Zelenskyy said he is willing to step down to join NATO, blasts Trump Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he would step down if it meant Ukraine could join NATO. He also blasted Trump’s mineral reserves proposal. WASHINGTON − The new head of NATO and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: European member states should be … Read more
Protesters against planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts The Trump administration’s push to slash funding at the National Institutes of Health has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. DENVER ‒ Universities are cutting spending, freezing hiring and in some cases rescinding admissions acceptance for graduate students as they face budget cuts from President … Read more
‘I haven’t seen a lot of changes,’ immigration attorney says Joe Duarte, an immigration attorney who handles criminal cases involving migrants, discusses on March 11, 2025, some of the issues he sees on the job. The show of force from the Trump administration against people in the U.S. illegally has not stopped some from returning. … Read more
From Veterans Affairs to the CDC: Trump, Musk fire federal workers President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk cut thousands of probationary positions after only 3.3% of federal workers took Trump’s buyout offer. WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump abruptly yanked his nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday morning … Read more
What do Education Department cuts mean for Americans? | The Excerpt
Doina Chiacu and Phil Blekinsop | Reuters WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on all wines and other alcoholic products coming out of Europe if the European Union does not scrap its planned tax on American whiskey. Ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, the European Commission said on Wednesday that it will impose counter tariffs … Read more
Jason Lange, James Oliphant and David Morgan | Reuters Recession fears persist amid inflation and trade wars President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a recession in a recent Fox News interview, amid his administration’s continuing trade war. WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is being too “erratic” in his moves … Read more
Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, Daily Briefing author. Follow the path of the “blood moon.” Quick look at Thursday’s news: Trump slashed the Education Department. What about your loans? After the Trump administration moved this week to lay off about half of the U.S. Department of Education’s staff, millions of students, families and educators across America may be … Read more
