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
Mar 24 WATCH: Trump says ‘many’ of fired federal workers ‘didn’t come to work’ and are ‘being weeded out’ By Associated Press Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he expects to finish his overhaul of the federal workforce in two to three months. Continue reading
Mar 24 Carney laments Canada’s lost friendship with U.S. in town that sheltered Americans after 9/11 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks. Continue reading
Mar 24 Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at agencies By Lea Skene, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Trump says he knew ‘nothing’ about report on officials texting war plans to journalist By Associated Press The plant is part of an overall $20 billion investment by Hyundai, the Korean automaker. Continue reading
Mar 24 Veterans becoming face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Former service members have been acutely affected by the Republican president's actions, including layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Pentagon purge of archives that documented military diversity. Continue reading
Mar 24 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers By Associated Press In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to order some 16,000 probationary employees be hired back. Continue reading
Mar 21 Columbia University agrees to policy changes after Trump administration funding threats By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department. Continue reading