Politics Jul 10 Jan. 6 prosecutor says firing of investigators, Trump’s pardons send ‘dangerous message’ The Justice Department has fired several officials involved in the Jan. 6 criminal prosecution and others have been demoted to low-level positions. They are the latest moves that some say are part of a retribution campaign against anyone who worked…
Politics Jul 08 GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump’s deportation effort ICE is receiving a major infusion of funding to help carry out President Trump’s deportation agenda. The big budget bill passed by Republicans includes billions for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, giving it more funding than any other federal…
Politics Jul 07 Who will be affected by Trump administration’s Medicaid, SNAP work requirements President Trump’s big tax law includes a major provision the GOP has endorsed for years: work requirements for Medicaid recipients and for food stamp benefits. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 11.8 million Americans could lose medical coverage over the…
Education Jul 03 Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set…
Politics Jul 01 Trump visits Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ urges more states to open ICE detention sites As Republicans try to push through their big bill that would inject billions into President Trump’s deportation campaign, the president visited a new detention center in Florida. The facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by local officials is located at an airport…
Politics Jun 30 Who would be affected by health care cuts in Senate version of Trump’s budget bill Recent changes to President Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It also found the bill would result in 11.8 million people…
Politics Jun 24 Trump’s attempt to claw back funding already approved by Congress, explained The House has approved President Trump’s request to claw back billions of dollars already appropriated for things like foreign aid and public media. That request now goes to the Senate, which will hold a hearing on it Wednesday. Laura Barrón-López…
Politics Jun 09 How Trump filled key positions with people who spread extremist views The first few months of President Trump's second term, including some selections for key jobs in his administration, have sparked new questions about his complicated history with elevating extremist views. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
Politics Jun 06 Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. to face charges from Tennessee traffic stop Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States. He was wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador in March when the president invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act. A grand jury in Tennessee indicted him on charges related…
Politics Jun 05 Trump defends his new travel ban as feud with Musk erupts An extraordinary feud erupted into public view between President Trump and his one-time ally, Elon Musk. Trump said he was very disappointed in Musk for criticizing the GOP's massive domestic policy bill. It came as the president also defended his…