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US drops to lowest ranking yet on index of most powerful passports
The U.S. has dropped to its lowest ranking yet on the index that tracks the most powerful passports among countries, according to a new quarterly report released this week. The Henley Passport Index, which was formed by London-based consulting firm Henley & Partners, revealed in a Tuesday update that the U.S. has gone down by...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:
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FCC approves Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil
The stamp of approval from the Federal Communications Commission comes after months of turmoil revolving around President Donald Trumpβs legal battle with β60 Minutes,β the crown jewel of Paramount-owned broadcast network CBS.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Inside Gaza’s neonatal wards where babies born into a war zone battle the odds
President Trumpβs Middle East envoy announced that he was bringing his team home from Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Steve Witkoff said he was withdrawing from talks where Israel, Hamas and mediators had been discussing a deal. As Nick Schifrin reports, it comes as nearly all of Gazaβs two million people are hungry. A warning, images in this story are disturbing.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to cut interest rates during visit to Federal Reserve
President Trump continued to dial up the pressure on Jerome Powell during a visit to the Fed. The president's public remarks and personal insults about Powell are a major departure from past presidents, and his approach has sparked questions about whether the Fed's independence could be undermined in the months ahead. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Julia Coronado of Macro Policy Perspectives.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump pushes cities to remove homeless people from streets
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order pushing cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to move most of the agency's staff out of Washington, two women were killed and more than a dozen people were injured in eastern Ukraine following Russian strikes and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Newsom on Trump Epstein controversy: 'I enjoy the hell out of it'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) expressed his enjoyment in seeing the frustration President Trump and his allies are experiencing over the administration's handling of information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. βEpstein and Trump were close,β Newsom told host Steven Bartlett on a Thursday episode of βThe Diary Of A CEOβ podcast. βThey were...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Pentagon halts participation in research, think tank events
The Department of Defense (DOD) is halting the participation of its officials in research and think tank events, for now, according to a new directive issued this week. The Pentagon will vet every event where national security officials are invited to speak to ensure the gathering is aligned with the values of the department. "In...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:What Columbia’s settlement with the Trump administration means for higher education
Columbia University and the Trump administration reached a deal that restores federal funding and research grant money to the university. As part of the agreement, Columbia will pay $200 million to the federal government. Amna Nawaz discussed the agreement and what it means for higher education with Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Why the DOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell amid backlash over Trump’s Epstein ties
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal surrounding President Trump is intensifying, fueled by growing Republican defiance even as the administration deploys efforts at distracting public attention. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest developments with Carrie Johnson, the national justice correspondent for NPR.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Passenger plane crash in Russia’s Far East kills all 48 people aboard, officials say
The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning wreckage of the plane on a hillside south of its planned destination in Tynda, more than 4,350 miles east of Moscow, Russiaβs Emergency Situations Ministry said.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:‘We kept our promises’: Rep. Haridopolos touts GOP victories in Trump’s first 6 months
The House of Representatives is headed for the August recess after Speaker Johnson cut business short amid the political furor related to Jeffrey Epstein. House Democrats spent this week introducing amendments to force a vote on releasing documents related to the Epstein investigation. To discuss the political battle and GOP priorities, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rep. Mike Haridopolos of Florida.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:How the government’s crackdown on unpaid student loans could impact millions
The Trump administration is making significant changes to how it deals with student debt. It has resumed loan collections from past borrowers, and these changes could have a significant impact on weekly paychecks and credit ratings for many people. This month, two million overdue borrowers could be facing those penalties. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:U.S. unemployment claims remain at historical low after falling for 6th straight week
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 19 fell by 4,000 to 217,000. Thatβs fewer than the 227,000 new applications analysts were expecting.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow NIH to cancel health grants
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to continue moving forward with canceling National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants over their connections to diversity initiatives. The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the court for an emergency stay that would stop Boston-based U.S. District Judge William Young's ruling last month, which halted the...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Habba set to remain top federal prosecutor in New Jersey despite ouster by judges
President Trump's pick for New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, on Thursday said she would continue on in the position despite a judicial decision declining to extend her interim status and instead opting to replace her. She doubled down in her first remarks since the decision, declaring that she is now the state's acting...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:5 takeaways from Trumpβs visit to the Federal Reserve
President Trump on Thursday visited the Federal Reserve headquarters alongside Chair Jerome Powell to tour a major renovation taking place there, a project he and his administration have criticized as being over budget. Powell has drawn Trumpβs ire over the central bankβs decision to keep interest rates where they are, citing economic uncertainty. Trumpβs visit...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding
The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Maxwell attorney said she answered hours of questions from DOJ's Blanche
An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell said she had a βvery productiveβ meeting on Thursday with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who flew to Tallahassee, Fla., to meet with her amid pressure to release more information from the Epstein files. Blanche took the unusual step of questioning Maxwell, a close associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein....
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:US signs MOU with Mexico on Tijuana River sewage crisis
The U.S. and Mexico on Thursday took collaborative steps toward curbing a long-standing, cross-border environmental crisis: the unfettered sewage flow from Tijuana into Southern California. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart Alicia BΓ‘rcena Ibarra signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that addressed the βenvironmental, public health and national security...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:'Whites-only' community seeks Missouri expansion
A "whites-only" group called Return to the Land (RTTL), derided by critics as racist and antisemitic, is looking to expand its reach from its base in northern Arkansas to an area near Springfield, Mo., a co-founder of the group said recently. The prospect of a growing βwhites-onlyβ community β where members are evaluated based on...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Republicans back Graham, Cornynβs call for Obama special counsel
A handful of Senate Republicans on Thursday offered support for a move by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) to get a special counsel appointed to investigate former President Obama and the 2016 election. The Graham-Cornyn call for a special counsel comes as Republicans and the Trump administration have been upended by the...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump social media screenings stun students
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story International students cleanse social media International students are scrubbing their social media or in some case reevaluating their decision to study in the U.S. amid new visa screenings. Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press Companies that specialize in mass deletions of posts have seen an uptick in services...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage decision
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was briefly jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to revisit its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide and celebrated its 10th anniversary in June. Davisβs attorneys at the Christian nonprofit...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump presses Powell on renovations, rates
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell pushes back on Trump amid renovation pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disputed President Trumpβs cost estimate of renovations at the central bankβs headquarters during a tour of the site Thursday. AP βIt looks...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Bipartisan lawmakers propose making FEMA a Cabinet-level agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be a Cabinet-level agency that reports directly to the president under a new bipartisan bill. The proposal comes as the Trump administration weighs changes at or even abolishing the emergency management agency. The new legislation from Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) and Greg Stanton...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Texas lawsuit challenges telehealth abortions, citing Comstock Act
A Texas man is suing a California doctor for allegedly providing his girlfriend with abortion medication. The lawsuitβa civil complaint filed in the federal court for the Southern District of Texasβaccuses a physician named Remy Coeytaux of violating state and federal laws by mailing abortion pills to βmurderβ the βunborn childβ of the plaintiff,...
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:France will recognize Palestine as a state, President Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France willrecognize Palestineas a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump and Powell argue over total costs of Federal Reserve building renovations
President Donald Trump publicly scorned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for the cost of an extensive building renovation as the two officials began a tour of the unfinished project.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next?
The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels, and led by the island nation of Vanuatu.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad
There's widespread debate over whether such a merger would be approved by U.S. regulators, which have established a high bar for consolidation in the crucial industry.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won’t seek third term next year
Evers' tenure as governor has been marked by his often contentious relationship with the Legislature, which Republicans have controlled since 2011.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Trump envoy Witkoff says U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks because Hamas is not ‘acting in good faith’
A breakthrough on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas following 21 months of war has eluded the Trump administration as humanitarian conditions worsen in Gaza.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:A mine exploded along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Now border clashes have killed at least 12 people
The trigger for the clashes was a mine explosion along the border Wednesday that wounded five Thai soldiers and led Bangkok to withdraw its ambassador to Cambodia and expel Cambodia's.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Iran says it’s ready for nuclear talks with Washington but only if the U.S. rebuilds trust
The comments Thursday by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi come a day before talks are to be held between Tehran and European nations.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman.
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