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President Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday.

Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week

This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.

This year's Oscar nominees address big social and political issues, all to varying degrees. And where were the nominations for Challengers and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths!? Clockwise from left: Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott, The Substance, Emilia Pérez, Hard Truths, Challengers, and Wicked.

5 takeaways from the 2025 Oscar nominations

From Emilia Pérez and its 13(!) nominations to the profoundly gross The Substance getting a Best Picture nod, the 2025 Oscar nominees addressed big social and political issues, all to varying degrees.

Several social media apps, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, displayed on a phone screen.

How loneliness in San Diego is shaping politics

Solitude is transforming American society. Whether it’s a desire to be alone or involuntary loneliness, people are spending more time by themselves. And that has ramifications on democracy.

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC. McMahon is under fire as Trump has announced he plans to eliminate the Department of Education and pass its function to the states.

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial

In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.

Richard and Diane Ingalls, who will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary this June, pose together in an undated photo.

From a sting to lasting love on the Bahia Belle

More than 50 years ago, Diane Ingalls met her future husband while selling ice cream on the Bahia Belle. She reflects on the moments that shaped their relationship.

Carter shovels peanuts on a peanut farm in the 1970s. When his father died in 1953, Carter left his Navy career to run the family peanut farm in Georgia.

Carter's single White House term still stirs controversy after more than 40 years

Jimmy Carter was a former one-term governor from Georgia, almost unknown nationally, when he broke through in Iowa and New Hampshire early in 1976 and rode that momentum all the way to Washington.

In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge on March 26 in Baltimore.

The state of Maryland sues Dali ship owner and manager over the Key Bridge collapse

State leaders argue that the cargo ship was not fit to sail on March 26, and its owner, Grace Ocean Private Limited, and manager, Synergy Marine Group, failed to take precautions to prevent the crash.

Elon Musk, left, and President-elect Donald Trump embrace at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington.

DOGE is making major changes to the federal government. Is it legal?

President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk in charge.

President Donald Trump has promised to greatly curtail the federal government and a memo released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget aims to follow through on that promise by halting a large swath of federal grant programs.

Judge pauses Trump's federal funding freeze as confusion and frustration spread

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

'Pool Now Open' sign displayed on the outside of Border View Family YMCA with balloons around the entrance of the pool in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, CA on January 23, 2025.

Border View Family YMCA's pool reopens as a vital resource to the South Bay community

Border View Family YMCA's pool has been closed since 2020. The reopening of the renovated pool is vital for the south bay community that has limited places to swim.

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