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Top News Stories for Thursday, May 22nd 2025
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are racing to drag a sweeping bill for President Donald Trump's agenda across the finish line even as some holdouts are dug in and key issues remain unresolved. The House Rules Committee began debating the multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package shortly after 1 a.m. ET Wednesday, the final step before it heads to the full chamber. But by 6 p.m., more than 17 hours ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
A federal judge has said the deportation of eight men to South Sudan "unquestionably" violated his order that migrants must be allowed to challenge their removal to third countries. Judge Brian Murphy's finding on Wednesday was the latest turn in a fast-evolving dispute. One day earlier, he ordered US authorities to keep custody of the men, over concerns that the US had violated his injunction against sending ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
NEWARK — A magistrate judge upbraided federal prosecutors Wednesday as he granted their request to dismiss its trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, calling the government's abrupt about-face "a worrisome misstep" in a case that has stoked a political firestorm . "An arrest of a public figure is not a preliminary investigative tool. It is a severe action," U.S. Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
– U.S. President Donald Trump will at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country's government of allowing a "genocide" to take place South Africa has strongly rejected the allegation and President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed for the meeting with Trump in an attempt to salvage his country's relationship with the United States, which is at its lowest point since ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
Politics Trump Hands Putin Another Victory The U.S. president promised peace on day one. Now he's enabling Russia's advances. Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty May 21, 2025, 5:26 PM ET Save For years, President Donald Trump has bragged that he, and only he, could bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. "I'll have that done in 24 hours," he said repeatedly during his most recent presidential campaign. Once back in ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
is a full-time job unto itself, yet every year we must partake in a labyrinthine process anyway. For hospitality and What does 'No Tax on Tips' mean? President Donald Trump popularized the command often during his presidential campaign, including at rallies held in Las Vegas in the ensuing months following his victory in the 2024 presidential election. reports, "The legislation would create a tax deduction worth up ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Trump stops civil rights investigations of police in Minneapolis, Louisville and other communities Justice Department pulls lawsuits against police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis, among others The Department of Justice is dismissing lawsuits against several local police departments, ending ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. WASHINGTON — Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee known for his vocal advocacy of federal workers and his frequent clashes with Republicans ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
With just weeks to go until New York City's mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former , finds himself under by the U.S. Department of Justice. He seems to think it might actually help. In a new advertisement released Wednesday, the Cuomo campaign seized on the investigation as a potential selling point to voters, calling it an attempt by the Trump administration to "interfere with New York City's ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
At a Glance MFN Pricing Returns: The EO revives effort to link U.S. drug prices to those in peer countries, calling for voluntary industry action. Aggressive Action on the Table: If progress on voluntary price cuts stalls, the Administration may pursue rulemaking, FTC enforcement and FDA actions. DTC Emphasis: It supports direct-to-consumer drug purchasing. Broad Scope: Announced price ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
TOKYO — Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he "never had to buy rice" because he got it from supporters as gifts. The resignation comes as the public struggles with record high prices of the country's traditional staple food. Taku Eto's comment, which many Japanese saw as out of touch with the difficult economic realities they face, came at a ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
Politics The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk The Tesla innovator becomes the latest government employee to lose his job. Yuri Gripas / The Washington Post / Getty May 21, 2025, 9:50 AM ET Save Listen - 1.0x + 0:00 20:25 Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
May 21 (UPI) -- The European Union has announced it is lifting sanctions on Syria to support the civil war-torn country's economic recovery. The EU's chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, announced the decision by the European Council, which directs the 27-member bloc's political agenda, on Tuesday. "We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria," Kallas, the EU's High Representative for ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. posted Tuesday from "Original Sin" by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson detailed the pay disparity that caused such bitterness. The president ordered the campaign to "pay Mike ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
DOJ complains of "sweeping, intrusive discovery" after DOGE refused FOIA requests. The Department of Justice today asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling that requires DOGE to provide information about its government cost-cutting operations as part of court-ordered discovery. President Trump's Justice Department sought an immediate halt to orders issued by US District Court for the District of Columbia. US ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 -
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin visited the region bordering Ukraine the previous day, according to the Kremlin. Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Kursk in August 2024 in one of their biggest battlefield successes in ...
Source: pbs.org
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 -
Speed: 0.5x Speed: 1x Speed: 1.5x Speed: 2x 🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Senators grilled Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Tuesday on her understanding of habeas corpus , and her answers prompted criticism that she was not fully acquainted with a right outlined in the U.S. Constitution. During a budget hearing at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security , Democratic ...
Source: newsweek.com
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 -
May 20 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has lifted a stop-work order on New York's offshore wind energy project and will allow construction to resume. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday evening that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and President Donald Trump had agreed to lift the order after making progress on a natural gas compromise with the state. "Americans who live in New York and New England would ...
Source: upi.com