5 things to know for March 7: Education department, SpaceX explosion, Stocks slide, Transgender athletes, Eurostar travel halted
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Month: March 2025
Macabre state of U.S. capital punishment leads death row prisoner to ‘choose’ firing squad
South Carolina’s execution law says prisoners will be killed by electrocution unless they choose the firing squad or lethal injection.
Elon Musk’s DOGE blunders are piling up
Chris Hayes says Americans are likely getting tired of all the errors coming from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force as...
The Trump administration’s DOGE shell game is rigged
Elon Musk says he isn't in charge of DOGE. OPM says it isn't directing mass firings. But none of Trump's...
I coined a phrase Trump keeps using. He doesn’t understand it.
President Donald Trump used a phrase I coined in 2008 in his joint address to Congress, but he clearly doesn't...
Kamala Harris gets serious about whether to run for California governor
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering a run for governor of California — and has given herself a...
Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question
As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency...
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles,...
House Republicans could face a major obstacle if they cut Medicaid: Their own districts’ health needs
The House Republican drive to significantly reduce federal spending on medical care has placed the party on a collision course...
‘Rapid unscheduled disassembly’: Another Musk SpaceX rocket explodes, interrupting air traffic
A rocket launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX exploded and rained dangerous debris over a wide area, forcing a pause in...