feb 26 USDA says egg prices could jump another 41% this year By Josh Funk, Josh Boak, Associated Press The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices, but the Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices are going to get much worse this year. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal layoffs By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. Continue reading
Feb 26 Iran speeds production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with U.S. increase By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The report says that as of Feb. 8, Iran has 605.8 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60%, up by more than 200 pounds since the IAEA's last report in November. Continue reading
Feb 26 U.S. and Ukraine near an economic deal with rare earth minerals but no security promise, officials say By Susie Blann, Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Continue reading