Politics Apr 03 Trump signs order aimed at stabilizing college sports with threats to federal funding By Mark Long, Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Politics Apr 03 Georgia lawmakers pass bill that lets property owners sue over homeless encampments Homelessness advocates say the bill would cause law enforcement to arrest people because they have nowhere to sleep and spur frivolous lawsuits paid for by taxpayers. By Charlotte Kramon, Associated Press
Politics Apr 03 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump seeking $1.5 trillion for military spending in new budget In our news wrap Friday, President Trump is asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending for the upcoming financial year, March was a strong month for the jobs market even as soaring energy prices from the war in Iran had…
Politics Apr 03 Watch 5:35 What young Republicans are saying about Trump's handling of the Iran war The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran has caused a rare rift among conservatives, with several influential figures on the right condemning the war. A recent poll shows that while most Republicans support the war, young Republicans appear to be… By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Kyle Midura
Politics Apr 03 Watch 11:52 Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump's strategy David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political debate over the war in Iran, reaction to President Trump's address on the conflict, Trump's economic policies… By Amna Nawaz
Apr 03 Fact-checking key moments in Bondi's tenure as Trump's attorney general By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand, PolitiFact PolitiFact has fact-checked Bondi since 2010, during her Florida attorney general run, a seat she held from 2011 to 2019. Here are some key moments and falsehoods from her year-plus in the nation’s top law enforcement spot. Continue reading
Apr 03 Justice Alito fell ill at a March event and was treated for dehydration, Supreme Court says By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Alito's illness did not require an overnight hospital stay and he was back on the bench the following Monday, spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement. Continue reading
Apr 03 A Wisconsin mosque president was detained by ICE agents. Supporters say he was targeted for speaking out against Israel By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who surrounded his car on Monday in Milwaukee after he left his home, according to… Continue reading
Apr 03 Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began. Continue reading
Apr 03 Federal government sues three states for trying to regulate prediction markets By Susan Haigh, Associated Press All three states have sent cease and desist orders to such companies accusing them of engaging in illegal online gambling under state law. Continue reading