Good morning! Welcome to MSNBC's Sunday Spotlight, where you can find a selection of the week's most important and interesting stories. The fallout continued this week from top Trump administration officials' use of a group chat to discuss military details about a strike on Yemen. Meanwhile, Republicans are looking to defund public broadcasting, green cards are getting harder to get, and DOGE is breaking the Social Security system. Plus, why peanuts and Cracker Jack have become so expensive. Don't forget to check out more top columns and videos from the week below. |
Defunding NPR? As the president continues to call for defunding public broadcasting, Republicans hauled the heads of NPR and PBS before a congressional hearing to defend their media outlets against accusations of liberal bias, writes Clarissa-Jan Lim. |
Extreme vetting: Thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers could very soon find themselves in limbo as the Trump administration has suspended processing some applications for green cards to comply with an executive order that demands the "maximum degree" of screening, writes Allison Detzel. |
Antisocial Security: Elon Musk's "efficiency" initiative is actually breaking the Social Security system with website crashes, 180-minute waits on phone helplines and regional offices closing. This appears to be a significant step toward Musk's goal of cutting benefits, writes Zeeshan Aleem. |
