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Jesuit priest describes seeing ICE agents target migrants at immigration court
The Trump administration has made sweeping changes to the country’s immigration system. In recent months, ICE agents have been arresting migrants outside courtrooms and courthouses. William Brangham spoke with Father Brian Strassberger, a Jesuit Priest who serves migrants on both sides of the border, about what he saw at an immigration court hearing in Harlingen, Texas.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:
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Trump escalates nuclear tensions as Russia deadline nears
President Trump is rattling the U.S.’s formidable nuclear saber amid his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to halt the war in Ukraine, just days ahead of Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire. Trump last week said he was moving two “nuclear” submarines closer to Russia in response to threatening rhetoric from a top...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Gates Foundation pledges $2.5B for women’s health worldwide
The Gates Foundation has announced a new $2.5 billion pledge through 2030 for women’s health initiatives worldwide. It comes at a time when the Trump administration is cutting major research and aid directed at women and maternal health. Amna Nawaz discussed the goals of this new funding with Dr. Anita Zaidi, president of the Gates Foundation's Gender Equality division.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes additional barriers to solar and wind energy
The Trump administration is eyeing additional barriers to the development of solar and wind energy on public lands. In a memo made public late Friday, the administration said that it would seek to block projects that take up a lot of room, calling wind and solar “highly inefficient uses of Federal land.” The memo said...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas becomes battleground for Democratic presidential hopefuls
A slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates are taking front-line positions in the battle over Texas and redistricting, a fight with huge implications for the midterm elections that is giving ambitious politicians a chance to show their loyalty to the party base. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who could...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Watch live: Texas Democrats speak in Chicago
Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu and other members of his party who fled to Illinois over the weekend are expected to speak Monday evening in Chicago. The House Democrats left Texas on Sunday in a bid to stop Republicans from proceeding with a redistricting effort that would give the GOP five more...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas redistricting war escalates across the country
The decision by Texas Democrats to flee the state has ratcheted up tensions and started a new phase in the redistricting war around the country. Democrats from the Lone Star State’s Legislature fled to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts starting Sunday to avoid giving Republicans the quorum needed to pass a highly unusual effort for...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas Democrats face $500 daily fines: What to knowÂ
Texas Democrats who fled their state on Sunday face $500 daily fines as they try to stall GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps, along with Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) call for their arrest. Democrats are denying the Republican-led state House the numbers it needs to function and pausing progress on the...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Abbott takes action against Texas Dems who fled in redistricting fight
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the arrests of state House Democrats who fled the Lone Star State for blue states in an effort to stop the GOP's redistricting legislation. “Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty to Texans,” Abbott said in a statement. “By fleeing the state, Texas House Democrats are holding hostage...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Most stressed about grocery costs: Survey
A majority of Americans are stressed about grocery costs, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In the poll, 53 percent of respondents said that “the cost of groceries” is currently “a major source of stress,” while 33 percent said it is “a minor source of stress” and...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the arrest of the Democrats who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to halt the advancement of new congressional maps that could benefit Republicans in next year's midterms. “Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty to Texans,” Abbott said in a statement. “By fleeing the state,...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Google strikes agreements with 2 grid operators to restructure data center demand
Google announced Monday that it has struck agreements with two regional grid operators to reduce its data center demand at times when the grid is under more strain. The tech giant unveiled agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority to shift certain workloads to limit the stress on the grid in a process...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Is political gerrymandering illegal? 6 things to know as Texas dispute carries on
When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state's congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Stella Rimington, first British woman to become spy chief and M inspiration, dies at 90
Rimington was the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency, a successful thriller writer and the inspiration for Judi Dench’s portrayal of MI6 chief M in seven James Bond films.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Texas Democrats delay redistricting vote by leaving the state
The Republican-dominated House was unable to establish the quorum of lawmakers required to do business.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:U.S. tariffs put 30,000 South African jobs at risk, officials say
South African authorities have warned that U.S. reciprocal tariffs could put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk. The U.S. plans to impose a 30% tariff on South African goods, creating uncertainty for export industries.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Mitch McConnell’s legacy comes under fire in Kentucky Senate race to replace him
Towering over Kentucky politics for decades, McConnell is regarded as the master strategist behind the GOP’s rise to power in a state long dominated by Democrats.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:After Hulk Hogan’s sudden death, here are a cardiologist’s tips for avoiding chronic disease
People who exercise to extreme levels and appear healthy on the outside can, in fact, be quite unhealthy on the inside.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Congress is in August recess, but tensions lie ahead on spending and Trump nominations
Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Trial begins for suspects in accused of killing 149 in Moscow concert hall attack
A trial has begun under tight security for 19 defendants accused of involvement in last year’s shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Egyptians begin voting in Senate election amid frustrations over stagnant economy
Egyptians have started voting for candidates to the nation's Senate, an advisory body that supports the lower house in reviewing and passing laws.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: 'It's time to fight back'
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) urged his party to "fight back" on Sunday as Democratic legislators left the Lone Star State.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Personalized pricing has spread across many industries. Here’s how consumers can avoid it
As AI powers individualized pricing across industries, businesses are increasingly charging based on what they think you can pay.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Texas Democrats leave the state in effort block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump
The dramatic move couldexpose Democrats to fines and other penalties— with the state's attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Texas Democrats flee state in bid to stop GOP maps from advancing
Texas House Democrats announced on Sunday that they were leaving the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pickup opportunities ahead of 2026. The Texas Democrats said they were denying Republicans a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed present in order to...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Supplies trickling into Gaza not enough to prevent Palestinian deaths, UN office warns
Sunday marks one week since Israel began daily “tactical pauses” of fighting in parts of Gaza to allow more aid into the territory. But humanitarian groups say supplies are only trickling in, with violence continuing to kill aid-seekers as the hunger crisis worsens. Ali Rogin speaks with United Nations humanitarian office spokesperson Olga Cherevko about what she’s been seeing inside Gaza.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Ukraine, Russia agree to exchange 1,200 prisoners as aerial strikes continue
In our news wrap Sunday, Russia and Ukraine traded strikes while Zelenskyy announced the countries agreed to a large prisoner exchange, the Senate left D.C. for the summer, the Smithsonian said the administration did not ask them to remove mentions of Trump’s impeachments from an exhibit, former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith is under investigation, and Pope Leo XIV led Mass at the Jubilee of Youth.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:What to know about Delta’s use of AI to adjust ticket prices in real time
The next time you purchase an airline ticket online, there’s a chance the price was influenced by artificial intelligence. Delta Airlines is the first major carrier to begin using AI to set ticket fares, the latest development in an industry that’s been experimenting with different ways to adjust ticket prices in real time. Ali Rogin speaks with Reuters reporter David Shepardson to learn more.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Why American children are less healthy now than nearly two decades ago
As the Trump administration works to reimagine public health, a new study paints a stark picture of the challenges facing the nation’s kids. American children’s health has significantly worsened across several key indicators since 2007, according to a recent study published in JAMA. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Christopher Forrest, a pediatrician and one of the study’s lead authors, for more.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU
Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU). Puzder’s confirmation went through in a 53-44 vote, with New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen (D) crossing the aisle to vote with most Republicans in support of Puzder. Sen....
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer "had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years," portraying...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Women find connection in the Lois Club, where everyone knows your name
In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general warned of an epidemic of loneliness, saying that increasing social isolation threatens Americans’ health and well-being. For some women, there’s a special club that offers immediate social connection — a place where everyone knows your name. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the Lois Club.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Putin and Netanyahu vex Trump on the world stage
Two foreign leaders have become more vexing to President Trump than he expected: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Each of them has complicated the political calculus for Trump on the world stage, owing not only to the suffering each of them has imposed on Ukrainians and Palestinians, respectively, but also...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as US attorney for DC
The Senate on Saturday night confirmed President Trump's pick Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host and prosecutor who served as district attorney for Westchester County in New York, was confirmed along party lines in a 50-45 vote. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mitch...
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