Capital News Service took a look at key milestones from the 47th president’s early efforts to leave his mark on a turbulent political landscape and a deeply divided nation.
Returning from El Salvador, Van Hollen says ‘we need to bring Mr. Abrego García home’
DULLES, Va. — Handcuffed, shackled and unable to see out the plane windows or know where they were headed, Kilmar Abrego García and others were flown to El Salvador. Authorities placed him in a cell with around 25 others at…
U.S. dominance in science at risk with Trump cuts, scientists warn
The United States has been the world leader in science for decades, but the Trump administration has made plans to cancel or freeze federal grants that fund scientific institutions and universities and shrink or abolish federal scientific agencies.
Maryland lawmakers, legal experts press Trump to return Abrego García from El Salvador
Lawmakers, legal experts and advocates are continuing the fight to push for the return of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego García, who was mistakenly deported to CECOT, El Salvador’s most notorious prison, and has not been heard from for over a month.
Environmentalists worry what the plane-copter collision left behind in the Potomac River
Members of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network are concerned about the potential environmental impact on the river of the Jan. 29 collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter.
Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future
Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.
Lawmakers, environmental groups say Trump freezes threaten local water quality
The spending freezes and grants cuts are hurting efforts to improve local water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region, lawmakers and environmental groups said.
Van Hollen calls GOP budget plan, Trump cuts ‘betrayal’
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday criticized a Republican budget bill endorsed by President Donald Trump, which provides tax breaks to the wealthy that are partially offset by huge cuts to Medicaid.
Musk targeting key weather forecasting and scientific research agency, Van Hollen says
Elon Musk’s staff has been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, according to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former NOAA official Mary Glackin.