Mar 12 Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech but critics say his actions threaten it By Nicholas Riccardi, Christine Fernando, Associated Press President Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of free speech, but First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in his second term. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most AAPI adults don't support cutting federal agencies, new poll shows By Terry Tang, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows that most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of… Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump's 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect, raising fears of economic slowdown By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trump has promised the taxes will help create U.S. factory jobs when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Trump and Johnson speak at Friends of Ireland luncheon By Associated Press President Donald Trump, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and U.S. lawmakers celebrated the "strong" and "unbreakable" friendship between the United States and Ireland Wednesday during the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Senate convenes as Democrats divided on whether to vote with Republicans on budget By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It's one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the President Donald Trump's second term, prompting Vice President JD Vance to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to rally support. Continue reading
Mar 12 Kremlin says it needs 'detailed information' on ceasefire proposal as U.S. arms begin flowing to Ukraine again By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press For Moscow, more American aid spells potentially more difficulty in achieving its war aims and likely will be a tough sell in Moscow for Washington’s peace efforts. Continue reading
Mar 12 'We don't want to be Americans' or Danes, Greenland's winning party leader says By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A party that favors a gradual path to Greenland's independence from Denmark won a surprise victory in parliamentary elections, held in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island. Continue reading
Mar 12 U.S. inflation slows for first time in six months, trade war threatens to hike prices By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The consumer price index increased 2.8% in February from a year ago, Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed, down from 3% the previous month. Continue reading
Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 4:52 After restarting aid to Ukraine, U.S. will present ceasefire proposal to Russia By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi After 10 days of pressure following a tense Oval Office meeting, the U.S. and Ukraine appear to be back in sync. Following a meeting in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. restarted military and intelligence aid to Ukraine and will present a… Continue watching