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Mar 27: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter; MLB Opening Day kicks off with 14 games on the schedule.CBS News - 1d -
Tesla plunges 36% in first quarter, worst performance for any period since 2022
Tesla had its third-worst quarter ever in the first three months of the year, a stretch that's corresponded with Elon Musk's time with the Trump administration.CNBC - 2d -
House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday requested an independent assessment into Trump administration officials' use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, asking that Director of ...The Hill - 1d -
SBA Reinstates Lender Fees On Its Flagship Loan Program
The Trump administration is trying to pad the bread-and-butter loan program’s coffers after it lost $274 million during the first half of 2024.Inc. - 1d -
Minnesota Student Detained by ICE Was Not an Activist, Lawsuit Says
Lawyers and experts say the arrest last week of a University of Minnesota graduate student may signal a new front in the Trump administration’s approach to immigration.The New York Times - 1d -
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the Trump administration turns its attention to human rights issues in the city.The New York Times - 1d -
Several federal agencies launch a new 'deferred resignation' effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs
WASHINGTON — At least five federal agencies are offering workers a new "deferred resignation" opportunity in the latest attempt by the Trump administration to slash the size of the U.S. government.NBC News - 1d -
From Hillary to Hegseth, our politicians are a national security problem
Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for its handling of classified information, with Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the lack of standards and the potential for national ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats decry 'sloppy and rushed' release of JFK files during task force hearing
House Democrats on Tuesday decried the Trump administration’s rollout of records related to the 1963 assassination of former President Kennedy, raising concerns about the release of personal ...The Hill - 22h -
Entire staff responsible for utility aid included in HHS cuts, sources say
The Trump administration on Tuesday eliminated the entire staff of a federal program that helps low-income households pay utility bills, sources said.NBC News - 21h -
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.Wired - 20h -
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’. On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House ...The Guardian - 10h -
Mar 28: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET
Major law firm reaches deal with Trump administration, will fund causes in line with Trump priorities; California teen makes history by becoming the youngest person to pass the bar exam.CBS News - 21h -
This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning
Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.The New York Times - 1d -
My husband overdosed on fentanyl. Cruel immigration policies won’t fix the crisis | Karie Fugett
I desperately want to find a solution to the fentanyl crisis. Unfortunately, all Trump’s talk about fixing it is smoke and mirrors. My husband died of a fentanyl overdose.. Leading up to his death, ...The Guardian - 9h -
VIP Records helped launch Snoop Dogg's career. Now the shop owner wants to build a museum
Owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. wants the project to tell the story of Black music — and the role that VIP records has played in shaping it.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Changes at Social Security Administration may impact customer service, benefit payments, experts say
The Social Security Administration's reported plans to switch its technology systems on an accelerated timeline may put benefit payments at risk, experts warn.CNBC - 1d -
ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison
A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error," according to an ICE declaration Monday.ABC News - 1d -
SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever
Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”Wired - 6d -
Mar 26: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET
The Atlantic releases new texts from the Signal group chat that included top Trump administration officials and an Atlantic journalist; Connecticut woman accused of imprisoning stepson appears in ...CBS News - 3d -
Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous | Timothy Snyder
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking. No one would allow that he could not see these ...The Guardian - 2d -
Reciprocal tariffs for all nations to be announced
President Donald Trump administration will unveil its long-planned reciprocal tariffs this week. The president said Sunday that the tariffs would include all nations, not just those with which the ...NBC News - 2d -
3/30: Face the Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Major Garrett speaks to UAW president Shawn Fain as the Trump administration deals with upcoming tariffs with the markets sliding up and down ...CBS News - 2d -
Klobuchar: ‘Israel was incredibly angry’ about Signal leak
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Israel was “incredibly angry” about the plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen leaked in a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials and a journalist. ...The Hill - 2d -
Correspondents' Association pushes back on rumors of White House briefing room shake-up
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is pushing back on reports of a potential shake-up coming to the West Wing briefing room and vowing to fight the Trump administration's efforts to ...The Hill - 2d -
Joe Rogan: 'Horrific' innocent people could be swept up in deportations to El Salvador
Podcaster Joe Rogan said it’s “horrific” that innocent people could be getting swept up in the Trump administration’s effort to deport gang members and send them to El Salvador’s notoriously ...The Hill - 1d -
3/31: The Daily Report
Lindsey Reiser reports on the impact of looming tariffs from the Trump Administration, the international consequences of cuts to U.S. health aid policy, and how small businesses could feel the ...CBS News - 1d -
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
Layoffs began widely Tuesday morning at the Department of Health and Human Services as the agency sets out to cut some 10,000 full-time jobs as the Trump administration works to drastically shrink ...NBC News - 1d -
3 reasons ‘Signalgate’ is not going away
The Trump administration's use of Signal for a group chat to discuss plans for a U.S. military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen has been widely criticized for being a breach of national ...The Hill - 1d -
Thousands of US health agency workers laid off in overhaul led by RFK Jr
Trump administration begins reducing Health and Human Services workforce as Kennedy plans up to 10,000 job cuts. Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country are being ...The Guardian - 1d -
How HHS job cuts will impact how government handles disease prevention
The Trump administration carried out mass layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services aiming to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez details how this could ...NBC News - 1d -
Where does Booker’s marathon floor speech rank among longest in Senate history?
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pulled an all-nighter and has delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor looking to combat the Trump administration and its policies. He's well on his way to breaking ...The Hill - 1d -
Cornell University student activist whose visa was revoked announces departure from the U.S.
A Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked following his involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its actions against pro-Palestinian student protesters ...NBC News - 1d -
GOP rep says 'tariff is a tax': 'No question'
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) on Monday said a “tariff is a tax,” a day before the Trump administration’s imposition of “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs. In Sessions’s appearance on “CNN News ...The Hill - 23h -
White House firing of a career prosecutor pulls DOJ under ever-closer control
WASHINGTON — The White House's firing of a career federal prosecutor last week was one in a series of Trump administration moves that have undermined the post-Watergate separation between the White ...NBC News - 23h -
Apr 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET
Sen. Cory Booker protests Trump administration policies in all-night speech on Senate floor; Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza amid renewed ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.CBS News - 22h -
White House issues warning to China for war games near Taiwan
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a warning to China after Beijing announced large-scale war games in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. The joint military drills, which were launched ...The Hill - 20h -
Judge extends block on probationary employee firings, but only in some states
A federal judge Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from terminating thousands of probationary employees, but he declined to extend his order nationwide. U.S. District Judge James ...The Hill - 19h -
Judge orders restoration of legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
A Northern California judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must temporarily restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., effectively blocking a stop-work order ...The Hill - 4h -
Voice of America | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster with an 83-year history, is now off the air due to a Trump administration executive order. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.CBS News - 3h