How Public Schools Became Ground Zero for America’s Culture Wars

On this week’s “More To The Story,” how race, gender, politics, and the fight for public schools collided on one reporter’s front lawn. Student demonstrators in Katy, Texas, protest the

Trump calls dealmaking with China’s Xi ‘extremely hard’ as frictions rise

Hong KongCNN — US President Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “extremely hard to make a deal with” in a comment that comes as frictions rise between the two countries,

Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net

OAK HILL, WEST VIRGINIACNN —  After decades of mining coal deep below the mountains of West Virginia, David Bounds now struggles to carry a gallon of milk to the breakfast table

Massive Russia sanctions package stalls as Trump pushes for Ukraine peace talks

Senate leaders coordinate on sanctions package designed to pressure Moscow, pending White House approvalSenators are growing antsy to move ahead with a massive sanctions package against Russia, and the only

Harvard says that internal Trump administration records show the White House directed agencies to freeze grant money

A Defense Department official told others in the Trump administration that a $12 million biological threat research grant at Harvard shouldn’t be terminated because of national security risks, according to

Donald Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Gut American Science

It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more. On Friday, the Trump administration released a detailed look at its proposed 2026 budget, including major cuts to federal science

‘A historic betrayal’: Murkowski slams Trump administration revoking protections for Afghan immigrants

A joint letter from Lisa Murkowski and Jeanne Shaheen urged the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the protections immediately. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) denounced the Trump administration’s decision to

‘Trump time’ becomes a liability for president’s tariff agenda

Trump’s determination to move fast could slow implementation of his tariff regime. It also threatens to cost him credibility. President Donald Trump’s move-fast-and-break-things ethos this week led to a major setback

After talks with Zelenskyy and Macron, US senators warn: Putin ‘is preparing for more war’

“It is crunch time for Putin and for the world,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal said. PARIS — Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling at the peace table while preparing a new

How Washington broke Elon Musk

SWAMP RULES — In the beginning, the future looked bright for Elon Musk. The world’s richest man barrelled into Washington fresh off a decisive win for President Donald Trump, on whose