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Tate brothers charged with rape and trafficking in the U.K.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate face rape and trafficking charges in the U.K.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after leading effort to slash U.S. government

Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Trump escalates war of words on PutinΒ 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump escalates war of words on Putin President Trump and Russian officials are engaged in a war of words, a sign of escalating tensions between the two powers. Illustration / Courtney Jones; Associated Press; and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump Jr. calls on University of Florida's board to reject new president

Donald Trump Jr. called on the University of Florida’s board of governors to reject former University of Michigan president Santa Ono as UF’s president following the school’s board of trustees unanimous vote to hire Ono. β€œWTF! Have the decision makers at @UF lost their minds!???” Trump Jr. exclaimed in a post on X on Wednesday....

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Court of International Trade blocks Trump’s tariffs in sweeping ruling

A federal court ruled Wednesday that an emergency law does not provide President Trump with unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country, blocking a series of tariff announcements dating back to February that have rattled financial markets. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Tradeunanimously ruled Congressdid not delegate β€œunbounded” tariff authority to...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump pardons former Army officer court-martialed for refusing COVID shot, rules

President Trump on Thursday pardoned a former Army officer who was convicted by a military court martial for refusing to follow the Pentagon’s COVID-19 safety rules. Former Lt. Mark Bashaw was discharged from the Army in 2022 during the Biden administration after he would not take the COVID-19 shot and then refused to work remotely....

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Rubio says US will be revoking Chinese student visas, those with 'Chinese Communist Party' ties or 'studying in critical fields'

Secretary of StateMarco Rubioon Wednesday announced the United States will begin revoking visas from Chinese students, including "those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." "The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields," Rubio said...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

News Wrap: Germany’s chancellor offers to help Ukraine build long-range missile systems

In our news wrap Wednesday, Germany's chancellor offered to help Ukraine build long-range missile systems that could strike deep into Russia, a judge ordered the release of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard researcher saying she was unlawfully held by immigration authorities, the White House say President Trump issued a full pardon for former Congressman Michael Grimm.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

DEI boycott organizer calls for protests against Dollar General

A Georgia pastor who previously called for a "full Target boycott" over the company's decision to halt its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts has now called for protests against Dollar General, according to USA Today. "Target is canceled since they have betrayed and walked away from our community, and we've gone on from there,"...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

As U.S. pauses student visa interviews, education and immigration advocates share views

The U.S. is pausing new student and exchange visitor visa interviews while it looks to expand screening of applicants' social media posts, according to a State Department cable obtained by the News Hour. It's part of a crackdown on immigration and higher education by the Trump administration. Amna Nawaz has views on the effort from Simon Hankinson of the Heritage Foundation and Fanta Aw of NAFSA.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Why public health groups are concerned about changes to COVID vaccine recommendations

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC would drop the COVID vaccines from its list of recommended shots for pregnant women and children. That decision and other recent changes under Kennedy are leading to major worries and unease among medical and public health groups. Ali Rogin discussed more with Dr. Richard Besser.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Site of America’s worst nuclear accident gets new chance to become energy hub

After World War II, nuclear power was heralded as the future of energy. Then the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979 marked a turning point and solidified opposition. In two decades, a dozen U.S. reactors have closed and only three have come online. But the site of America’s worst nuclear accident may now be the site of its rebirth. William Brangham reports for our series, Tipping Point.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Exploring the potential impact of Medicaid cuts in Trump’s big budget bill

As Republicans work to advance a massive bill containing much of President Trump’s domestic agenda, one of the central flashpoints is its potential cuts to Medicaid. Geoff Bennett discussed the impact on healthcare access for millions of lower-income Americans, the elderly and people with disabilities with Jennifer Tolbert, deputy director of the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured at KFF.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump escalates war of words on Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deal stalls

President Trump and Russian officials are engaged in a war of words, a sign of escalating tensions between the two powers as Trump grows increasingly frustrated over the lack of progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump has posted in recent days on social media that Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone β€œabsolutely CRAZY” and...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

CFTC leaders exit as Trump pick prepares to take helm

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story CFTC leaders exit as Trump pick prepares to take helm All four current members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plan to step down in the coming days and months, resigning from the agency just as it is expected to take on regulating the digital asset market. ...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Critics say Trump’s policies weaken the U.S. dollar as his businesses invest in crypto

This week, Trump Media and Technology Group announced it is selling shares and bonds to raise $2.5 billion to create a "Bitcoin treasury.” It marks the Trump family’s latest addition to their cryptocurrency empire. Trump’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, run the family’s multiple crypto ventures and spoke at the world’s largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

American violinist Ariana Kim visits India to explore Carnatic music

The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue maestros from a very different and ancient music tradition. Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story of one American violinist who sought to explore what’s become known as the Carnatic violin. It's for our arts and cultures series, CANVAS.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump fires historians who wrote nonpartisan accounts of US foreign policy

The Trump administration last month quietly fired members of the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, a nonpartisan body tasked with publishing a record of U.S. foreign policy. β€œOn behalf of President Donald Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position on the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation is terminated effective immediately....

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

What could the 'big, beautiful bill' mean for power prices?

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story GOP bill could raise power prices, analyses say The legislation guts massive subsidies for climate-friendly energy sources, including wind and solar power. Gerry Broome, Associated Press file Provisions slashing energy subsidies are expected to have significant ramifications on not only the nation’s greenhouse gas...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump, Fannie and Freddie

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump pitches plan for Fannie and Freddie President Trump has vowed the government would keep its guarantees behind mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac amid a push to take the two public. The Associated...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Transgender teens challenge Kansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors

Two transgender teenagers and their parents are challenging a Kansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors, arguing the measure violates the state constitution and β€œis actively harming Kansas families” in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in a state district court. Kansas’s Senate Bill 63 prohibits health care providers from administering treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

CMS demands data from hospitals providing pediatric transgender care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent letters Wednesday to hospitals that provide transgender care services to children, demanding data on their quality standards and finances. CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz sent letters to β€œselect hospitals,” giving them 30 days to provide specific information on β€œmedical interventions for gender dysphoria in children.” β€œThese are...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump's ambassador predicts Canada trade deal β€” with a catch

There’s some good news, and some bad news, for Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Ottawa.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Judge immediately rejects defense request for mistrial in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case

Combs has pleaded not guilty to leading a racketeering conspiracy that relied on fear and violence to get what he wanted.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Diddy trial: 5 things to know

Hip-hop artist Sean β€œDiddy” Combs has been facing a federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial after he was arrested late last year in New York City. A federal indictment unsealed in September 2024 depicted Combs as the head of an expansive criminal enterprise reliant on employees as well as the influence of Combs’s business empire...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Comey rips Patel, Bongino on leadership abilities, reopened FBI cases

Former FBI Director James Comey criticized the bureau’s current leadership and questioned why FBI Deputy Director Dan Bonginowould announce on social mediathat the bureau was reopening certain cases of β€œpotential public corruption.” In the process, he took a dig at Bongino's recent career switch. β€œIt's a little confusing to me, honestly. I'm sure it's a...

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87

The Kenyan man of letters wrote dozens of fiction and nonfiction books that traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain. Here’s what to know about cerebrospinal fluid disorders

Problems related to cerebrospinal fluid often go unnoticed until something goes wrong.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump’s rules slow the release of migrant children to their families

Government data show only 45 of more than 2,000 children in custody were released last month.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump cuts to Education Department grants will cost students opportunities, educators and former employees say

In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the federal Department of Education. Now, employees who served the nation's students and educators say they fear for the future of public education.

Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour