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GOP Rep. Won't Authorize Dems' Trip To El Salvador To See Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Apr 17, 2025, 04:03 PM EDT A top House Republican is refusing to authorize a Democratic congressional trip to El Salvador to investigate the notorious maximum security prison where President Donald Trump’s administration is paying to hold hundreds of migrants from the United States, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old man from Maryland. “If Democrats care so much about defending this individual, they can use their own personal credit cards—not taxpayers’ money—to virtue-signal to th ...

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Rubio warns if it's not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to 'move on'

By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko and Ross Adkin CNN Updated 4:09 AM EDT, Fri April 18, 2025 ............... A US-authored outline of a peace plan had received an “encouraging reception” at the talks, according to a State Department readout, which did not give details on the outline. Rubio also spoke with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and conveyed the same outline, the readout said. Speaking Friday, Rubio said he and Witkoff had come to Paris to “begin to talk abo ...

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'It Will Crash the Markets': Elizabeth Warren Gives Dire Warning About Trump Firing Fed Chair

Apr 17th, 2025, 4:24 pm Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sounded the alarm on Thursday as President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Legal experts have said that because the Fed is an independent body, the president cannot fire its chair. But that hasn’t stopped Trump from removing members of other independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. On Wednesday, Powell reasserted the Fed’s independence, stating i ...

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White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

Thu, April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM EDT The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for their families. The proposal is tucked in a 64-page internal draft budget document obtained by The Associated Press that seeks deep cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Head Start. It is still in a highly preliminary phase as the ...

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Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station

Friday 18 April 2025 00:39 BST President Donald Trump's administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City's busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city's mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday. State and city officials have sought for years to remake the country’s busiest rail hub, which is beleaguered by problems ranging from aging tracks to dreary commuter passageways. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said ...

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U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia

A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities Thursday despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court and a county judge finding no reason for him to be considered an "illegal alien" who illegally entered Florida. Juan Carlos Gomez-Lopez, 20, was arrested Thursday evening by Florida Highway Patrol and charged under a state immigration law that has been temporarily blocked since early this month. Details of Gomez-Lopez's arre ...

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Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

April 17, 2025 4:28 PM EDT Updated 9 min ago NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its escalating confrontation with the judiciary, warning that both the executive and judicial branches risk losing public confidence. In a strongly worded unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel rejected President Donald Trump's administration's request to stop a judge from probing what the government had done to secure the return of Kilmar ...

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Justice Department wants to step in for Trump in E. Jean Carroll appeal

April 17, 2025 / 1:08 PM EDT The Department of Justice wants to stand in for President Trump in his ongoing appeal of a defamation case that could cost him tens of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the taxpayer-funded agency and Mr. Trump's personal attorneys said in a filing on April 11 that the Justice Department believes the federal Westfall Act shields Mr. Trump in the case, which has pitted him against the writer E. Jean Carroll. A federal jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in January 2 ...

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Target CEO Cornell to meet with Sharpton to discuss DEI rollback as civil rights leader considers boycott

April 17, 2025, 11:58 AM EDT Target CEO Brian Cornell will meet with the Rev. Al Sharpton this week in New York as the retailer faces calls for a boycott and a slowdown in foot traffic that began after it walked back key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the civil rights leader told CNBC Wednesday. The meeting, which Target asked for, comes after some civil rights groups urged consumers not to shop at Target in response to the retailer’s decision to cut back on DEI. While Sharpton has ...

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Wall Street's Uneasy Calm

Yet all across Wall Street, from bond-trading desks and corporate C-suites, to hedge funds and independent research firms, there’s a deep-seated sense of foreboding that it can’t possibly last — and that with a single social-media post by the US president it could all rapidly go awry. ...

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Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obamacare rule on free preventive care

13 min ago - April 18, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover health care screenings, tests and checkups for free. Experts say th ... (NBC News)

Trump adds Fox News host and Philly native Mark Levin as adviser

50 min ago - Published April 18, 2025, 7:18 a.m. ET Mark Levin is heading to Washington, at least part of the time. The longtime syndicated talk show host and Fox News personality is joining President Donald Trump’s administration as a member of his new Hom ... (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US 'will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s'

1 hr ago - Published 10:52 PM EDT, Thu April 17, 2025 CNN — At a town hall in South Carolina, veteran congressman Jim Clyburn emphasized that Democrats are limited in what they can do in the minority in Congress, urging attendees to speak out and vote to ... (CNN Politics)

Newsom sues DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts, saying it 'gives the middle finger to volunteers'

1 hr ago - 04/17/2025 09:29 PM EDT SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Thursday that California will sue the Trump administration over the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts to AmeriCorps. It’s the Golden State’ ... (Politico)

Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station

2 hrs ago - Friday 18 April 2025 00:39 BST President Donald Trump's administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City's busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city's mass transit agency, the transportation chief sai ... (The Independent/AP)

Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism

2 hrs ago - Apr 17th, 2025, 8:08 pm Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks has called for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The Communist Manifesto. In a blistering piece published on Thursday, Brooks wrote t ... (MEDIAite)

CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says

3 hrs ago - Updated on: April 17, 2025 / 7:58 PM EDT The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after some staff working on the agency's response to this year's record outbreak of the vi ... (CBS News)

US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

3 hrs ago - April 17, 2025 7:07 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created to serve as a watchdog for American consumers against predatory business practices, said on Thursday it ... (Reuters)

Rev Al Sharpton meets with Target CEO over halting of DEI initiative

4 hrs ago - Thu 17 Apr 2025 17.24 EDT Last modified on Thu 17 Apr 2025 17.41 EDT On Thursday morning, the Rev Al Sharpton met with Brian Cornell, the Target CEO, to discuss the fallout from the company's decision to walk back its diversity, equity and inclusion ... (The Guardian/Reuters)

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

5 hrs ago - Thu, April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM EDT The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for their fam ... (Yahoo! News/AP)

In East Palestine Derailment Trial, Railroad and Chemical Maker Agree on Who Pays Residents

5 hrs ago - April 17, 2025, at 5:04 p.m. Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of two companies about how much each side will help pay for a $600 million class-action settlement, which the railroad agreed to after the disastrous Ohio,">2023 Ohio tra ... (US News and World Report/AP)

Ukraine says it has signed outline of minerals deal with US

5 hrs ago - A memorandum of intent, signed on Thursday and published by the Ukrainian government, states that the countries intend to establish an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine as part of an economic partnership agreement. The aim is to final ... (BBC)

Rubio warns if it's not possible to end the war in Ukraine, US needs to 'move on'

5 hrs ago - By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko and Ross Adkin CNN Updated 4:09 AM EDT, Fri April 18, 2025 ............... A US-authored outline of a peace plan had received an “encouraging reception” at the talks, according to a State Dep ... (cnn)

'It Will Crash the Markets': Elizabeth Warren Gives Dire Warning About Trump Firing Fed Chair

6 hrs ago - Apr 17th, 2025, 4:24 pm Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sounded the alarm on Thursday as President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Legal experts have said that because the Fed is an independent body, the president c ... (MEDIAite)

Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific

6 hrs ago - Fisheries Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, could be next. By Marcel ... (Civil Beat)

A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to block Trump's anti-DEI directive to schools

6 hrs ago - Updated 4:23 PM EDT, April 17, 2025 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Teachers trying to block the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools are trying to “manufacture harm,” a government att ... (AP)

GOP Rep. Won't Authorize Dems' Trip To El Salvador To See Kilmar Abrego Garcia

6 hrs ago - Apr 17, 2025, 04:03 PM EDT A top House Republican is refusing to authorize a Democratic congressional trip to El Salvador to investigate the notorious maximum security prison where President Donald Trump’s administration is paying to hold hundre ... (Huff Post)

FSU student who knew suspected shooter says he was removed from club for white supremacist views

9 hrs ago - FSU student Reid Seybold described locking down with classmates during the campus shooting, hiding under desks and hearing the door handle rattle. He texted loved ones goodbye, fearing for his life. Seybold later learned the suspected shooter was Pho ... (NBC News)

American citizen hijacks small plane in Belize, 3 injured: Police

9 hrs ago - Three passengers were injured after a U.S. citizen allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, police said. Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen, hijacked a Tropic Air Belize plane with 13 other passengers on board, officia ... (ABC News)

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

10 hrs ago - A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Ellen Holla ... (AP)