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Musk slams ‘fake judges’ who 'should be ashamed of themselves'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed “fake judges” challenging him in legal battles during an interview on Fox News’s “The Five” Tuesday, where he also highlighted the importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Musk, who leads the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been a large focus of the Supreme Court election, which...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order

It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries and the Trump administration has placed roughly 80 percent of IMLS staff on administrative leave. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

The impact of private equity’s expansion into health care

Steward Health Care was once the largest private hospital system in the country. When the private equity-backed network filed for bankruptcy last year, it devastated providers and patients. In Massachusetts, five of the eight Steward-owned hospitals were salvaged by the state and two were shuttered. Economics correspondent Paul Solman went there to see what happened and how.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Professor explains why he’s leaving Yale for Toronto as colleges react to Trump’s threats

Princeton University said several dozen of its federal grants have been halted. It's just the latest Trump administration move targeting colleges. Partly in response, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley announced he’s leaving not only his school, but the country, to teach at the University of Toronto. Stanley joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his decision.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Thune backs Trump tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP leader warns against undoing tariffs Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is warning his party not to join a Democratic-led effort to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff on Canadian imports. Greg Nash Thune...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: The Hill

How efforts to send Haiti cheap rice made it hard for the nation to produce its own

As the U.S. sees new tariffs, we look at how they can make or break an economy. In Haiti, U.S. policies forced the government to bring down tariffs on foreign goods, allowing American farmers to export crops cheaply. That made it expensive for Haitians to eat food grown domestically, leading to dependence on foreign aid. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor report.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

ICE : ‘Administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month. Lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia maintain he is not affiliated with MS-13 or any other street gang and argue the U.S. government “has never produced an iota of evidence” that he does.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Why Trump's tariffs may not hit Tesla

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Why Tesla may fare better under Trump's auto tariffs Elon Musk’s focus on American-made products at Tesla could shield his company from the brunt of President Trump’s new tariffs on foreign vehicles and automobile parts. Mike Stewart, Associated Press While foreign automakers and American consumers anticipate climbing...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Judge refuses Trump admin's request to move Mahmoud Khalil case to Louisiana 

A New Jersey-based federal judge on Tuesday declined the Trump administration’s request to transfer pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s immigration detention challenge to Louisiana, where is he is being held. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled he has jurisdiction over Khalil’s case because the Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident was detained in New Jersey when...

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH: Film director Oliver Stone calls for new congressional investigation in hearing on release of JFK files

Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that a lone gunman killed Kennedy. Many documents were previously released but contained newly removed redactions, including Social Security numbers, angering people whose personal information was disclosed.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Top scientists pen letter calling for end to 'assault on U.S. science'

Nearly 2, 000 doctors, researchers, and scientists have signed an open letter urging Americans to stop the erosion of scientific funding and integrity.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

NFL passes on tush push verdict until next month

NFL team owners had been set to vote Tuesday on Green Bay’s proposal to ban the play that’s helped the Philadelphia Eagles win one Super Bowl and reach another, but it was tabled until May.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk

Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill that has bipartisan support.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Storms in Midwest and South could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in coming days

Waves of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South later this week.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

World braces for battery of Trump tariffs today

After spending more than two years teasing of tariffs, Wednesday is the big reveal: the day President Donald Trump unveils the full scope of his protectionist trade policy. From Wall Street, to Windsor, to a wary Washington, the world will be watching.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

After 9 Republicans rebel, House Speaker Johnson fails to stop proxy voting effort led by new moms in Congress

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado want to force a vote on their proposal for proxy voting, which a majority of House colleagues support.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Fungal diseases 'growing increasingly resistant to treatment,' WHO says

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers whether states can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Medicaid money generally can't be used for abortions, but the group is a key provider of other reproductive health services for patients using the publicly funded insurance.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

With TikTok ban looming, Trump thinks deal will come before April 5 deadline

As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and 51st state threats

President Trump's tariff wars with Canada and Mexico set a backdrop for the soccer showcase being jointly hosted by the three North American neighbors.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Crews recover body of 4th U.S. soldier killed after training accident in Lithuania

The final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, ending a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

UN food agency closing remaining Gaza bakeries as supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade

Food supplies are dwindling after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports nearly a month ago. Israel later resumed its offensive to pressure the Hamas militant group into accepting changes to their ceasefire agreement.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Meet the (onscreen) Beatles: Who are the actors starring in separate Fab Four biopics?

Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn were officially introduced on Monday as the four actors tackling a huge challenge — portraying the Beatles in four films, part of Sam Mendes's ambitious project slated for the big screen in 2028.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Fear of famine looms after all Gaza bakeries run out of flour amid month-long Israeli blockade

Bakeries in the Gaza Strip shuttered Tuesday after running outof flour and diesel to operate, as a month-long Israeli blockade on food and aid entering the territory remains in place.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Palestinian from West Bank first detainee under 18 to die in Israeli prison: officials

A teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli detention, officials said.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Hooters, known for skimpy server outfits, files for bankruptcy protection

Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and 'Hooters Girls' in skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a 'parasite'

China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a "stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a "parasite," as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China's navy approaching its coast.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Trump voters brush off threats to Canadian sovereignty as a joke and a distraction

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

B.C. man accused in conspiracy to obtain U.S. technology for Pakistan's nuclear weapons program

A B.C. man is in custody in Washington state, accused of acting as a middleman in a years-long conspiracy to smuggle U.S. technology through Canada in a bid to bypass laws meant to limit Pakistan's military ambitions.

Published on: April 01, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Sen. Lindsey Graham on third Trump term: 'Ask me in '27'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sidestepped a question Monday about whether President Trump could run for a third term in the White House. “Do you think Trump can run for a third term?” a reporter asked Graham on Monday. “Ask me in ’27,” Graham responded, before walking away. The exchange comes amid heightened debate about whether...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Stephen A. Smith on Trump third-term talk: I thought Republicans 'preached about the Constitution'

Media personality Stephen A. Smith blasted Republicans for entertaining the possibility of President Trump running for a third term in office. “Wait a minute, you’re a Republican voter out there. I thought your party was the party that preached about the Constitution. I thought your party was the party that said, ‘We’re not violating, we’re...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump highlights Friedman, Grenell as possible UN ambassadors to replace Stefanik

President Trump on Monday said there are “maybe 30” people interested in serving as ambassador to the United Nations after he pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination. Trump cited David Friedman, who served as ambassador to Israel during Trump’s first term, and Richard Grenell, who served as ambassador to Germany and acting director of national...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: The Hill

House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday requested an independent assessment into Trump administration officials' use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, asking that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard initiate such a process and delegate it to another official. The letter calls for a damage assessment of the fallout related to the chat,...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: The Hill

After devastating earthquake in Myanmar, China filling vacuum left by USAID’s absence

The true impact of the massive earthquake in Myanmar is starting to reveal itself. The military government says the official death toll is more than 2,000 people and hundreds are still missing. Thousands more are injured and homeless. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest and talks with Chris Milligan, a former USAID mission director to Myanmar.

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump says he expects Musk to eventually return to running companies

President Trump on Monday said he expects Elon Musk will eventually return to running his companies after his work overhauling the federal government. A reporter noted that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is a special government employee, which means he can only work for 130 days in his role. When asked if he...

Published on: March 31, 2025 | Source: The Hill