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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire independent agency board members — for now

The action Wednesday seems to signal the court's support for President Donald Trump's effort to remove some limits on executive power.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH LIVE: House convenes to vote on budget resolution passed by Senate Republicans

“The intention is to have the vote by this evening, and we’ll see when that time is,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters at the Capitol.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Stefanik returns to House GOP leadership and committees after UN nomination withdrawal

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is getting a seat back at the House GOP leadership table and her spots back on House committees as she returns to the lower chamber after President Trump withdrew her nomination to be U.N. ambassador over concerns about the slim GOP majority. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is appointing Stefanik to be...

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Heads of Northwestern legal clinics sue House committee over records demand

The leaders of two Northwestern University law clinics are suing the House Education and the Workforce Committee and their own university to prevent the turning over of records the panel requested of the school. Last month, the GOP-controlled committee sent a letter requesting details of the budgets and guidance at the university’s legal clinics,...

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: The Hill

After skipping Trump inauguration, Michelle Obama says 'I chose to do what was best for me'

Michelle Obama on Tuesday appeared to open up publicly for the first time about her decision to skip President Trump's inauguration, saying she's at the point in her life where she's choosing "to do what was best" for herself. "I get to look at my calendar, which I did this year, with a real big...

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: The Hill

US, China trade war exposes tech vulnerabilities

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tech firms vulnerable in escalating China trade war President Trump’s escalating trade war with China is putting a spotlight on the various technology companies and products poised to feel the ripple effects of the ongoing conflict. AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File President Trump announced Wednesday he would raise...

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: The Hill

5 takeaways from the Trump tariff drama

Financial markets soared on Wednesday after President Trump issued a 90-day pause in almost all the tariffs that had roiled the global economy during the past week. The key exception was China, which had notably declined to back down from Trump’s threats and had issued its own retaliatory tariffs in response. The president announced a...

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: The Hill

'Never give up': These baseball teams have both snapped a combined 141-game losing streak

In a clash of underdogs, two of the longest losing streaks in college baseball history were snapped on Tuesday as Yeshiva University and Lehman College went head-to-head in a thrilling doubleheader. The two teams entered the game with a combined 141-game losing streak.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

U.S. stocks shoot to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs

The S&P 500 surged 9.5%, an amount that would count as a good year for the market. It had been sinking earlier in the day on worries that Trump’s trade war could drag the global economy into a recession. But then came the posting on social media that investors worldwide had been waiting and wishing for.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

U.S. exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow

The U.S. says it rejects efforts to impose economic measures against its ships, leaving IMO talks to continue despite the country's withdrawal.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

WATCH: Trump hosts auto racing champions at the White House

President Donald Trump said he was a racing fan, adding that many people “don’t realize what great athletes they are.”

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Elton John, Mary J. Blige, ‘Minecraft.’ Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry

Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH: ‘This is amateur hour.’ Rep. Horsford blasts U.S. trade rep after Trump tariff pause

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was in the middle of his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee when President Donald Trump announced that he was pausing his new tariffs on most nations for 90 days.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

For many Jews, Passover celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Passover celebrations this year will again occur amid anxieties and divisions among many Jews related to the unresolved Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the specter of widespread antisemitism.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How a mouse watching ‘The Matrix’ helped scientists create the largest map of a brain to date

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

IN PHOTOS | Sneak peek of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan

Media members got a tour of the pavilions at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, which opens to the public on April 13.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

DOJ suggests U.S. agencies free to disregard judge’s order in law firm dispute

The Justice Department has suggested to federal agencies that they are free to disregard a judge’s ruling that halted enforcement of a White House executive order that targeted a prominent law firm.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Your cheat sheet to Congress’ budget fight

This week, Republican leaders hope that the House approves the budget framework that passed the Senate. Nothing less than President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda hinges on it.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Female athletes to be in majority at 2028 L.A. Olympics after big win for women's soccer

The Olympic women's soccer tournament will be bigger than the men's edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16 teams for women and now just 12 for men.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Prince Harry's 'life is at stake' over security changes, says lawyer on final day of appeal

Prince Harry's lawyer warned his "life is at stake" over changes to his security after he stepped down from royal duties, as the prince returned to London's Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday for his appeal about changes to his protection in Britain.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Officials scramble to identify Dominican club roof collapse victims as death toll surges

The number of victims who died after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub surged to 184 late Wednesday as dozens of people lingered outside the Dominican Republic's forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing more than a day after disaster struck.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Roof collapse at Dominican Republic club kills at least 124 as search still on for survivors

A crowd of people grew increasingly agitated Wednesday as they waited at the Dominican Republic's forensic institute for news of loved ones still missing a day after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub in the capital, killing at least 124 and injuring hundreds more.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

A global recession is coming, economists warn

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf

Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the dead, achievingthe biotech company’s first successful de-extinction. But some scientists say that while the wolves’ existence is an impressive feat, they are not exactly as advertised.

Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

GOP glum as Trump tariffs loom

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP mood grows darker on as markets give up gains Glimmers of optimism surrounding President Trump’s tariffs quickly faded Tuesday as the White House dug in on the threat of new levies. Greg Nash As...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Democrats press law firms on deals with Trump

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are pressing the White House and six top law firms about alleged deals struck with the Trump administration to avoid getting targeted by executive orders for hiring lawyers and representing clients whom the president does not like. In the letter to White House counsel David Warrington,...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

House GOP campaign arm raises $35.2M ahead of Trump fundraising dinner

The chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), said the committee raised $35.2 million ahead of its dinner with President Trump on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter. Trump is slated to attend the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner, a key fundraising event for House Republicans, on Tuesday....

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Hegseth rebuffs China's influence at Panama Canal

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth: US to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from Chinese influence The United States and Panama will work together to "take back" the Panama Canal from "China’s influence," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said while visiting the country....

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump says he's for 'major spending cuts' after meeting with House GOP on budget proposal

President Trump said Tuesday he's supportive of "major spending cuts" after a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republicans who have expressed skepticism about a budget resolution to proceed with his legislative agenda. "I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members,...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Global economies hang in the balance with Trump’s tariffs set to officially go into effect

Just hours before major new tariffs are set to kick in, President Trump and his team said he remains open to deals but generally would not back down from levies on goods from more than 80 countries. That includes a 104 percent tariff on China set to take effect at midnight. That message helped kill an early stock market rally. Stephanie Sy reports.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Despite Trump's fossil fuel embrace, some moves rankle industry 

While President Trump has pledged to be a friend to the fossil fuel industry and taken steps intended to bolster it, several of his recent moves have garnered pushback from oil, gas and coal executives. In a recent anonymous survey, oil and gas companies expressed that Trump was creating “uncertainty” and pushed back against his...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Analyst breaks down China’s response to Trump’s trade war

For perspective on the growing trade war between the United States and China and the ripple effects it’s having, Amna Nawz spoke with Elizabeth Economy. She served as the senior advisor for China in the Commerce Department during the Biden administration and is currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax credits

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care FIRST IN THE HILL Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax credits A conservative group is launching new ads targeting GOP senators, urging them to extend ObamaCare subsidies that help people afford health insurance. iStock Plymouth Union Public Advocacy...

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: The Hill

News Wrap: Supreme Court blocks reinstatement of federal workers fired by Trump

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to lay off thousands of federal workers, President Trump signed four executive orders designed to boost coal production after decades of decline and at least 58 people were killed in the Dominican Republic when a nightclub roof collapsed.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH: ‘We’ve got to get’ big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts done, Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself in a familiar jam on Tuesday: Conservative Republican holdouts are stalling action on President Donald Trump's "big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions, refusing to accept a Senate GOP budget framework approved over the weekend because it doesn't cut enough.

Published on: April 08, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour