Mar 28 Federal appeals court clears way for DOGE to continue making cuts at USAID By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press “While defendants’ role and actions related to USAID are not conventional, unconventional does not necessarily equal unconstitutional,” Circuit Judge Marvin Quattlebaum, who was appointed by Trump, wrote. Continue reading
Mar 28 Wisconsin attorney general sues Musk to block his $1 million payment offers to voters By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:48 Trade wars, federal cuts complicate lives of some Nebraskans who put Trump back in office By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump’s sweeping measures, from tariffs to federal worker cuts, are taking shape in Washington, but their impact is already rippling far beyond. Lisa Desjardins visited rural Nebraska where livelihoods are on the line. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 6:36 FTC commissioner fired by Trump says move threatens agency designed to protect consumers By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission sued the Trump administration after being fired before their terms expired. The independent agency, designed to be bipartisan, protects consumers and enforces antitrust laws. The White House defended the move but Democrats… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 4:24 Trump nominee to lead Social Security Administration faces questions about potential cuts By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced tough questions on Capitol Hill about the future of the agency. Elon Musk and his team from DOGE had already started cutting staff and making other changes before a federal… Continue watching
Mar 25 Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention amid spending surge By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Turnout during the first week of early voting ahead of Wisconsin’s pivotal Supreme Court race is far exceeding levels from another high-stakes election just two years ago. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 7:36 How Trump’s funding freeze is affecting American farmers By William Brangham, Sam Weber Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has moved to cancel or freeze trillions in federal funding. That includes billions in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. William Brangham reports on how the funding freeze is affecting farmers. Continue watching
Mar 24 What you need to know about Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The April 1 contest between liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel has drawn millions of dollars in outside money — most notably from billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading the administration's efforts to… Continue reading
Mar 24 Persecution of South Africa’s whites a ‘false narrative,’ president says as Musk repeats genocide claim By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South African-born Musk repeated a claim this weekend in a social media post that some of the country's political figures are "actively promoting white genocide."… Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Trump says ‘many’ of fired federal workers ‘didn’t come to work’ and are ‘being weeded out’ By Associated Press Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he expects to finish his overhaul of the federal workforce in two to three months. Continue reading