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Military schools offer test case for Trump education reforms
Military academies could increasingly show what President Trump wants to see from public schools and colleges. While K-12 districts and universities are fighting back against book removals; transgender athlete bans; and the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, the administration has a far freer hand at military institutions. Military schools fall...
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Johnson: US must 'eliminate people on Medicaid' who are not 'eligible to be there'
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Republicans would protect entitlement programs as they press ahead with deep cuts to federal spending, but he added the government must “eliminate people on Medicaid” who are not “eligible to be there.” “The president has made absolutely clear many times, as we have as well, that we're...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:House Democrat blasts tariffs reversals: 'Chaos and confusion isn’t good for anybody'
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.) on Sunday criticized President Trump’s approach to tariffs, saying the “chaos and confusion” caused by his strategy have not helped anyone. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” the Rhode Island Democrat urged his GOP colleagues to “speak up” against the tariffs. “I wish that Republican colleagues in both chambers...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Reps. Luna and Garcia should make their next JFK hearing a fair fight
The Oversight and Government Reform's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing on the JFK files, but the hearing was a disappointment for anti-conspiracy critics as no one present was interested in making the case that Lee Harvey Oswald was the intellectual author of the assassination.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Israel intensifies deadly strikes across Gaza and hits a major hospital in the north
A wave of Israeli strikes acrossGazaon Sunday hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, asIsrael vowed to expand its security presencein the small coastal strip.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania police make arrest after suspected arson at governor's mansion
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated overnight from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building, police said Sunday.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Warren: Democrats 'don’t have to wait' for courts to 'step in' to fight Trump tariffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on Democrats to fight against President Trump's tariffs rather than waiting for courts to potentially intervene. Warren joined ABC News’s “This Week” on Sunday, where she was asked about the challenges to the tariff rollout and her call for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate if Trump allies...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:GOP senator on Trump tariffs: 'What’s the endgame here?'
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Sunday said he’s questioning President Trump’s “endgame” in his approach to tariffs, saying the ongoing “volatility” isn’t good for businesses. “One thing I learned in the private sector is unpredictability can work pretty well in the negotiation, but the private sector — businesses want certainty. They want stability. They...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square
Aconvalescing Pope Francisgreeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week," in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threateningbattle with double pneumonia.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Stephen A. Smith on Whitmer's White House appearance: 'She has no choice but to do that'
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith weighed in on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) appearance in the White House, saying she has no choice but to engage with President Trump. Smith joined ABC News’s “This Week” on Sunday, where host Jonathan Karl asked him about Whitmer appearing to hide from the press after meeting with Trump....
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Trump tariff whiplash to take center stage on Sunday shows
The whiplash from President Trump's fresh tariff agenda has lasted into the weekend as Trump's approval rating takes a dip as Republicans on Capitol Hill work to carry out his domestic agenda. Financial markets took a dramatic tumble after the president implemented a flat 10 percent tariff on all goods coming into the country, alongside steeper reciprocal...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Khanna believes manufacturing 'isn’t going to come here'
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) believes manufacturing “isn’t going to come” to the U.S. despite the Trump administration placing tariffs on countries to do so. Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where he said he doesn’t think manufacturing for technology will come to the United States and that it...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Where Trump’s deportations are sending migrants
In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken steps to carry out what he has previously said will be “the largest domestic deportation operation” in U.S. history. Experts say recipient countries are likely feeling economic and political pressure from the United States to accept deportees.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Bridgewater founder: 'We are at a decisionmaking point and very close to a recession'Â
Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor and founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said on Sunday the United States is "very close to a recession." In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Dalio expressed concern about a confluence of different economic and political factors that he said could send the U.S. economy into “something...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Ecuador holds runoff election between incumbent Noboa and leftist opponent González
Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Police arrest man after suspected arson attack at Pennsylvania governor’s residence
Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:U.S. won’t say whether it’s facilitating return of Maryland man from El Salvador prison
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who wasmistakenly deportedlast month remains confined in anotorious prisonin El Salvador. But the government's filing did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to returnKilmar Abrego Garciato the United States.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Trump in 'excellent cognitive and physical health,' doctor says
Donald Trump's doctor says the oldest man to be elected U.S. president is 'fully fit' to serve as commander-in-chief as the White House released the results of Trump's physical exam from Friday.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Russian strikes kill more than 30 in Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations
The dead included two children, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement. A further 117 people were wounded, including 15 children, it said.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital shortly after warning to evacuate
Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Israeli missiles hit last major functioning hospital in northern Gaza, knocking it out of operation
Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Ukraine says more than 30 killed in Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy
At least 34 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials say.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Buttigieg says left won't have its own Joe Rogan: 'That’s not how it works'
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Democrats shouldn’t look for their version of podcaster Joe Rogan and instead should find other meaningful ways to connect with voters. The former White House official touted his visions for the future of the party’s appeal during a recent appearance on “The Weekly Show with John Stewart.” "My party’s...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Did Trump engage in insider trading? Experts say he’s unlikely to have legal troubles
A social media post on April 9, followed by a market-moving tariff announcement, led President Donald Trump’s critics to speculate that he might have profited from inside information. Legal and financial experts downplayed the idea that Trump’s message ran afoul of the law.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:U.S. regulators order corrective action after Keystone Pipeline spill in North Dakota
U.S. federal regulators have ordered the Calgary-based operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused more than 556,000 litres of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota. South Bow, the pipeline operator, hopes to return to operations in the next few days.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Bolsonaro transferred to Brazil’s capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Trump administration says man mistakenly deported to El Salvador is 'alive and secure' in first update
The Trump administration provided a Saturday wellness report for the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in their first daily update mandated by a court order. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the White House to document reports on the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday in an effort to determine if the...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Why voting rights groups warn the SAVE Act may make it harder for married women to vote
An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:What to know about the start of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. under Trump
In Oman on Saturday, the United States and Iran appeared to take the first steps that could lead to a new agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear activities and lift U.S. economic sanctions. The White House described the talks as “very positive and constructive.” Iran’s foreign minister said the two sides will meet again in a week. John Yang speaks with policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour for more.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israel cuts off Rafah as it expands military activity in Gaza
In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli forces said they have completely encircled Rafah in southern Gaza, the Trump administration is excluding smartphones, laptops and other electronics from tariffs, Trump said he’s in good shape after his annual physical, and the CDC says there are now more than 700 confirmed cases of measles in 25 states.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Newsom addresses featuring conservative voices on new podcast
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) addressed his decision to feature conservative populists on his new podcast “This is Gavin Newsom” in an interview with the New York Times amid recent blowback. The California Democrat said recent guests, including Charlie Kirk, co-founder of the right-wing advocacy organization, Turning Point USA, Steve Bannon, host of the War...
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Why patients are getting hit with surprise hospital fees for routine medical care
In recent years, hospital systems have been buying up medical practices at a rapid pace. Now, patients getting routine medical care are being hit with high costs and unexpected hospital fees — even if they never visited a hospital. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:New book ‘Unfit Parent’ provides valuable parenting lessons from the disabled community
Last year, the surgeon general warned that parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burnt out. One group of parents is often overlooked: the 1 in 15 with disabilities. Author Jessica Slice, who became disabled years before becoming a mother, says the experience prepared her for parenthood. Ali Rogin speaks with Slice about her new book for our series, “Disabilities Reframed.”
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who wasshot repeatedly by Idaho policefrom the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Sunday shows preview: Trump tariff whiplash persists; Budget woes stress GOP divisions
The whiplash from President Trump’s fresh tariff agenda has persisted into the weekend as the president's approval rating takes a dip and Republicans on Capitol Hill work to carry out his domestic agenda. After implementing a flat 10 percent tariff on all goods coming into the country, alongside steeper reciprocal tariffs against dozens of nations,...
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