- In today's episde: President Donald Trump praises the work of Elon Musk and DOGE; Jane Fonda speaks out at the SAG Awards; Pope Francis continues treatment in a hospital; Western leaders are in Ukraine for the third anniversary of the start of the war with Russia; there was an avalance in Colorado; a recall has been issued for frozen shakes; and the results are in for elections in Germany.
- Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director.
- Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals.
- Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers.
- Trump predicts sweep of midterms.
- Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company.
- Warren Buffett offers Donald Trump some advice while celebrating Berkshire Hathaway's success.
- New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says.
- Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs.
- Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job.
- American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi lands safely in Rome after security concern.
- US stocks tumble as companies and consumers worry about tariffs and Washington. Dow falls nearly 750.
- 'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins best actor, upending Oscar predictions.
- The defending champs prevail in a meeting of two of the NBA’s top teams, Alex Ovechkin inches closer to the NHL’s all-time goals record, an NL East contender loses a newly-signed infielder to injury, a two-time All-Star goes deep in his first spring game with his new team and a first-time winner on the PGA Tour.
- An incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in the French city of Marseille.
- Hamas frees all 6 hostages in the latest exchange with Israel.
—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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