Mar 05 Read the full text of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress By Associated Press A transcript of President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, May 4, 2025, as transcribed by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for NIH director By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Bhattacharya, a health economist at Stanford University who was an outspoken critic of government COVID-19 shutdowns and vaccine policies, faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and research priorities at the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
Mar 05 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on nuclear storage and federal agency power By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether to restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico even as some justices worried about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent… Continue reading
Mar 05 Divided Supreme Court upholds order requiring Trump administration to release $2 billion in foreign aid By Mark Sherman, Associated Press By a 5-4 vote Wednesday, the court rejected an emergency appeal from the Republican administration, while also telling U.S. District Judge Amir Ali to clarify his earlier order that required the quick release of nearly $2 billion in aid for… Continue reading
Mar 05 7 takeaways from Trump's first address to Congress after his return to the White House By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A president's speech to Congress is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. That wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan. Continue reading
Mar 05 Read Sen. Elissa Slotkin's full Democratic response to Trump's joint address to Congress By Associated Press Slotkin, a first-term senator from Michigan, spoke for about 11 minutes. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: 'Change doesn't need to be chaotic,' Slotkin says By Dan Cooney Sen. Elissa Slotkin said late Tuesday that voters in last year's election "made it clear that prices are too high and that the government needs to be more responsive to their needs."… Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump sets record for longest address to joint session of Congress By Associated Press It wasn’t even close. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: 'We're taking' back the Panama Canal, Trump says By Joshua Barajas The first speech of Trump’s second term in office, while not officially a State of the Union address, is a chance for the president to lay out legislative priorities and tout early achievements. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Trump says Congress needs to pass 'tax cuts for everybody' By Joshua Barajas The first speech of Trump’s second term in office, while not officially a State of the Union address, is a chance for the president to lay out legislative priorities and tout early achievements. Continue reading