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How lawmakers are responding to frustrated constituents at town halls

This week marks the end of Congress’s longest break from Washington since President Trump re-entered the White House. For most lawmakers, that has meant more time with constituents. And for some, aggressive questioning at town halls. Lisa Desjardins reports on the past week’s interactions.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump DOT replaces lawyers defending it on New York congestion pricing

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has replaced the lawyers defending it in a case related to New York City’s congestion pricing, just after it was revealed lawyers with the Department of Justice (DOJ) accidentally filed a document questioning the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s case. The move came after DOT accused the lawyers of undermining...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears

Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was revoked and she is flagged for deportation. Geoff Bennett spoke with her via video call from the facility where she’s held.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

What the new FDA commissioner says about possible restrictions on abortion medication

Many conservatives want the FDA to impose tighter restrictions on mifepristone and misoprostol, which can be delivered by mail. The medication accounted for 63 percent of U.S. abortions in 2023. Amna Nawaz spoke with the new FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, about what the agency may do.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump's China trade jam

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump, China differ on progress of trade talks China has left President Trump twisting in the wind on tariffs, declaring it is not engaged in any negotiation with the U.S. as the tariffs take a political and...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Moskowitz hits Trump with 'The White Lotus' meme over Putin plea

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) mocked President Trump’s Thursday Truth Social post with a meme from HBO’s “The White Lotus” of actress Parker Posey. On the show, Posey plays Victoria Ratliff, a character known for her slow-drawling Southern accent. Moskowitz’s post plays on Posey's now-iconic character accent by posting an image of Posey with the words...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

The benefits and financial toll of rebuilding America’s aluminum industry

The central economic focus of President Trump's second term so far has been tariffs. Over the past few months, the president has levied - and also paused - taxes on imports from all over the world. Some have taken effect, including his tariffs on aluminum. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at those and what kind of impact they may have on manufacturers, workers and consumers.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Utility assistance frozen after Trump administration fires program’s staff

Money for heating and cooling assistance for those in need is on the line. As part of the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration reportedly fired the staff that runs the Low-Income Home Energy Program. Congress already approved funds for the program but with the staff gone, the allocated money is frozen. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Logan Atkinson Burke.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Religious directives at Catholic hospitals complicate emergency care for pregnant women

For decades, Catholic leaders in the U.S. have placed restrictions on certain reproductive health services at Catholic-run hospitals. But as abortion is becoming harder to access nationwide, there’s a new spotlight on care at these facilities. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Eureka, California, to meet one woman who ran into the limits of Catholic-run healthcare.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Recounting heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, RFK Jr. urges focus on prevention and community

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called addiction “a source of misery, but also a symptom of misery." In a speech that mentioned God more than 20 times, he pointed to his own experience feeling as though he had been born with a hole inside of himself that he needed to fill.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump administration fast tracks fossil fuels on public lands

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum fast tracks fossil fuels and mining The Trump administration has announced it will use emergency authorities to rapidly increase the pace of approving fossil fuel and mining projects on public lands. iStock The Interior Department announced late Wednesday that it will drastically...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, leaving hundreds of cases in limbo

South Korea’s government has never acknowledged direct responsibility for issues related to past adoptions and has so far not responded to the commission’s recommendation to issue an official apology.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Florida Senate Dem leader ditches party: 'The Democratic Party in Florida is dead'

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, saying the state party “is dead.” “There will be a caucus meeting later this afternoon where I hope that the members of the Democratic caucus will elect a new leader,” Pizzo said, speaking from the floor of the state Senate...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

3 ways scientists use math to help debunk UFO videos

Math, citizen science and the scientific method are all tools researchers use to investigate evidence of unidentified phenomena and reveal they may just have a down-to-earth explanation.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump pardons Michele Fiore, Las Vegas GOP firebrand convicted of fraud

President Trump on Wednesday signed a “full and unconditional pardon” for Michele Fiore, the conservative firebrand and former Las Vegas City Council member who was convicted of wire fraud last year. A jury found Fiore guilty of six counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in October 2024, for...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs

The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration of giving “unconstitutionally vague” guidance and violating teachers’ First Amendment rights.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Raffensperger asks Trump administration to halt deportation of Afghan Christians

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking the Trump administration to halt the deportations of Afghan Christian refugees in the United States. In a letter addressed to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Raffensperger said he has “deep concern” after the department revoked protections from deportation for Afghans, along with Cameroonians. “I...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Musk's post-DOGE future

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What happens to DOGE when Musk leaves? Elon Musk’s plan to wind down his work at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is raising questions about the future of the cost-cutting push that has defined his brief but controversial tenure in the administration. Greg Nash Musk revealed...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

China seeks to leave Trump twisting in the wind

China has left President Trump twisting in the wind on tariffs, declaring it is not engaged in any negotiation with the U.S. as the tariffs take a political and economic toll on Washington. Trump and the White House insist the U.S. and China are making progress toward a deal, but they’ve provided no concrete proof....

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Roommate of woman who alleges sex assault by Weinstein testifies in retrial

Some witnesses are returning to the stand five years after testifying in the landmark #MeToo case. But prosecutors, some defense lawyers and the judge are different — and so are the contours of the testimony and evidence being elicited.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump signs order seeking to jump-start mining of the ocean floor

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea mining has never been done — though some companies have pushed for it — but the seafloor is expected to contain valuable materials. A Trump administration official told reporters Thursday that it expects to find manganese,...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Demonstrators stage ‘die-in’ at HHS to protest cuts to HIV programs

Demonstrators gathered Thursday on the steps of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building for a “die-in” over proposed funding cuts at the agency that could devastate programs addressing LGBTQ health disparities. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sought to radically reshape the department and its approach to health care, including through...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Democratic divisions over 2026 strategy spill into the open

Evening Report is The Hill's evening newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below. DEMOCRATS ARE GRAPPLING with internal divisions as primary season gets underway ahead of next year’s midterm elections. David Hogg, a vice chairman at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is facing pushback over his group Leaders We Deserve, which says it will spend $20 million to back...

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a Venezuelan man to El Salvador, judge rules

A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump can’t deny federal funds to cities that limit immigration cooperation, judge rules

A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump's executive orders were unconstitutional.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Pope’s doctor recounts final moments, says Francis died ‘without suffering’

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

State and local election officials question agency about Trump’s attempt to overhaul operations

Election officials from around the country questioned the leaders of a federal agency tasked by President Trump with implementing parts of his sweeping election overhaul.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

China denies suggestion it’s in talks with Trump over tariffs

China has denied any suggestion that it is in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

‘Overwhelming demand’ for Nintendo Switch 2 preorders creates frustrations for hopeful buyers

U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued amid high demand.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

The honoured guests at Pope Francis's funeral: Rome's most vulnerable

The Vatican announced that some of those living in poverty will be given a chance to pay their respects to the Pope before he is interred at Santa Maria Maggiore. CBC News visited a shelter that the Pope helped set up in 2019.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Modi vows to punish Kashmiri attackers as India closes land border with Pakistan

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

At least 12 killed, 90 injured in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv

Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

A 'madman' penalty: Are Trump's actions eroding U.S. economic power?

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Trump softens tone on tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump's softer tone President Trump sought to tamp down a trade war with China on Wednesday, appearing to be optimistic that he can strike a deal to calm nerves in the U.S. markets. Getty Images...

Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Gabbard refers intel leaks to DOJ, blames 'deep-state criminals'

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she made two criminal referrals on Wednesday related to alleged leaks in the intelligence community and said a third referral is “on its way.” In a post on the social platform X, Gabbard said the third criminal referral “includes the recent illegal leak to the Washington Post,” without...

Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source: The Hill