Apr 16 Watch 5:42 Challenge to Trump deportations morphs into a battle over executive and judicial power By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens What started as a challenge to the Trump administration’s deportation policy has morphed into a battle over executive and judicial power. A federal judge said there is probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt after officials defied his… Continue watching
Apr 16 S&P 500 sinks as tech stocks fall amid thickening fog of Trump's trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after Nvidia warned new restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they and the… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:29 A look at the Trump administration's efforts to slash public media funding By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts… Continue watching
Apr 16 Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR By Hannah Grabenstein PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, "particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”… Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Mother of woman killed by Salvadoran fugitive speaks at White House news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press briefing Wednesday with Patty Morin, whose daughter, Rachel, was killed in 2023 while exercising on a popular hiking trail northeast of Baltimore. Continue reading
Apr 16 White House starting new media policy sharply curtailing wire service access By David Bauder, Associated Press The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Harvard's fight against Trump could test limits of government power By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Both sides are digging in for a clash that could test the limits of the government’s power and the independence that has made U.S. universities a destination for scholars around the world. Continue reading
Apr 16 Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Powell says Fed can wait on interest rate moves as tariff battle with China continues By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America The state's Democratic governor says the president lacks the authority to impose a 10% tariff on all imports. Continue reading