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Senate plans changes to Trump bill
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story How senators plan to change the Trump bill Senate Republicans say theyβre going to rewrite the 1,000-plus page package the House narrowly passed Thursday to enact President Trumpβs agenda. Here are some of the areas they...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:
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Brooks and Capehart on House Republicans passing Trump’s legislative agenda
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including House Republicans pass President Trump's budget plan, the administrationβs latest move against Harvard University and Trump's meeting with South Africa's president.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Basketball legend Dawn Staley reflects on successes and challenges in ‘Uncommon Favor’
Dawn Staley is a woman of many titles: five-time WNBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist, head coach and now an author. In her first book, Staley reflects on the lessons that made her who she is today. Amna Nawaz spoke with Staley about her love of basketball and her new memoir, "Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three."
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump, Apple at war
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump, Apple relationship devolves into tariff threats President Trumpβs relationship with Apple has devolved in recent weeks as the president has ramped up pressure on the iPhone maker over its overseas manufacturing. Evan Vucci/Associated Press Trump on Friday threatened to put a 25 percent tariff on Apple...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:David Hogg lauds Crockett as 'type of leaderβ Democrats need
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg on Friday lauded Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) for her fiery brand. His comments, made during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" radio show, come after the two Democrats have faced backlash over their calls to restructure the party. βI think Jasmine is, frankly, the type of leader...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump administration approves first expedited uranium mining project
The Trump administration on Friday authorized the relaunch of operations at a southeastern Utah uranium mine β marking its first use of a newly fast-tracked environmental review process. The Velvet-Wood mine, set to be reopened by Canadian company Anfield Energy, contains both uranium and vanadium, a mineral used to strengthen steel equipment in cars, building...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:George Floyd's cousin is keeping his legacy alive 5 years after his murder
Shareeduh McGee is trying to make sure her cousin's murder continues to bring about positive change in the world, even as people in power work to undo the progress that's been made in his name.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Why King Charles III is visiting Canada to deliver a rare speech from the throne
Trumpβs repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech on Tuesday where he will lay out the Canadian governmentβs agenda when Parliament reopens.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Judge finds Trump order targeting law firm Jenner & Block unlawful
A federal judge on Friday ruled President Trump's order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block is unlawful, blocking it in full. U.S. District Judge John Bates, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said Trump took aim at the law firm because of the causes it champions, the clients it represents and a...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Pentagon denies US considering withdrawing troops from South Korea
The Pentagon pushed back Friday on a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing thousands of American troops from South Korea, calling the news βnot true.β The Journal first reported Thursday that the Defense Department [DOD] was developing an option to pull out roughly 4,500 troops and move them to other locations...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump, Harvard duke it out
{beacon} A FEDERAL JUDGE on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administrationβs efforts to ban foreign students from attending Harvard University, the latest in the ongoing feud between President Trump and the nationβs oldest and richest school. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, an appointee of former President Obama, agreed with Harvardβs argument that it would...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Kim Kardashian’s robbers found guilty in Paris court, but won’t face prison time
The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages β the oldest is 79 and some others are in their 60s and 70s β weighed on the courtβs decision to impose sentences that he said βarenβt very severe.β
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:US, Iran say they're moving closer to nuclear deal after fifth round of talks
Both the U.S. and Iran indicated Friday that the two countries are moving closer to reaching a new deal regarding Tehranβs expanding nuclear program. Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, who is the acting mediator, said the fifth round of talks in Rome ended with βsome but not conclusive progress.β βWe hope to...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Watchdog says Trump administration illegally halted EV charger funding
The Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding funds appropriated by Congress for a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network, a government watchdog says. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $5 billion for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which set out to help build a national network of EV chargers. In February, the...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:China criticizes Trump administration’s move to ban Harvard’s foreign students
Harvard enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the schoolβs data, with 1,203 of those from China and 788 from India.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump signs executive orders to speed development of U.S. nuclear power
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump’s foreign student ban leaves Belgian princess in doubt about her Harvard future
Belgiumβs Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President Donald Trump announceda banon foreign students at the university.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Woman arrested after stabbing attack at train station in Hamburg, Germany
A stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured, some of them in life-threatening condition, authorities said. A woman was arrested as the suspect.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dies at age 81
One of Brazil's most famous artists, Salgadoβs life and work were portrayed in the 2014 documentary film βThe Salt of the Earth," co-directed by Wim Wenders and his son, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard
Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Ukraine, Russia begin what is expected to be largest prisoner swap since 2022 invasion
Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Omani mediator says Iran-U.S. talks made ‘some but not conclusive progress’
Iran and the United States made βsome but not conclusive progressβ Friday in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome overTehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the talks' Omani mediator said.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Iran and U.S. hold a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue
U.S. officials up to President Donald Trump insist Iran cannot continue to enrich uranium at all in any deal that could see sanctions lifted on Tehran's struggling economy. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi early Friday insisted online that no enrichment would mean βwe do NOT have a deal.β
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens EU with 50% tariff, Apple and other smartphone makers with 25%
U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up his trade threats on Friday, targeting both smartphone giant Apple and imports from the European Union, sending the global market roiling after weeks of de-escalation provided some reprieve.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump ratchets up battle with Harvard, foreign students: 5 takeaways
The Trump administration intensified its battle with Harvard University on Thursday, revoking the storied collegeβs ability to enroll foreign students and demanding that any such current students transfer elsewhere for the next academic year or lose their visas. The decision was laid out in a letter from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to Harvardβs director...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Israeli embassy worker killings investigated as hate crime and terrorism
Two Israeli embassy staffers, who were set to be engaged, were shot and killed Wednesday night in Washington. The killings sparked immediate, global outrage and anger. The assailant was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, along with other crimes. He allegedly yelled "free Palestine" after the shooting and reportedly told police he did it. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:‘Stop delegitimizing us,’ Israeli ambassador to U.S. says after embassy worker killings
A day after two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed in Washington, Nick Schifrin spoke with Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and discussed the murders and Israel's war in Gaza.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students
In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration escalated its battle with Harvard University and revoked the school's ability to enroll international students, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive order to shut down the Department of Education and the Senate voted to block California's plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by the year 2035.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Trump's big bill passes the House
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Key takeaways after House passes 'big' Trump bill The 1,000-plus page bill, which Republican leaders changed overnight to appease moderates and hardline conservatives, lays out trillions of dollars in proposed tax cuts and well north of...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:House passes Trump agenda bill, hitting Medicaid, Affordable Care Act
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House passes Trump agenda bill The House passed legislation early Thursday morning to fund President Trumpβs domestic agenda, which includes steep cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, totaling nearly $800 billion. PAP It does this...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:House GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ but it faces uncertain future in Senate
By the narrowest of margins, Republicans in the House passed President Trump's legislative wish list, setting up a future standoff with the Senate. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins tracked the shifting politics and policy throughout the night.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:3 music agency employees dead after plane crashes into California neighbourhood
The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private plane that crashed into aSanDiegoneighborhood.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Georgetown scholar and wife speak out for first time since his ICE detention
In their first broadcast interview since his release from ICE detention, Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri and his wife, Mapheze Saleh, spoke to Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez about Khan Suri's recent release after nearly two months in a detention facility in Texas. The Trump administration accused Khan Suri of "spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media"-- an accusation he denies.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report targets vaccines, food supply and prescription drugs
President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a report about the uptick in chronic childhood diseases and what they say are the underlying causes. The report from the "Make America Healthy Again" commission is in line with the ideas and beliefs that Kennedy has promoted. Ali Rogan discussed more with Lauren Weber of The Washington Post.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:House 'big beautiful bill' makes sweeping energy cuts
{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story House OKs major cuts to energy tax credits The House overnight voted to approve an updated version of its "big, beautiful bill" that includes massive cuts to energy tax credits. Greg Nash Under the updated version, any energy projects that begin...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: