Mar 09 Trump's 'roaring economy' meets a rough start to 2026 with job losses, rising gas prices and uncertainty By Josh Boak, Associated Press Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth. Instead it's kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America’s future. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help the U.S. fight cartels By Aamer Madhani, Joshua Goodman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President Trump encouraged regional leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs that he says pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere's national security. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump grieves with families during return of the 6 soldiers killed in Iran war By Seung Min Kim, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Mar 07 Fact-checking Trump's comments that a 2015 deal gave Iran the right to nuclear weapons By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact President Donald Trump repeatedly said the 2015 nuclear deal he pulled out of gave Iran the right to secure nuclear weapons. PolitiFact rated the statement False. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 5:40 Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' as war on Iran enters new phase By Leila Molana-Allen, Eliot Barnhart, Sonia Kopelev Nearly a week into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, President Trump demanded the Islamic Republic surrender, and again said he wants a hand in choosing the nation's next leader. The Iranian Red Crescent says more than 1,300 people have now… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 3:43 Iran receiving intelligence support from Russia, officials say By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with PBS News. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 4:51 U.S. economy shows signs of strain as Iran war brings more uncertainty By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes, Jackson Hudgins A disappointing jobs report shows that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February. The report also included downward revisions for the previous two months and a slight rise in the unemployment rate. It paints a picture of a labor market struggling… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 3:31 DOJ releases Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against Trump By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz The Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump when she was a minor. The woman alleges… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:34 Americans stranded abroad as Iran war erupted describe struggle to return home By Mary Fecteau, Emily Carpeaux When the U.S. ignited a war with Iran last weekend, the State Department issued a plea to Americans to "depart now" from several countries in the region. But airspace closures left thousands of Americans suddenly stranded, and regions typically considered… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Leavitt clarifies what Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' means By Associated Press Asked what Trump meant by accepting only “unconditional surrender,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that will be achieved when the president “determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America” and the… Continue reading