Mar 07 WATCH: Trump delivers White House digital asset summit remarks as cryptocurrencies struggle By Alan Suderman, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he’s committed to making the U.S. a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had been unfair attacks on digital assets by the previous administration. Continue reading
Mar 07 War heroes, military firsts and the Enola Gay are among 26,000 Pentagon images flagged for removal in DEI purge By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Kevin S. Vineys, Associated Press References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as… Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: Trump speaks from White House as Russia launches attack on Ukraine's energy supply By Associated Press The bombardment hobbled the country's ability to deliver heat and light to its citizens and to power weapons factories vital to its defenses. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:39 Trump's push to fire federal workers and slash spending hits roadblocks in the courts By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump said Thursday that Elon Musk will now need to consult with Cabinet secretaries before firing more federal workers. Trump's announcement was made after a meeting with Musk and his Cabinet. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the… Continue watching
Mar 06 Trump administration must pay nearly $2B in USAID and State Department debts, judge rules By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing the administration’s six-week funding freeze on all foreign… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 4:02 European leaders coalesce around new defense plan as U.S. blames Ukraine for pause in aid By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Trump administration once again put Europe on notice Thursday, as European leaders met to try and unite around a new defense plan. President Trump said he would selectively abide by Article 5, which commits the U.S. to defend NATO… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:03 Justice Department drops Biden-era challenge to Idaho abortion law By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat The Trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho seeking to allow abortions in medical emergencies. Idaho is one of 12 states with a near-total abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho arguing that federal law… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:47 As Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada, businesses brace for repercussions By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins President Trump has temporarily suspended new tariffs on most goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, two days after he set them into motion. The delay gives both countries a one-month reprieve. But the beginnings of what seems… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch How Social Security cuts could put millions of older Americans at risk By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens President Trump continues to claim his administration won’t touch Social Security. But as Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency look to slash federal jobs and spending, the Social Security Administration has plans to cut 12 percent of… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 8:58 What to know about Trump's cryptocurrency plans and a potential conflict of interest By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes President Trump is holding the first crypto summit at the White House Friday, featuring investors, CEOs and founders of crypto companies. Many in that world also hope Trump spells out a clearer path involving little regulation in the future, while… Continue watching