Shumita Basu

Baby bonuses are pretty common around the world. They are not on its own likely to boost birth rates that much at all, but they could be helpful to new parents in sort of a more stressful, turbulent period of their life.

They are gutting funding for Head Start, which serves nearly 800,000 low-income children in preschool. House Republicans want to cut Medicaid, which that would force millions of people off their health insurance, which would make giving birth more expensive.

They are gutting funding for Head Start, which serves nearly 800,000 low-income children in preschool. House Republicans want to cut Medicaid, which that would force millions of people off their health insurance, which would make giving birth more expensive.

They are gutting funding for Head Start, which serves nearly 800,000 low-income children in preschool. House Republicans want to cut Medicaid, which that would force millions of people off their health insurance, which would make giving birth more expensive.

And the Trump administration recently gutted at Health and Human Services, federal teams that have been studying maternal health and reproductive medicine for years.

And the Trump administration recently gutted at Health and Human Services, federal teams that have been studying maternal health and reproductive medicine for years.

And the Trump administration recently gutted at Health and Human Services, federal teams that have been studying maternal health and reproductive medicine for years.

Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process.

Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process.

Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process.

Good morning. It's Friday, May 2nd. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, how Democrats are speaking to voters 100 days into Trump's presidency. A rare show of congressional unity and names to know on World Press Freedom Day. But first, to Washington, where President Trump made his first big staffing shakeup of his second term.

Good morning. It's Friday, May 2nd. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, how Democrats are speaking to voters 100 days into Trump's presidency. A rare show of congressional unity and names to know on World Press Freedom Day. But first, to Washington, where President Trump made his first big staffing shakeup of his second term.

Good morning. It's Friday, May 2nd. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, how Democrats are speaking to voters 100 days into Trump's presidency. A rare show of congressional unity and names to know on World Press Freedom Day. But first, to Washington, where President Trump made his first big staffing shakeup of his second term.

He removed one of his top advisers, Mike Waltz, the now former national security adviser, and says he plans to nominate Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. instead. Remember, Waltz added a journalist to a signal chat in March where high-level officials, including the vice president, discussed military strikes in Yemen.

He removed one of his top advisers, Mike Waltz, the now former national security adviser, and says he plans to nominate Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. instead. Remember, Waltz added a journalist to a signal chat in March where high-level officials, including the vice president, discussed military strikes in Yemen.

He removed one of his top advisers, Mike Waltz, the now former national security adviser, and says he plans to nominate Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. instead. Remember, Waltz added a journalist to a signal chat in March where high-level officials, including the vice president, discussed military strikes in Yemen.

Signal is not an approved, secure platform for sharing classified government information. And Waltz took responsibility for adding Jeffrey Goldberg, the top editor of The Atlantic, who published a story revealing what happened. But Waltz confused many, including Fox News' Laura Engram, with his explanation of how it happened.

Signal is not an approved, secure platform for sharing classified government information. And Waltz took responsibility for adding Jeffrey Goldberg, the top editor of The Atlantic, who published a story revealing what happened. But Waltz confused many, including Fox News' Laura Engram, with his explanation of how it happened.

Signal is not an approved, secure platform for sharing classified government information. And Waltz took responsibility for adding Jeffrey Goldberg, the top editor of The Atlantic, who published a story revealing what happened. But Waltz confused many, including Fox News' Laura Engram, with his explanation of how it happened.

Trump's decision to reassign Waltz and fire his deputy, Alex Wong, comes after he has defended both Waltz and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was also in the chat. Trump told NBC News he would not fire people over, quote, witch hunts. On other occasions, he's blamed the technology.