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‘Dignity is being compromised’: Democratic lawmakers visit students arrested by ICE
A group of Democratic members of Congress traveled to Louisiana to visit Mahmoud Khalil and Rรผmeysa รztรผrk at federal detention facilities as both face potential removal from the U.S. The Trump administration claims they're each a threat to national security. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:
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Texas governor signs law creating state DOGE
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation creating the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, which will help state agencies cut unnecessary rules and fees, and improve public access to information.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Tesla revenue falls sharply as Musk faces political backlash
Elon Musk says heโll scale back his time with DOGE and focus more of his time on Tesla. That announcement came as Tesla reported its net income plunged 71 percent and car sales revenue dropped 20 percent. Musk defended his federal cuts with President Trump and said he would still spend one or two days a week working for the administration. John Yang discussed more with Bobby Allyn of NPR.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:List: Which foods contain the dyes that RFK wants eliminated in the US?
We checked the labels of mass-produced popular grocery items and found the dyes in dozens of foods you may have in your pantry right now.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:How Springfield and its Haitian immigrants are still dealing with election’s spotlight
During the campaign, Springfield, Ohio, became a flashpoint in the national conversation when Donald Trump and JD Vance amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants were abducting and eating pets. Months later, Springfield is reckoning with its turn in the spotlight as its Haitian migrants face the threat of deportation. Judy Woodruff visited the town for her series, America at a Crossroads.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Percentage of 'thriving' employees shrinks: Gallup
The share of employees in U.S. and Canada who say they are personally โthrivingโ in their lives saw a marked decline in 2024, according to a Gallup report published Wednesday. The โState of the Global Workplace: 2025 Report,โ which includes data for 2024, shows 52 percent of employees from the U.S. and Canada region say...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:‘Sonic Heritage’ project lets people experience world’s most iconic places through sound
If you think of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, you might conjure an image of Michaelangeloโs famous ceiling. But what does that famous place, or any place, sound like? A new project timed to World Heritage Day asks us to experience the world through its sounds. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Trump signs executive orders on school discipline, education reform
President Trump signed multiple executive orders on Wednesday targeting the countryโs education system, from discipline in K-12 schools to how universities are accredited. Regarding school discipline, Trump signed an order in the Oval Office intended to undo policies from former Presidents Obama and Biden that Will Scharf, White House staff secretary, said โcreated issues...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:National security Democrats press Hegseth on Pentagon staff shake-up
Three former service members-turned Democratic House lawmakers are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about recent staffing upheavals at the Pentagon. In a letter sent to Hegseth on Tuesday and led by former Navy intelligence officer Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), the group expressed โdeep concern regarding the turmoil taking place at the Department of...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Pritzker orders Illinois to boycott El Salvador over Abrego Garciaโs detention
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has ordered agencies in his state to boycott work with El Salvador amid the detention fight over Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garciaโs detention in a Salvadoran prison has become a major focus as Democrats look to criticize the Trump administration for skirting his constitutional right to due process. โThe United States...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Musk at a crossroads
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk tries to reverse course at Tesla Elon Musk is in damage control mode at Tesla as the companyโs disappointing earnings force the tech billionaire to reevaluate his focus. Associated Press pool Faced with a 71 percent plunge in first-quarter earnings, the Tesla CEO tried to assure...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Twelve states file suit against Trump administration tariff policy
The lawsuit filed Wednesday says the policy put in place by President Donald Trump has left the national trade policy subject to Trump's whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements on autism
Medical experts, along with people on the autism spectrum, told PolitiFact that Kennedyโs portrayal was skewed.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:How Tesla and other companies are dealing with tariff turmoil
Tariff and trade shifts make it difficult for companies and investors to make a reliable assessment of any impact to costs and sales.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Most of world's colourful corals go white in record-breaking bleaching
The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Wall Street rises as Trump softens tough talk on trade and Powell
U.S. stocks are rising after President Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Palestinian man arrested during interview finalizing U.S. citizenship to remain in Vermont with hearing set for next week
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:At gunman’s sentencing, survivors of July 4th parade shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshed
People who attended a 2022 Independence Day parade where seven people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting are testifying about the chaos and terror that erupted as shots rang out.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Trump claims Zelenskyy is prolonging ‘killing field’ in Ukraine by refusing to cede Crimea to Russia
Trump says the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the โkilling fieldโ after Zelenskyy pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Nick Schifrin on how U.S. foreign policy is shifting | UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture
PBS Newsโ Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin will address the fourth annual James C. Lehrer Lecture on April 24 at the University of Virginiaโs Miller Center.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:At IRS, leadership churn and a worker exodus roil agency
The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Security increased in disputed Kashmir as India vows to punish perpetrators of attack that killed 26
As investigators began probing the attack, many shops and businesses in Kashmir closed to protest the killings. Tens of thousands of armed police and soldiers fanned out across the region and erected additional checkpoints.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Keep these 4 things on your radar when Congress returns
When members of Congress return from recess next week, there are four major things worth keeping on your radar.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Trump angered by Zelenskyy, Ukraine position on Crimea, as U.S. pulls back from talks
President Donald Trump once again lashed out at Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, as talks between American, Ukraine and European officials in London to end Russia's war in Ukraine faltered as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly cancelled his trip to the British capital
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Czech leaders condemn Russian threats against NHL great Dominik Hasek
Czech leaders have condemned apparent threats made by a former Russian president and prime minister against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens with new allegations of sexual assault from former model
Harvey Weinstein's retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at rape and sexual assault allegations levied against the Hollywood producer โplus a newly added claim from a former model. Five years after his original conviction, which was overturned in 2024, Weinstein is being retried on criminal sex act charges.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza City school that houses displaced families, local officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in northernGazakilled at least 23 people, while another hit a children's hospital, local health officials said.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:EU fines Apple 500M euros, Meta 200M euros for breaking competition rules
The companies were fined in separate cases as the European Union steps up enforcement of its Digital Markets Act, a sweeping rulebook that amounts to a set of do's and don'ts designed to prevent Big Tech "gatekeepers" from cornering digital markets.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis's body taken in procession to St. Peter's Basilica for lying in state
Pope Francis's body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral expected to bring U.S. President Donald Trump and dozens of other world leaders to Rome.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Hegseth pressured to resign after reports he shared more military intelligence
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth is under growing pressure to resign after reports he shared sensitive military details over the messaging app Signal.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Musk says he’ll step back from DOGE to focus on Tesla as company sees 71 percent drop in Q1 profits
The company has faced angry protests over Musk's leadership of a federal government jobs-cutting group, a role some investors claimed distracted the CEO from leading Tesla.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyes โ but voluntarilyย
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyesโbut voluntarily The Trump administration is working to strip out eight artificial food dyes from the food supply by 2026, according to a plan unveiled by the Department of Health and...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Trump teases China tariff cut
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Trump says bonuses for moms after they have child โsounds like a good ideaโ
President Trump on Tuesday signaled support to reporters about a proposal to give moms bonuses when they have a child amid reports the White House is looking at ways to bring up the nation's birth rates. Trump was pressed by the media Tuesday afternoon about whether he was considering bonuses for moms whenever they have...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Economic forecasts show Trump’s tariffs having major global impact
President Trumpโs trade wars are likely to slow down economic growth across the globe significantly this year, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund. And Treasury Secretary Bessent reportedly told investors that he believes the trade war with China is unsustainable and hopes tariffs on both sides could be eased. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Ron Insana.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source: