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Burgum says 'they certainly have room for' Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he “certainly” believes that there’s enough room on Mount Rushmore for President Trump’s face. Burgum joined Trump’s daughter-in-law and new Fox News host Lara Trump for an interview that aired on her show “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday. His appearance came just days after President Trump signed an...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:
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5.1 magnitude aftershock rattles Myanmar as residents struggle to clear rubble
The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Goldberg on risk of legal action from Trump administration: 'I don’t get bullied'
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, brushed off the risk of a legal threat from the Trump administration after he reported on a Signal group chat featuring top Trump administration officials. “Jeffrey, I don't have to tell you this, the administration has taken legal action against news organizations,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said Sunday...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Iran rejects direct nuclear negotiations with the U.S. in response to Trump’s letter
President Masoud Pezeshkiansaid that Iran's response, delivered via the sultanate of Oman, left open the possibility of indirect negotiations with Washington. However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term
The 22nd Amendment, added to the U.S. Constitution in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president four times in a row, says "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term, despite constitutional limit
The 22nd Amendment, added to the U.S. Constitution in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president four times in a row, says "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Warner: 'No question' information shared in Signal chat was 'classified'
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said there is “no question” that the information shared on the Signal group chat with high-level defense officials was classified. “Absolutely,” Warner said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week” when asked whether the information in the group chat, which inadvertently included The...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Former Trump intel official says 'risk of loss' from Signal could have been 'profound'
Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said the “risk of loss” from the Signal group chat could have been “profound.” Gordon joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where she was asked to weigh in on top Trump administration officials using the app to coordinate its...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:What happens to health research when ‘women’ and ‘diversity’ are banned words?
Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Gabbard, Ratcliffe 'lied repeatedly' about Signal chat messages, Bennet says
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said on Sunday that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe “lied repeatedly” about messages in a Signal group chat in which top members of the Trump administration discussed an attack on Yemen. “Intelligence officials told your committee this week that no classified information was shared. Do...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Stefanik predicts new Columbia leader 'won't last' because 'they still don't get it'
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) predicted on Sunday the new acting president of Columbia University “won’t last” after the prestigious institution lost its second leader in recent months to scrutiny of its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism on campus. Columbia’s former interim president, Katrina Armstrong, resigned Friday amid a tussle with the Trump administration over...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom
Turkey's descent into authoritarianism began with judicial independence being dismantled, and now Erdogan has arrested his most formidable political rival, leading to mass protests and a warning to other democracies about the dangers of democratic backsliding.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Russian drone attack kills 2 in Ukraine; Trump 'angry' at Putin over Zelenskyy comments
Russian drones hit a military hospital, shopping centre and apartment blocks in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while U.S. President Donald Trump voiced anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made about the leader of Ukraine.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says he's 'not joking' about a possible third term
President Trump said Sunday he’s “not joking” about serving a possible third term, marking the second time in less than three weeks that he's floated the idea. “I'm hearing — you don't sound like you're joking. I've heard you joke about this a number of times,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said during a phone call with the president, discussing a third...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Actor Richard Chamberlain, who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare’ and ‘Centennial,’ dies at 90
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," has died.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Gaza’s bakeries on the brink of shutting down under Israel’s blockade of all food and supplies
For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Strip’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians. It’s the longest blockade yet ofIsrael’s 17-month-old campaign against Hamas, with no sign of it ending.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish FM’s scolding remarks
The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Protests against Elon Musk’s role in Trump administration swarm Tesla showrooms
Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Gisèle Pelicot's daughter alleges her father, the convicted rapist, abused her, too
The explosive mass rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other French men may have come to an end Dec. 19, but for his daughter, Caroline Darian, the story was nowhere near over. She shares what the ordeal has been like for her mother and herself in a new memoir, I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:In France's southern wine region, Trump's tariff threats are already killing business
European winemakers are losing business even before U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new tariffs.His threat of a 200 per cent markup has scared away U.S. importers.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:A U.S. brain drain could be Canada's brain gain
Over the last few months, academics and scientists in the U.S. have been scrambling to keep their footing on swiftly eroding ground, amid massive Donald Trump-ordered funding cuts and new restrictions.But although a weakening of the American scientific community has far-reaching impacts on the global academic landscape, experts say one side effect could be top talent from the U.S. making the move to Canada — something...
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Wisconsin judge blocks suit against Musk over $2M Supreme Court race handout; AG appeals
A Wisconsin judge on Saturday declined the state attorney general’s request for an emergency injunction to prevent Elon Musk from paying two voters $1 million for opposing “activist judges” in the upcoming Supreme Court election. The billionaire has voiced his support for Republican candidate Brad Schimel, who's running against liberal opponent Susan Crawford. Musk is...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:What is the legal process for deporting U.S. green card and visa holders?
Immigration experts said people with visas and green cards have been deported under other administrations, but some of the Trump administration’s actions have been unprecedented.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Rescuers in Myanmar and Thailand race to find survivors as earthquake death toll soars
Myanmar’s ruling military government now says more than 1,600 people have died in a devastating earthquake as more bodies are being pulled from rubble. The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, and it rocked neighboring countries, including Thailand. Debi Edward of Independent Television News reports.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital
In our news wrap Saturday, suspected U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen, southern Texas is getting a much-needed break from torrential downpours that caused flooding, a judge ruled against the dismantling of Voice of America, Elon Musk is shifting ownership of the social media platform X, and the Oxford English Dictionary added dozens of new words to its pages.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:How new job cuts at the nation’s leading health agency affect Americans
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned. On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” That follows this week’s announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services would fire around 10,000 of its workers. Ali Rogin speaks with two former HHS leaders about what this means for the country.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:The women lighthouse keepers who saved countless lives from coast to coast
For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific coast.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Shouted questions at Trump have consequences: New actions by White House
"Mr. President! You talked about some of the violence that’s been going on at dealerships,” a reporter yelled to President Trump as he stood next to Elon Musk and a Tesla parked near the White House lawn earlier this month. “Some say they should be labeled domestic terrorists.” “I’ll do that,” Trump interjected. “We’re going to...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Sunday shows preview: Trump dismisses Signal chat fallout; Tariff trade war heats up
President Trump navigated his response this week to bombshell reports of Cabinet members conversing about the United States’ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen via Signal, an online messaging platform, after it was revealed that The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to the chain, where sensitive information was shared. The journalist shared the...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Maher rails against NPR CEO, calls for public media funding cuts
Talk show host Bill Maher railed against NPR CEO Katherine Maher, characterized the radio outlet as “crazy far-left” and called for public media funding cuts, arguing the country is "past the age" of subsidizing them. “I also read my namesake, Katherine Maher — head of NPR — and, you know, she said, ‘We're completely unbiased.’...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Ukraine expects Russia to launch fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position
Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotiating positionin ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:White House correspondents’ dinner to no longer feature comedian
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will no longer feature a headline performance from comedian Amber Ruffin as tensions between the White House and the press group have escalated ahead of next month’s ritzy event. The WHCA President Eugene Daniels said in a Saturday email to members that the board unanimously decided that...
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis shows ‘surprising improvement’ after surviving life-threatening crises, doctor says
Pope Francishas shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ sincereturning to the Vaticanto convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiff’s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:ICE detains University of Minnesota international student
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a University of Minnesota international graduate student earlier this week, according to the institution, calling it a “deeply concerning situation.” The university said that an international graduate student was arrested by ICE officials at an off-campus residence Thursday. The student was enrolled in the school’s Twin Cities...
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