Three-quarters of US scientists are considering leaving the country
Three-quarters of U.S. scientists say they’re considering leaving the country following moves to slash scientific programs by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, a poll has found.
Julia Musto has the details.
Oliver O’Connell31 March 2025 05:30
Vance and other officials told Trump to fire Waltz — why didn’t he?
Reporting by multiple outlets suggests that while President Donald Trump has been outwardly supportive of his national security adviser since the Signalgate security breach fiasco, internal discussions about Mike Waltz’s future were somewhat different.
After a day of bruising headlines about the now-infamous group chat that has inadvertently included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, on Wednesday evening, Vice President JD Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and top personnel official Sergio Gor had a private meeting with the president, Politico reports.
Here’s what happened next:
Oliver O’Connell31 March 2025 04:30
Trump commutes sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson
Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, shortly before he was due to report to prison to serve a 10-year sentence in a financial conspiracy case.
Watson and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy. Watson denied any wrongdoing.
Mike Bedigan has the story.
Oliver O’Connell31 March 2025 02:30
Vietnamese dad came to U.S. at 5. He’s been held for a month by ICE
The woman, who only gave her first name — Khanhi — to KABC for fear that providing her husband’s identity could harm his immigration case, said she was afraid that her husband and the father of their toddler may be expelled from the U.S. after ICE detained him in February during what was supposed to be a routine check-in.
Graig Graziosi has the story.
Oliver O’Connell31 March 2025 01:30
Report: Mulling universal tariff, Trump tells advisers to be more aggressive in trade war
Despite worries from allies on Wall Street and Capitol Hill about the impact of tariffs and calls for a more measured approach, Trump continues to advocate for sweeping trade actions under the belief that it will be beneficial for the American economy.
Oliver O’Connell31 March 2025 00:30
House Democrat mockingly suggests that Poland will be Trump’s next target for takeover
As the White House continues to make clear Donald Trump’s territorial ambitions over Greenland, one Democrat is wondering just how much of the globe could be on the president’s agenda.
Seth Moulton, a congressman from Massachusetts and member of the Armed Services committee in the House, questioned whether Trump’s stated national security concerns justifying his calls for Greenland to be annexed by the United States would be taken further — even as he conceded that there were legitimate concerns about the presence of Russian forces in the Arctic.
John Bowden reports from Washington, D.C.
Oliver O’Connell30 March 2025 23:30