Mar 04 Trump administration to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The hospital system is seeking a court order temporarily allowing it to continue providing abortions in emergency situations as doctors see fit. Continue reading
Mar 04 IRS drafting plans to slash as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce leaving agency 'dysfunctional,' AP sources say By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press A reduction in force of tens of thousands of people would render the IRS "dysfunctional," said John Koskinen, a former IRS Commissioner. Continue reading
Mar 04 Stocks fall as trade war between U.S. and key partners escalate, wiping out S&P 500 post-election gains By Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press The benchmark index fell 1.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 670 points, or 1.6%, The Nasdaq slipped 0.4% despite a rebound in big tech stocks such as Nvidia. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 9:27 Businesses hit by new tariffs U.S. slaps on Mexico, Canada and China By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Azhar Merchant The White House is implementing two new policies with global consequences ahead of President's Trump's address to Congress. The Trump administration is halting military aid to Ukraine and it's imposing new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Roben Farzad, economic… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 8:24 Ukraine scrambles to salvage fractured alliance with U.S. as military aid is suspended By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Solveig Rennan President Zelenskyy expressed regret Tuesday for how his Oval Office meeting with President Trump melted down Friday, and he echoed Trump's language about hoping to end the war and sign an economic deal. But Zelenskyy made the statement after the… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:04 Rep. Pramila Jayapal on how Democrats will react to Trump's address By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold For a Democrats take on President Trump's address to Congress, we're joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. Jayapal, who is also chair emerita of the House Progressive Caucus, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 4:10 What to expect from Trump's address to Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Shrai Popat President Trump's high-profile speech before Congress comes on the first day of a new trade war he started with America's top trading partners, and as Europe tries to fill the void in aid for Ukraine, now that Trump has ordered… Continue watching
Mar 04 5 things to know about tariffs and how they work By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Donald Trump is a proponent of tariffs, insisting that they are paid for by foreign countries. In fact, it is importers — American companies — that pay tariffs. Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump pause of U.S. military aid adds pressure for Zelenskyy to seek end of war By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The halting of military aid comes some five years after President Donald Trump held up congressionally authorized assistance to Ukraine as he sought to pressure Zelenskyy to launch an investigation into Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 04 What to know about Trump's halt on military aid to Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press It's a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons in Ukraine’s battlefield arsenal, and ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace agreement. Continue reading