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- Judge orders 6 federal agencies to rehire fired probationary workers March 14, 2025U.S. District Judge William Alsup extended relief to fired workers at the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior and Treasury.
- Second federal judge orders White House to rehire fired probationary workers March 14, 2025The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.
- Nearly 100 arrested in Trump Tower protest over Mahmoud Khalil's detention March 14, 2025The NYPD said nearly 100 people were arrested Thursday after a group of protesters entered Trump Tower in New York City to support Mahmoud Khalil.
- Trump threatens 200% tariff on European wine and Champagne March 14, 2025The president threatened to take retaliatory action in response to EU tariffs on U.S.-made whiskey.
- Irish prime minister says "tariffs are damaging" amid Trump trade standoff March 14, 2025Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the U.S. and Ireland's economic relationship as a "two-way street."
- Reporter's notebook: Reexamining the Swiss cheese model March 14, 2025Renowned psychology professor James Reason, who popularized what is known as the Swiss cheese model, has died. Mistakes, Reason theorized, were really a series of vulnerabilities lining up, like a single hole might in a stack of individual slices of Swiss cheese. John Dickerson explains.
- Trump's fraught relationship with NATO March 14, 2025President Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Thursday in the Oval Office. The meeting comes as the president has repeatedly scolded NATO allies for what he sees as inadequate defense spending, which has caused some European allies to fret about whether the U.S. will stand with them. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, […]
- Schumer to vote for GOP measure to avert government shutdown March 14, 2025The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.
- Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify Canada tariffs March 14, 2025President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.
- In Trump's first 50 days, more than 32,000 ICE arrests March 13, 2025More than 32,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the first 50 days of President Trump's second term, the agency said this week. Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines the White House's mass deportation efforts.
- Putin gives tepid response to ceasefire proposal March 13, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday responded tentatively to a U.S. proposal that would institute a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Putin said that "the idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it," but added that "there are issues that we need to discuss." Holly Williams reports from Kyiv.
- Veterans fired by Trump administration speak out March 13, 2025Veterans make up about 30% of the overall federal workforce. Many veterans who were new on the job, classified as probationary workers, were fired as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the size of government through the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency. Some feel their military service is being ignored. Nancy Cordes […]
- U.S. business owners respond to tariff war March 13, 2025President Trump on Thursday threatened to put a 200% tariff on European alcohol if the European Union puts a 50% import tax on American whisky in retaliation for his tariffs on steel and aluminum. Kelly O'Grady examines the latest on the trade war.
- Changes to Justice Department's Civil Rights Division under Trump March 13, 2025The Justice Department last year reached an agreement with the city of Louisville to reform its police department in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, which occurred five years ago Thursday. However, as Scott MacFarlane explains, that agreement may be under threat by changes at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division […]
- USPS to cut 10,000 workers through voluntary early retirement program March 13, 2025Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the Elon Musk-led DOGE is now working with USPS.
- Trump's ambassador pick says "Canada is a sovereign state" March 13, 2025"Canada is a sovereign state, yes," Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing Thursday.
- Hegseth orders review into military standards, including fitness and grooming March 13, 2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.
- Raúl Grijalva, Democratic congressman, dies after cancer battle March 13, 2025The Arizona lawmaker's office said he died "due to complications of his cancer treatments."
- U.S. toughens sanctions on Russian oil, gas and banking sectors March 13, 2025The stiffer restrictions come as the Trump administration is trying to convince Russia to accept terms of a proposed 30-day ceasefire.
- IRS chief counsel demoted and replaced with DOGE ally March 13, 2025IRS' top lawyer replaced amid DOGE's alleged push to share taxpayer info with other federal agencies.