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
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump touts 'gold card' immigration visa at Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk By Associated Press “If we sell a million, that’s $5 trillion dollars,” President Donald Trump said during the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, suggesting that the new revenue generated for federal coffers could be used to pay off the country’s debt. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:15 Trump adds to confusion about 'somewhat voluntary' response to Musk's federal worker email By Amna Nawaz, Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The Trump administration faced legal pushback on several of the president’s executive orders, including his suspension on all refugee admissions. That comes as Elon Musk and his team are continuing their efforts to dramatically shrink the federal workforce. White House… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 6:41 White House says it will decide which news organizations routinely cover the president By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The White House is changing the process of how reporters cover the president. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the Trump administration will choose which media outlets will be part of a pool of reporters that cover events and travel with… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 10:03 How Department of Education cuts could hurt resources for students with disabilities By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran As the Trump administration continues to downsize and dismantle government agencies, the Department of Education could be next on the chopping block. At stake are resources for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to… Continue watching
Feb 25 Federal judge blocks Trump effort to suspend nation's refugee admissions system By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The ruling came Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump's executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the U.S. Lawyers for… Continue reading
Feb 25 Elon Musk may direct more demands on federal employees to justify their work By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Office of Personnel Management is considering how to fulfill Elon Musk's demand to increase scrutiny of government employees. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: White House refuses to 'reveal' DOGE administrator during briefing By Dan Cooney PBS News White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López asked press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a news briefing about the identity of DOGE’s administrator. The White House named Amy Gleason after Tuesday's briefing. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: White House says Trump administration will choose which news organizations get access By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the changes would rotate some traditional outlets from the group and include some streaming services. Continue reading