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Wisconsin high court rules governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using veto
The split ruling from the liberal-controlled court on Friday affirms the partial veto power of Wisconsin governors.
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National Archives releases 10,000 pages of records related to 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in a statement the RFK files' release will "shine a long-overdue light on the truth."
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Tourists among 4 killed in cable car crash south of Naples
Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, Italy, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say
U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday, marking the single-deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump's new campaign targeting the rebels.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:U.S. will walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace effort if either side too difficult, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday "we will take a pass" on trying to resolve the war in Ukraine if either Russia or Ukraine makes it too difficult to end the conflict. "It's coming to a head right now," he said.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Why Chinese president Xi Jinping's southeast Asia tour matters amidst Trump's tariffs
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Luigi Mangione indicted on U.S. federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration's order to seek the death penalty for what it called a "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination."
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Abrego Garcia's wife issues statement on domestic violence protective order
The wife of a Maryland man who the United States government mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador stood in defense of her husband while acknowledging that she filed for a civil protective order four years ago. "After surviving domestic violence in a previous relationship, I acted out of caution following a disagreement with...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:US forces hit Yemen oil port in ongoing strikes against Houthis
U.S. forces on Thursday hit a major fuel port in western Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels, the first such airstrike publicly announced since Washington began an air campaign against the militant group in March. βToday, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump administration targets Harvard’s tax-exempt status and international students
The Trump administration has escalated itsongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvardβstax-exempt status.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says he was denied entry into an El Salvador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of ofKilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by theTrump administrationin March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump and Powell set for showdown as tariffs rattle markets
President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are facing off over how the central bank will respond to the economic impact of the White House's trade war. Trump and Powell appear to be locked on a collision course with each other as the Fed has maintained a pause in rate cuts in response to...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Investigators say FSU shooter is son of deputy who used mother’s former service weapon
A shooter at Florida State University in Tallahassee killed two people and injured six more. According to officers, the suspect in custody is a 20-year-old FSU student and the son of a deputy sheriff. William Brangham reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court sets date in May to hear arguments on Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Courton Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trumpβs restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump budget draft proposes deep cuts to HHS
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump budget document proposes deep cuts to HHS The Trump administration is aiming to cut the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by a third next year, according to a proposal leaked Wednesday. AP The...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Chicago Fed president on Trump’s trade war and threats to fire Powell
President Trump took aim at Jerome Powell, calling interest rates cuts and saying the Fed Chair's termination βcannot come fast enough.β It comes as his administration's tariffs continue to cause global fallout. The International Monetary Fund warns it expects slower economic growth and higher inflation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Austan Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Menendez brothers’ bid for shorter sentence and possible parole delayed again
Erik and Lyle Menendez'sbid forshorter sentencesand a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and their lawyers.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Ukraine and European countries push U.S. to take tougher stance on Russia
In our news wrap Thursday, delegations from Ukraine and other European countries are trying to push the U.S. to take a tougher stance with Russia, Chinese President Xi said Cambodia should "resist protectionism" in an apparent slight against U.S. tariffs and a federal judge ruled Google held an illegal amount of influence over online advertising technology.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Hochul denounces 'unacceptable' taping of swastikas on Albany GOP headquarters
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday denounced the vandalization of the state GOP headquarters in Albany. Police say an individual taped swastikas and a message that read, "If this is not what you stand for, prove it," on the building's doors and windows overnight. βThis is unacceptable. No one should ever resort to...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid
The lead Hamas negotiator for ceasefire talks offered to swap all hostages held in Gaza for an agreed-upon number of Palestinians jailed in Israel. The offer came after Hamas reportedly rejected the latest Israeli proposal. Meantime, airstrikes overnight killed at least 27 Palestinians as the lack of aid into Gaza threatens hundreds of thousands. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man
A federal appeals court offered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administrationβs handling of the deportation of a Maryland resident to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to the CECOT prison to meet with government officials and push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access. The senator joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Los Angeles schools leader explains why he refused to let DHS agents see students
Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles but were not allowed in. Agents claim to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action. School administrators say DHS lied about having permission from caregivers to speak to students. The agency denies that its officers lied. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Explaining meme coins and why the joke-inspired cryptocurrencies often crash
In the up-and-down world of cryptocurrency, so-called meme coins are perhaps the most bewildering. The joke-inspired digital currency is all over the internet with new tokens popping up every day by the thousands. The value of some jumped thanks to viral trends or celebrity endorsements. But most never take off, crash or disappear. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump teases Powell's 'termination'
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump ratchets up criticism of Powell President Trump on Thursday said he would be able to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he wanted to, adding heβs βnot happy with him.β The Associated Press...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump claims he can fire Federal Reserve chair 'if I want him out'
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank's long-standing political independence.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Exhibition showcases Frank Costantino’s hand-drawn designs that bring buildings to life
For more than 50 years, architectural illustrator Frank Costantino has been bringing buildings to life with his meticulously hand-drawn project designs. A new exhibition of Costantinoβs work is celebrated at one of Bostonβs most storied institutions. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes a look for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes regulatory shortcuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump moves raise presidential power questions President Trump has sought to take shortcuts in the otherwise lengthy regulatory process via executive order that could mark a notable expansion in presidential power. Greg Nash In recent weeks, Trump has directed federal agencies to withdraw rules...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:UnitedHealth Group stock drops sharply as it slashes earnings outlook
UnitedHealth Groupβs stock dropped sharply on Thursday after the insurance giant slashed its earnings outlook for 2025. The announcement led to a broad drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 527 points, or 1.3 percent. The reason: People enrolled in its Medicare plans needed more care than anticipated. For an insurance company,...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Immigration judge denies bond for detained Tufts student from Turkey, her lawyers say
The Department of Homeland Security presented one document to support their opposition to Rumeysa Ozturk's bond request: a one-paragraph State Department memo revoking her student visa, her lawyers said in the new court filing.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Google suffers second major legal blow
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google has illegal ad tech monopoly, judge rules A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google illegally acquired and maintained a monopoly over advertising technology, the second time in less than a year that the tech giant has been found in violation of antitrust laws. Jeff Chiu, Associated...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Slotkin: Trump is 'very effectively flooding the zone'
Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) said during a recent interview that President Trump is βvery effectively flooding the zoneβ and that Democratic Party lawmakers have not done enough to counter the presidentβs agenda, so far. βI think that Trump is very effectively flooding the zone. I think that he has people on their heels. People...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is 2025 World Press Photo of the year
A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack inGazawas honored Thursday asWorld Press Photoof the year.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Hope Florida board meeting hijacked with porn, Nazi symbols
Florida first lady Casey DeSantis' welfare initiative, Hope Florida, was disrupted by trolls who broadcasted Nazi symbols and pornography during a Zoom meeting, prompting the Department of Children and Families to apologize and take action to address the incident.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Trump extends federal hiring freeze for 90 days
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum extending a freeze on hiring federal civilian employees into mid-July as his administration looks to slash the size and scope of the government. The memorandum states that no civilian government role that is currently vacant will be filled, and no new positions will be created unless stipulated by...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaetz criticizes Florida attorney general over efforts to stop marijuana ballot measure
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) criticized Florida Attorney General James Uthmeierβs (R) efforts during his tenure as Gov. Ron DeSantisβs (R) chief of staff to stop a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state. In a post on social platform X,Gaetz referenceda columnby retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson on...
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