Mar 03 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it's hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 5:26 DOGE continues to hollow federal workforce after already firing more than 30,000 By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The Trump Administration continues to hollow out the federal workforce. More cuts are in the forecast despite courts largely siding with fired employees, so far. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 3:44 The scientific impact of Trump’s cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service By Miles O'Brien, Jackson Hudgins Hundreds of staff have been laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That includes employees of the National Weather Service, the agency responsible for forecasts and severe weather alerts across the country, providing crucial data for scientists and… Continue watching
Feb 28 AP report: A new email demanding federal workers’ accomplishments is coming, with a key change By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Instead of being sent by the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as a human resources agency for the federal government but doesn't have the power to hire or fire, the email will come from individual agencies that have direct… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 7:27 Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk’s funding cuts By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last… Continue watching
Feb 27 Democratic lawmakers say DOGE access to U.S. intelligence secrets poses a national security threat By David Klepper, Associated Press Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Elon Musk about whether Department of Government Efficiency staffers have shared national security secrets over insecure communication channels. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Continue reading
Feb 27 USAID workers clear out belongings after mournful final visit to agency under federal guard By Gary Fields, Eileen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been given 15 minutes to clear out their workspaces as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency have begun arriving at their Washington headquarters. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:58 Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce in first Cabinet meeting By Lisa Desjardins At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:50 A look at the misleading and incorrect claims on DOGE’s ‘wall of receipts’ By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura, Taylor Bowie Elon Musk claims his campaign to fire tens of thousands of federal workers and cancel government contracts is in the name of rooting out “fraud” and “waste.” A website claims they’ve saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts, but reports… Continue watching
Feb 26 WATCH: Elon Musk talks about DOGE cost-cutting efforts in Trump’s first Cabinet meeting By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great Again” campaign hat on Wednesday about his role as “humble tech support” for the federal government — and… Continue reading