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US deadlines in Ukraine are a gift to Putin and Xi
President Trump's 10-12 day countdown for Russia to reach a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine has not translated into action, while Russia has used the time to intensify its offensive against Ukraine and China has become increasingly visible in its support of Russia.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:
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Pope Leo XIV thrills hundreds of thousands of young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into a vast field on Romeโs outskirts Saturday for the weekend highlight of the Vaticanโs 2025 Holy Year: an evening vigil, outdoor slumber party and morning Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV that marks hisfirst big encounterwith the next generation of Catholics.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:If Trump saves Maxwell, he will destroy everything he promised
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted child trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein's chief enabler, has offered to testify in exchange for a pardon, and President Trump appears to be considering the proposition, despite the evidence of her systematic sexual abuse of children.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Government probes Trump prosecutor Jack Smith over alleged Hatch Act violations: Report
The federal government reportedly launched a probe into the actions of special prosecutor Jack Smith who investigated President Trumpโs criminal cases beginning in 2022. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Saturday officials would look into Smithโs potential violation of the Hatch Act, which restricts government employees from political involvement, according to NBC News. The...
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘I think their numbers were wrong,’ Trump says after firing BLS head over jobs report
President Donald Trump says he "did the right thing" by having his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than previously reported.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Boris Johnson blasts Starmer for backing Palestinian state: โRidiculousโ
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday slammed the current UK leader for threatening to recognize Palestinian statehood amid the ongoing war in Gaza, calling the move "ridiculous." Johnson signaled Prime Minister Keir Starmer's commitment โ largely following France's lead โ was aimed toward capturing voters' attention, not promoting a ceasefire. โIt's nothing to...
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:TikTok can shape Americaโs next generation and Beijing knows itย
Young Americans are being asked to unwittingly face off against an algorithm that is likely a tool of Chinese intelligence services.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Americans' becoming more aware of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy: Survey
The number of U.S. adults that are aware of GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, has jumped significantly in the last few years, a new survey shows. The YouGov poll, released Friday, shows that at least 80 percent of respondents have heard at least "a little bit" about semaglutide, a...
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Texas House committee advances GOP-friendly map
A Texas state House panel on Saturday advanced proposed congressional maps that aim to make the Lone Star Stateโs district lines even friendlier to Republicans. The Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted to advance a set of maps that would give Republicans five more pick-up opportunities ahead of 2026 and would impact lawmakers...
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Electricity cost concerns grow amid push for more AI data centers
โData centers are affecting electricity, but they are affecting electricity planning at this point," Tricia Pridemore said.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:The left is trying to use international โlawfareโ to shut down Musk and X
One personโs โdisinformationโ is anotherโs โirrefutable truth.โ
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station
The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule afterlaunchingfrom NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess
The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent a shutdown when they return in September. The chamber approved three bills that provide more than $180 billion in discretionary funding for...
Published on: August 02, 2025 | Source:Kevin O'Leary on Trump's BLS firing: 'Don't shoot the messenger'
โShark Tankโ investor Kevin OโLeary on Friday criticized President Trump for proposing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head be fired after reporting a decline in job growth. Hours before his comments, Trump slammed Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in a Truth Social post alleging she altered job reports to favor former Vice President Harris during the...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Tariffs will help improve ‘broken global economic situation,’ economist Oren Cass says
President Trump announced another list of new tariffs on more than 60 countries, an unprecedented economic move that seeks to remake the global trade system. The tariffs, which range in rates from 10 to 41 percent, will take effect next week. It comes as the jobs report came in weaker than expected, with just 73,000 added last month. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Oren Cass of American Compass.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Trump officials weigh fate of $9M contraceptives stockpile feared earmarked for destruction
Funded by U.S taxpayers, the family planning supplies were intended for women in war zones, refugee camps and elsewhere, according toa bipartisan letterof protest to Secretary of StateMarco Rubio from two U.S. senators.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Federal Reserve governor to resign early, giving Trump an opening to fill
In our news wrap Friday, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler resigned early, giving President Trump a position to fill, Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved from a federal prison in Florida to one in Texas, Russia launched its deadliest air assault on Kyiv in over a year and El Salvador will lengthen presidential terms to six years and remove term limits.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:EU chief’s texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, New York Times reports
Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during theCOVID-19pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported Friday.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Security contractor says he witnessed ‘barbaric’ and un-American tactics at Gaza aid sites
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S. and Israeli-backed humanitarian aid initiative, has been delivering aid into Gaza since May. But since then, the U.N. says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed outside of GHF aid sites. Nick Schifrin spoke with former security contractor Anthony Aguilar about what he saw there and why he believes the execution of the GHF mission has failed.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a helicopter and passenger jet in Washington that killed 67. New information confirms the crew of the Army helicopter faced several problems, including incorrect altitude measurements and issues hearing air traffic controllers. Aviation correspondent Miles OโBrien reports.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Charlamagne tha God floats Jon Stewart for 2028 bid
Charlamagne tha God shared a soft endorsement for Jon Stewart in an interview set to be published Saturday after discouraging former Vice President Kamala Harris from launching another White House bid in 2028. โI would love to see Jon Stewart run in 2028,โ Charlamagne told Fox Newsโs Lara Trump. โIf weโre talking about like a...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:A look at Trump’s effort to reshape the White House in his image
The Trump administration announced plans for one of the largest renovations to the White House in decades. It includes a 90,000 square foot state ballroom that will be built in the East Wing at a projected cost of $200 million. The White House says donations from President Trump and other private donors will fund it. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Tamara Keith of NPR.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery
The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that he attempted to influence witnesses who accused the law-and-order leader of having links to a paramilitary group in the 1990s.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s firing of labor statistics head after weak jobs report
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump fires the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs report, the White House surveys the humanitarian situation in Gaza today and former Vice President Harris makes her first television appearance since losing the election.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Renowned Pakistani filmmaker on fighting gender inequality
For decades, legendary photographer Platon has been taking portraits of some of the worldโs most prominent people. He recently started filming his photo shoots in which he gets his subject talking in a disarming way. We share Platonโs dialogue with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a Pakistani filmmaker and political activist who highlights gender inequality, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Authorities search for suspect after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar
The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, according to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, which is leading the investigation. The agency confirmed four people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Apple faces steep tariffs
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Apple anticipates $1.1B price tag from tariffs next quarter Apple expects to face $1.1 billion in tariff-related costs next quarter on top of $800 million from the prior three months. Alberto Pezzali, Associated Press The iPhone-maker, which has been hit particularly hard by President Trumpโs tariff push, still reported strong quarterly...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:CDC bars expert groups from advising on vaccines
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC bars expert groups from advising on vaccines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told some expert groups that they will no longer be able to help review scientific data used to issue vaccine recommendations. ...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Texas flood survivors speak out
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Flood survivors decry ack of aid, โtoxic pitโ conditions Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, survivors told a field hearing of the Texas Legislature in Kerrville on Thursday. AP...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Trump rages over bad jobs report
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump axes labor statistics chief after bad jobs report President Trump ordered the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report he blamed squarely on the appointee of former...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing
President Trumpโs economic pitch took a serious hit Friday after the latest federal jobs report revealed stunning weakness in the labor market. He responded by firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for what he called politically motivated revisions that lobbed off hundreds of thousands of job gains earlier this summer. The...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Tesla found partly liable for fatal autopilot crash
A federal jury Friday found Elon Muskโs Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving the electric vehicle (EV) makerโs autopilot system. The Miami jury determined Tesla was 33 percent responsible for the crash and ordered the company to pay several million dollars in damages. The family of Naibel Benavides sued the EV maker...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:College at center of USA Fencing fight agrees to deal with Trump administration on trans athletes
Wagner College, a small, private liberal arts college on Staten Island in New York has agreed to comply with the Trump administrationโs restrictions on transgender student-athletes following a federal investigation that stemmed from an incident at a womenโs fencing competition in March, the Education Department announced Friday. The departmentโs Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Trump ally Bukele secures path to indefinite reelections in El Salvador
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, an ally of President Trump, scored a Friday win after the country's lawmakers passed constitutional amendments eradicating term limits. The measure was passed in a 57-3 vote just one year after Bukele broke with the law setting term limits by saying he would seek a second term as president. The...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee. Trump blamed McEntarfer for the bad Friday jobs report, showing that the country added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. The...
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