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GOP Rep. Salazar calls for pathway to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants
As new stories of migrants deported without due process garner fresh headlines, the Trump administration continues to defend its actions in court. But there’s little to no apparent momentum for immigration reform on Capitol Hill. GOP Rep. Maria Salazar of Miami is one of the loudest voices for reshaping immigration law on either side of the aisle and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:
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Analyzing Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days
President Trump ran on closing the border and made promises about mass deportations of millions of immigrants. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and David Bier of the Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute discussed the first 100 days of the Trump administration enforcing his immigration policies.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump says Michigan base will stay open, get new fighter jets
President Trump on Tuesday announcedSelfridge National Guard basein Michigan will receive 21 F-15EX Eagle II fighters, newer generation jets meant to replace the installation’s aging A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, effectively guaranteeing the base’s future. The Boeing-made aircraft, previously purchased by the Air Force, will go to Selfidge after years of lobbying from Michigan lawmakers to shore...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:PBS CEO weighs in on the potential impact of cutting public media funding
The Trump administration is expected to ask Congress to rescind more than $1 billion of funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the congressionally-created body through which NPR and PBS get federal funding, including for this program. The CPB is also suing the administration saying it illegally fired three members of the board. Amna Nawaz discussed more with PBS CEO Paula Kerger.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:'Hetero Awesome Fest' to be held near Idaho Capitol during Pride
The owner of a bar and restaurant in Idaho says he plans to host a “Hetero Awesome Fest” near the state Capitol in June to coincide with Pride Month for the LGBTQ Mark Fitzpatrick, the owner of the Old State Saloon outside of Boise, said the two-day festival in Cecil D. Andrus Park was inspired...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:As U.S. foreign aid drops, United Nations agencies that provide aid worldwide slash jobs or cut costs
Officials are pointing to funding reductions mainly from the United States and warning that vital relief programs will be severely affected as a result.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:How Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda shook the world in first 100 days
President Trump moved quickly to remake American foreign policy in his first 100 days in office, weaponizing his “America First” agenda with the slashing of foreign aid, expansionist threats toward friendly countries, and massively disruptive tariff regime, which has already roiled global markets and relationships. While Trump has frequently touted his dealmaking skills amid the...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Trump compliments Whitmer, scales back auto tariffs while in Michigan to tout first 100 days
As his administration reaches its 100-day mark, President Trump is set Tuesday to tout his second-term accomplishments with his first rally since his inauguration. The president is sure to celebrate his administration's work on immigration, tariffs, reducing the size of the federal government and more at the evening event in Macomb County, Mich. Ahead of...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Ex-Pentagon spokesperson: Trump inauguration predictions 'could not be further from the truth'
Sabrina Singh, a former Pentagon spokeswoman for the Biden administration, has taken aim at President Trump in an op-ed for MSNBC, accusing him of failing to restore the nation's safety and global standing.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump compliments Whitmer at Michigan event
President Trump offered a compliment to Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer during a stop at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in her state on Tuesday. “For decades, they’ve been trying to save this facility … including your governor, who has done a very good job. She came to see me. That’s the reason she came...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump 100 days: GOP pleads for patience
REPUBLICANS ARE PLEADING FOR PATIENCE at President Trump’s 100 day mark, as voters express deep concern over tariffs and the economy. “In any new administration, it’s a roller coaster, right?” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Tuesday. “When you come in and make dramatic change… there’s some bumps along the road. We’re changing everything…and when...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court to hear case on whether public money can go to Catholic charter school
A ruling from the high court allowing public money to flow directly to a religious school almost certainly would lead to others.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Hegseth boasted about ending a ‘woke’ program on women and security. Trump signed it into law in 2017
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X called the “Women, Peace & Security” program at the Department of Defense "a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it.” It is actually a celebrated program signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir closed following deadly attack
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily closed more than half of the resorts in the scenic Himalayan region following a deadly attack on tourists.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Disgraced Cardinal Becciu will not participate conclave to elect pope
After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But in recent days he had asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel with other cardinals on May 7.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Man rescued twice from Japan's Mount Fuji had returned to search for his cellphone
A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope to search for his cellphone and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:First of three accusers testifies at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial
The first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has taken the witness stand in a reprise of her testimony in his first #MeToo trial five years ago.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:WATCH: White House calls reports that Amazon might display tariff prices a ‘hostile and political’ act
Amazon later clarified that listing tariff costs “was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented.”
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:As trade war stokes anxiety, consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era lows
Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of COIVD-19 as worries about the impact of tariffs take a heavy toll on consumer expectations for future growth.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Senate confirms David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China amid Trump’s tariff showdown
The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at Michigan Air National Guard base with Democratic Gov. Whitmer
President Donald Trump and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared together at Selfridge Air National Guard Base to announce a new fighter jet mission, allaying worries that the installation could close.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Amazon says it’s not planning to show tariff costs next to product listings
Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks on his first 100 days in Warren, Michigan
The Republican president on Tuesday will be staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that's been rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Spain and Portugal work to determine cause of huge blackout as power is almost fully restored
Travelers delayed by Monday's outages crowded train stations on Tuesday trying to go home though schools and offices reopened and traffic eased along main roads.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Kneecap: Breaking down the controversies swirling around the Irish hip-hop trio
Ireland's Kneecap apologized after footage emerged of one of the trio appearing to say 'Kill your local MP' during a performance in 2023. The group has caused a firestorm this month, beginning with a Coachella set that included provocative statements about the war in Gaza.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Spain, Portugal turn power back on, seek answers after one of Europe's worst outages
Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Amazon launches first batch of Kuiper internet satellites to compete with SpaceX's Starlink
Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit on Monday might, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Cardinal convicted of embezzlement won't participate in conclave for Pope Francis's successor
Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine Chapel next week following the death of Pope Francis.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump says order to soften auto tariffs' impact will give a 'little relief' to industry
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday with a mix of credits and relief from other levies on materials, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner, developments that eased investor worries about Trump's erratic trade policies.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Canadian man arrested after death of ex-NHLer whose neck was cut by skate won't face charges in U.K
Adam Johnson played for the Nottingham Panthers and died shortly after his neck had been sliced in a collision with Sheffield Steelers defenceman Matt Petgrave during a game on Oct. 28, 2023.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump administration probes Harvard University and its Law Review
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal's editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump signs executive order to crack down on sanctuary cities
U.S. President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order Monday that targeted "sanctuary cities" and threatened to withhold federal funding from cities and states that don't co-operate with federal immigration enforcement measures.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:HHS cuts risk undermining reproductive health services
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump cuts risk undermining reproductive health services President Trump has called himself the “fertilization president” but his administration’s recent gutting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called his commitment to in vitro fertilization (IVF) into...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English. The text of the order acknowledges the essential role that truck drivers play in the U.S. economy and the livelihood of American people. “Every day, truckers perform the demanding and dangerous work of...
Published on: April 28, 2025 | Source:Fireworks and tax cuts
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent says tax bill must pass by Independence Day Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Fourth of July is the new deadline for the lawmakers to pass President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda. Greg Nash Bessent...
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