- On today's episode: The Trump administration has paused the flow of intelligence to Ukraine; mayors of sanctuary cities speak with Congress; details of a deadly avalance in Alaska; and the latest on the Hamas-Israel ceasefire.
- Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada.
- CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work.
- White House confirms 'ongoing talks and discussions' with Hamas officials amid ceasefire uncertainty.
- Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst.
- Washington, DC, to remove 'Black Lives Matter' painting from street near White House, mayor says.
- Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze.
- Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications.
- Vance will visit the US-Mexico border to highlight the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
- Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial.
- 4 Stock market today Wall Street rebounds after Trump pulls back on some of his tariffs.
- Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility's equipment sparked wildfire.
- Murdered man treated 'like a dog' before murder in upstate NY, prosecutor says.
- Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes.
- The Oscars get their biggest audience in 5 years despite dominance of 'Anora' and other small films.
- The Cavaliers punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs, a top five team hangs on in a top 10 matchup in college basketball, an ACC team names a new men’s hoops coach, Alex Ovechkin moves closer to NHL history and an NFL star is surprisingly cut.
- New Zealand's most senior diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about President Trump.
- Macron says he'll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence.
- Catholic Church opens Lent season with the pope sidelined with pneumonia.
- Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance.
—The Associated Press
About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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