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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanAl Green says he’ll present articles of impeachment against Trump in next 30 days
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said he will bring articles of impeachment against President Trump in the next 30 days, telling protestors at an anti-Trump rally in Washington that he does not “deserve” to hold the executive office. “We need a Senate that will convict him this time, and I want you to know, from my...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:
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Spotlight turns to Booker as Dems look to fill leadership void
Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) record-breaking Senate speech this week is putting him squarely in the political spotlight as Democrats wonder whether he could be a presidential contender in 2028. Booker’s 25-hour speech aimed at combating President Trump’s moves in the White House gave Democrats a boost, especially as the party did better than expected in...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Sunday shows preview: New tariffs upset global trade; Senate GOP advances Trump agenda
The world was caught in the crosshairs of President Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday which forced an outcry from foreign leaders across the globe following the shift in U.S. trade policy. The president of the European Commission said many felt “let down by our oldest ally” while her counterparts in China raced to retaliate. White House...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Across the US, thousands rally against Trump, Musk
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are hitting the streets across the country on Saturday in protest of President Trump and his administration. The “Hands Off!” rallies are taking place in more than 1,000 cities across all 50 states, and nearly 400,000 people have signed up to attend the protests, according to the progressive organization Indivisible,...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:CNBC’s Liesman: Trump tariffs like steering Titanic ‘toward the iceberg’
CNBC's senior economics reporter Steve Liesman said that President Trump’s new sweeping tariffs are equal to steering the Titanic “toward the iceberg.” “And I guess another way to think about it is this. You know, the Titanic hit an iceberg by accident. This is the equivalent of steering the Titanic towards the iceberg,” Liesman said...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Gaza paramedic recounts deadly Israeli attack on ambulances, matches UN accusation
A Palestinian paramedic who was present at an incident in which 15 of his colleagues were killed in southern Gaza last month said he witnessed Israeli troops firing at emergency vehicles that he later saw stained with blood.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:New York public schools reject Trump DEI orders
New York state education officials rejected President Trump’s administration's demand to do away with certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, rebuking the Department of Education (DOE) amid threats of pulling funding over those efforts. The New York State Education Department officials said Friday, “We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Rising rivers, flash floods hit waterlogged communities still recovering from tornadoes
The National Weather Service said 45 river locations in multiple states were expected to reach major flood stage, with extensive flooding of structures, roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure possible.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Can Georgia Meloni connect Trump’s America to its European allies?
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has established herself as a bridge between President Trump and America's European allies, leveraging her pragmatism and no-nonsense governing style to align with Trump's populist policy agenda, while also navigating contentious policy obstacles with European leaders.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Why does the U.S. have presidential term limits? The history of the 22nd Amendment
The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Haberman on Trump tariffs, decision to skip soldier transfer: He's 'going to do what he wants'
National political correspondent Maggie Haberman said President Trump's decision to skip the dignified transfer of four American soldiers who died last week and his sweeping tariff agenda show one thing: "He's going to do what he wants." "I think long ago he stopped caring about certain optics. And he's made very clear during this presidency,...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird highlight Basketball Hall of Fame class
Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team that they played on — dubbed the “Redeem Team.”
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Protesters tee off on Trump, Musk in global 'Hands Off' rallies
More than 1,200 demonstrations were planned across the U.S. and around the globeon Saturday to protest the Trump administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Senate Democrat blasts Trump’s TikTok moves as ‘illegal’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) blasted President Trump over what the Democrat described as a plot to plant political influence on the TikTok platform. Trump granted the app’s parent company, ByteDance, a 75 day extension from Saturday’s divest or ban deadline. Several companies, such as Amazon, Oracle and Blackstone, have expressed interest in purchasing the app...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:NIH-funded research saved my life. Don't take the chainsaw to it.
The NIH is considering a catastrophic cut to indirect cost reimbursements for public universities, which would hurt the economy and real people across the country, and jeopardize the future of medical innovation.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Adams's independent bid injects more uncertainty into NYC race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to run for reelection as an independent is injecting fresh uncertainty into a race that has been shaping up into a likely comeback for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). Adams announced his decision Thursday after much speculation that he would forgo the Democratic primary amid long odds of...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:House GOP leaders urge support for Senate budget resolution as fiscal hawks balk
House Republican leaders are urging their members to adopt the Senate’s version of the budget resolution that will tee up President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda, arguing that major differences between the chambers' instructions on spending reductions do not prevent fiscal hawks from achieving their goals of historic cuts. In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to members on...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:‘We are cutting up the strip’: Israel deploys troops to new corridor across southern Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesdayannounced the new Morag Corridorand suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:4 takeaways from the Senate budget vote and what’s next for Trump’s agenda
The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over aRepublican budget planthat's a cornerstone ofPresident Donald Trump'sdomestic agenda.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:The time is ripe for a geothermal boom
With the right investments, this country has the potential to unlock one of the most powerful and reliable sources of energy at our disposal: heat from the Earth itself.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:NSA names acting director after top officials ousted
The Trump administration named Lt. Gen. William J. Hartman as acting director of the National Security Agency (NSA) late Thursday, just hours after dismissing top officials, an agency spokesperson told The Hill. Hartman will also serve as acting commander for the U.S. Cyber Command and acting chief for the Central Security Service. Sheila Thomas was designated...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Iran’s currency falls to new record low against U.S. dollar as tensions run high
Iran’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday, costing over 1 million rials for a single greenback astensions between Tehran and Washingtonlikely will push it even lower.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘Hands Off’ protest against Trump and Musk’s federal cuts in Washington, D.C.
Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy condemns 'weak' reaction of U.S. ambassador after deadly Russian missile strike
The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including nine children, regional governor Serhii Lysak said Saturday.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Top American scientists just lost their jobs. Canada is rolling out the welcome mat
What would it take to bring American scientists north? Increasing research funding — as well as costs for things that make research possible — would be a good start, say experts.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:National Weather Service pauses severe weather alerts in Spanish and other languages
The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this week.
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:JP Morgan predicts 2025 recession as Trump tariffs rattle market
J.P. Morgan is forecasting that the U.S. economy will enter a recession this year as fallout from President Trump's tariffs has taken hold. In a Friday evening note to investors, the company's chief U.S. economist Michael Feroli said the firm predicts that gross domestic product (GDP) will likely contract "under the weight of the tariffs."...
Published on: April 05, 2025 | Source:Chemical industry asks for blanket exemptions to Biden-era regulations
Two leading chemical industry groups have asked the Trump administration for blanket exemptions to certain Biden-era regulations for all polluters. TheAmerican Chemistry Council and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exempt all polluters from Biden-era rules that limit their emissions of toxic chemicals. Just because the trade and...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump drops Medicare obesity drug proposal
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump officials reject Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs The Trump administration says it will not move forward with a Biden proposal that Medicare cover anti-obesity drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Zepbound from Eli Lilly. ...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Tariffs quash Trump TikTok deal
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok deal pulled after Trump tariff announcement A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Trump was poised to sign an executive order approving a deal that would have seen TikTok’s U.S. operations spun off into...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trade war, tariffs and uncertainty drag markets to worst week in years
Stocks were in free fall again Friday as markets saw their worst week in years. The trade war heated up as China responded to President Trump with their own 34 percent tariffs on imported U.S. goods. Markets fell further after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the tariffs are expected to lead to higher prices and weaken the economy. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Justin Wolfers.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked due to sex abuse allegations, dies at age 94
Theodore McCarrick,a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked byPope Francisin 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump gives TikTok another 75 days to find American buyer to keep app running
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump said he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find an American buyer, Secretary of State Rubio said it will become clear within weeks whether Russia truly intends to pursue peace with Ukraine, a judge ordered the Trump administration to return a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and a South Korean court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Senate parliamentarian says lawmakers can’t overturn California car rules — but Republicans may try anyway
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that lawmakers cannot use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn California’s electric vehicle mandate — but Republicans may defy the arbiter of the Senate’s rules. The parliamentarian’s ruling was first made public by statements from Senate Democrats Friday. “We’re gratified that the Senate parliamentarian followed decades of precedent showing...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Trump purges natsec staff after Loomer meting
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Laura Loomer and Trump’s natsec purge: What to know President Trump this week purged various national security officials after meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer. AP The Trump administration fired at least a half dozen...
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