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Pastors share how immigration crackdowns are affecting their communities
Two pastors share how the Trump administrationβs hardline immigration enforcement is affecting the communities they serve. Geoffrey Bennet speaks with Rev. Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Rev. Carlos Malave, president of the Latino Christian National Network.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:
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Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence
Violence has become an unwelcome reality in American politics β from this weekendβs murders in Minnesota to the congressional baseball practice shooting to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. To better understand violence and its root causes and potential solutions, William Brangham speaks with Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor at American University and an expert on violent extremism.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Senators call for security funding uptick as Minnesota shootings spook Capitol HillΒ
Senators on Tuesday pleaded with top Capitol Police officials for an uptick in member security funding in the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state legislator. The killing of Melissa Hortman, a Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband over the weekend sent a chill down the spine of lawmakers...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Some Republicans balk at Medicaid cuts
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medicaid cuts alarm some GOP senators The Senateβs deep cuts to Medicaid in the tax and spending megabill are setting off alarm bells among some Republicans, complicating leadership's effort to get the legislation passed by July 4. The Hill,...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Here's Donald Trump's endgame in Iran
The United States now appears at the cusp of a development scarcely conceivable just days ago: direct involvement in bombing Iran. What is Donald Trump doing? Iran strategists differ on some details but share one broad assessment of what the U.S. president is aiming at.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Why Fullbright board members resigned in mass last week
A week ago, 11 of the 12 members of the board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright Program, which promotes international educational exchanges, resigned, citing political interference by the Trump administration. Geoffrey Bennett speaks with David Price, one of the former members of the Fulbright Board and former Democratic Congressman from North Carolina.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Can AI help solve India’s food and water insecurity?
One of the largest challenges facing India: how to sustain food production for 1.4 billion people amid deteriorating soil quality, diminishing water supplies and climate change. For some, including hundreds of artificial intelligence startup companies, the challenge represents a business opportunity. From India, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Senate passes stablecoin framework in major crypto milestone
The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation creating a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in a major milestone for the crypto industry. Lawmakers voted 68-30 to pass the GENIUS Act, which seeks to establish rules of the road for the dollar-backed cryptocurrencies. It marks the first time that major crypto legislation has cleared the upper chamber....
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:EPA reconsidering ban on asbestos
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden's asbestos ban The Trump administration will reconsider a Biden-era regulation that aims to ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, revealing its plans regarding the rule in a court filing Monday. Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images The filing did...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:House-passed Trump bill would add trillions to debt even when accounting for growth: CBO
The House-passed version of President Trump's tax cut and domestic policy bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, even when accounting for its impact on economic growth, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO's "dynamic" estimate, which factors in how the bill's policies would affect economic growth,...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Toy maker challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court for quick decision in long shot bid
The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Noem taken to hospital after allergic reaction
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after having an allergic reaction, according to the department. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that Noem was βalertβ and recovering from the incident. βSecretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:America’s spies say Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment
Trump's national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran's supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Ohio rep included on Minnesota shooter's target list criticizes Trump's response
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) β whose name was purportedly included on the Minnesota shooterβs βhit listβ β called for President Trump to show βmoral leadershipβ in the wake of the shootings of the Democratic lawmakers. In an interview on CNNβs βThe Arenaβ with Kasie Hunt, Landsman criticized the president for declining to call Minnesota Gov....
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:WATCH: NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander, Gov. Hochul speak after Lander’s arrest at an immigration court
In the moments before Lander was handcuffed, agents could be seen trying to physically separate him from the man they had come to detain. Lander struggled to stay close, keeping his arms locked with the man, demanding to see a judicial warrant.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Cause of deadly Air India crash investigated after black boxes are recovered
Experts from Indiaβs Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are probing the crash with assistance from the U.K., the U.S. and officials from Boeing.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Tom Cruise finally awarded an (honorary) Oscar
Cruise, choreographer Debbie Allen and βDo The Right Thingβ production designer Wynn Thomas have all been selected to receive honorary Oscar statuettes at the annual Governors Awards, the film academy said Tuesday. Dolly Parton will also be recognized.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Former Sen. Bob Menendez to begin serving 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Sen. Padilla’s full Senate floor speech recounting his removal from Noem’s LA briefing
In an emotional speech, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., on Tuesday recalled his experience at a Homeland Security news conference where he was handcuffed and briefly detained.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Baby delivered prematurely from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia
April Newkirk says her daughter would be taken off of life support Tuesday.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Kraft Heinz will stop using artificial dyes in U.S. products in 2027
In April, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference that the agency would take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, largely by relying on voluntary efforts from the food industry.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate, is arrested at immigration court
Lander had spent the morning observing immigration court hearings and told an AP reporter that he was there to "accompany" some immigrants out of the building.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Virginia Democrats go to the polls in closely watched 2025 primaries
In the race for governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, whose candidacy thwarted prospective primary challengers, will go up against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears β the only Republican who qualified for the ballot.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui island forces evacuation of about 50 people. No structures have burned
Officials said the fire was 85% contained as of Monday morning.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Trump says the U.S. knows where Iran’s Khamenei is hiding but says he’s safe ‘for now’
Trump says he's looking for "a real end" to the conflict and a "complete give-up" of Iran's nuclear program.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Israeli tank fire kills at least 59 in Gaza crowd trying to get food, medics say
Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in theGazaStrip on Monday,killingat least 59people,according to medics,in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Palantir's big data, AI long game
Palantirβs technology has been used by everyone from the CIA and Mossad to Airbus and Morgan Stanley. The multi-billion dollar big data software company is at the centre of many of the major issues of our time.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:At least 18 dead in Kyiv and Odesa amid Russian missile and drone attacks
Russiaflattened a section of an apartment block in Kyiv on Tuesday in its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year β part of a barrage ofhundreds of drones and dozensof missiles thatkilledat least 18people and wounded151 others.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Eager to become a space superpower, India is sending its 1st astronaut to space in 4 decades
Houston-based Axiom Space is preparing to launch four astronauts into space this Thursday. It's a mission that is emblematic of a new era in space exploration that has India and other countries with national space agencies hitching rides with commercial companies rather than spending time and money building their own rockets.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry will plead guilty
A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the βFriendsβ star's overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Trump to depart G7 early due to Middle East conflict
President Trump will depart the Group of Seven (G7) summit on Monday night, a day earlier than planned, because of the growing conflict in the Middle East. "President Trump had a great day at the G7, even signing a major trade deal with the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Keir Starmer," White House press secretary...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP takes bigger swing at Medicaid in Trump agenda bill
Senate Republicans are taking a bigger swing at Medicaid in their version of legislation to fund President Trumpβs domestic policy agenda and extend his first-term tax cuts. According to text released by the Senate Finance Committee late Monday, the legislation seeks to clamp down on two tactics states use to boost Medicaid funding to providers:...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Senate takes more flexible approach to green tax credits
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Senate releases plans for green tax credit rollback The Senateβs version of President Trump's βbig, beautiful billβ includes changes to green energy tax credits that are more flexible than those passed by the House β but it would still a significant rollback. Michael...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:How Israel’s strikes have damaged Iran’s nuclear capabilities
Israel warned hundreds of thousands of Tehran residents to evacuate a central district of the Iranian capital Monday, as the assault it began last week continued for a fourth day. Iranian strikes also targeted Tel Aviv and other cities. David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, joins Amna Nawaz for more on how the fighting impacts Iran's nuclear program.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Tina Smith confronts Mike Lee over posts about fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmaker
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on Monday confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) over of series of comments he made blaming Democrats for the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker. Shortly after the Senate began its Monday evening vote, Smith was seen walking into a conference room where Republicans were about to hold a meeting to...
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