Tuesday, February 25, 2025

2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting; Minneapolis mayor calls for action after deadly church shooting; CDC director Susan Monarez out after nearly a month on the job; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

Trump faces new legal battle after firing Fed governor; Good Samaritan speaks out after helping rescue driver from sinking car; Family sues OpenAI over son’s suicide; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

High winds and heat fuel dangerous West Coast wildfires; Trump suggests expanding federal crackdown on crime to Chicago; LAPD makes several arrests in alleged gang-related burglary ring; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed radically downsizing the federal government, and two of his allies are going to be in charge: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. WSJ’s John McCormick walks us through the plans for DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency. Further Rea ... Show More

Confusion surrounding Elon Musk’s demands that he will terminate federal employees who don’t respond to an email asking what they did last week is sparking new questions about the power structure of DOGE. Nationally, 42% of Americans say they support President Trump's push to dow ... Show More

Hurricane Milton is barreling toward Florida's west coast as a potential Category 3 storm, set to make landfall Wednesday night near Sarasota after already spawning tornadoes in the state. President Biden called out “reckless” disinformation about the federal government’s respons ... Show More

The Senate has passed a GOP-led stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown. President Trump delivered a campaign-style speech at the Justice Department on Friday to lay out his vision for the department, in which he vowed a tougher "law and order" approach. Critics warn the shak ... Show More

President Trump’s unprecedented effort to shrink the federal labor force is impeding work at government sites across the country. Three laid-off federal employees tell their story and WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis reports on the wider impact of the layoffs. Further Listening: - Inside DOGE ... Show More

When Donald Trump took office, he appointed Elon Musk as head of the Department of Government Efficiency - or DOGE - a new agency designed to radically slash federal costs. Since inauguration day Musk has done just that, laying off thousands of staff, freezing America's entire in ... Show More

The federal workforce is reeling as President Trump and Elon Musk attempt to implement seismic changes to the government. Meanwhile, Team Trump is trying to downplay the stunning proposal to take over Gaza and move the Palestinian people out. Also this morning, what's been called ... Show More

Nine days after his swearing in, Scott Bessent sat down with Big Take DC host Saleha Mohsin at the US Treasury Department. They discussed topics in his purview dominating the headlines — Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts, tariffs — and his plans for taxes, trade, the Fed and more.See omny ... Show More

Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had success in Michigan last night, but they had some worrying losses too. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is hopeful that a government funding deal can be reached by Friday's deadline. Alexey Navalny's funeral wil ... Show More