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Tufts student detained by U.S. immigration for op-ed on Gaza is released
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey who was held for over six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana after co-writing an opinion piece criticizing her school's response to Israel's war in Gaza, was released from custody on Friday after a federal judge granted her bail.
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Judge orders release of Tufts student detained by U.S. immigration for op-ed on Gaza
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release aTuftsUniversity student from Turkey who has been held for over six weeks in a Louisiana immigration detention facility after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school's response toIsrael's war in Gaza.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is ‘actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus
Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Newark air traffic controllers briefly lose radar for 2nd time in 2 weeks
Aviation experts say ongoing problems at New Jersey's Newark International Airport are a sign of an antiquated U.S. system and could become more widespread β but Canadian airports aren't facing the same systemic issues.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Judge releases Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, allowing her to return to her studies.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:U.S. says Israel won't be involved in Gaza aid distribution
A U.S.-backed mechanism for distributing aid intoGazashould take effect soon, Washington's ambassador to Israel said on Friday ahead of PresidentDonald Trump's visit to the Middle East, but he gave few details.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Massachusetts man charged with attempt to assassinate Cabinet member
A Massachusetts man was charged on Thursday with the attempted assassination of a Cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Capitol grounds after being arrested in late January. Ryan English, 24, brought two Molotov cocktails and a knife onto the property in an effort to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prior to...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:U.S. stops tracking costs of extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nationβs capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being separated from the military in new Pentagon order
The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:House GOP out of sync on Medicaid
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House GOP not synced on Medicaid plans One of the thorniest issues facing House Republicans has yet to be resolved, even as the Energy and Commerce Committee barrels toward a meeting early next week to mark up its...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV selected as first American to lead Catholic Church
A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. In his first remarks as the leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics around the world, the pope spoke of peace and building bridges to an ecstatic crowd in St. Peter's Square. Geoff Bennett reports.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:What Pope Leo XIV’s election means for the future of the church and Catholics worldwide
To discuss the implications of Robert Prevostβs election as pope, for both for the church and for the worldβs 1.4 billion Catholics, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, and Father Tom Reese, the senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of "Inside the Vatican."
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:‘My soul was removed from me’: Former model testifies Weinstein sexually assaulted her as a teen
A former model tearfully testified Thursday thatHarvey Weinsteinsexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most βhorrifying thing I ever experiencedβ to that point.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:U.S. pushes for de-escalation as India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations
Tensions in South Asia are running high after India and Pakistan accused each other of firing at their respective military sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called leaders in both countries and pushed for what he called immediate de-escalation and direct dialogue. But there is heavy shelling on both sides of the disputed border. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: White House asks Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections
In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to remove deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants, Secretary of State Rubio says his agency is reviewing the visa status of protesters who clashed with security guards at Columbia University and the acting head of FEMA was ousted after he made the case for the agency's relevance.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:The impact Trump’s tariffs are already having on global supply chains and U.S. businesses
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new trade agreement. Other countries, including China, remain open to negotiating with the U.S, but some of the tariffs are having real impacts on American businesses and their supply chains. William Brangham discussed more with Ryan Petersen, the founder and CEO of Flexport, a supply chain management firm.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump taps Jeanine Pirro for top DC prosecutor job
President Trump on Thursday tapped Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former judge, to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia. Trump announced on Truth Social that he was appointing Pirro to the role of U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on an interim basis. "In addition to her Legal career, Jeanine...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Father of teenager who shot and killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
Wisconsin prosecutors on Thursday charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in aschool shootinglast year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:What it will take to update the aging U.S. air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an ambitious new plan to modernize the air traffic control system aimed at improving safety and reducing delays. The overhaul would cost tens of billions of dollars and replace outdated equipment that is showing its age. But the plan faces other hurdles. Geoff Bennett discussed more with aviation correspondent Miles OβBrien.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Former City of Surrey finance clerk suspected of defrauding city of $2.5 million
Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Bill Gates on why he’s donating his remaining wealth and his concerns about U.S. aid cuts
Billionaire Bill Gates announced a major change to his philanthropic Gates Foundation. There will be a doubling of its giving, to more than $200 billion over the next 20 years, when the foundation will close permanently. The move comes at a moment of significant cuts to foreign aid from the U.S. and other nations. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Gates and foundation CEO Mark Suzman.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:AI leaders hit the Hill
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Lawmakers push tech leaders on AI, energy Leaders from Silicon Valley were met Thursday with a new tone from Congress, where Republican lawmakers sang their tune of tech innovation over heavy-handed regulations. Greg Nash Over the course of more than three hours, four major technology leaders,...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:A Brief But Spectacular take on building a brighter future
Our Brief But Spectacular is shining a light on three aspiring builders from a hands-on vocational construction program in Salinas, California. Many of the students there are pushing past significant personal obstacles as they learn to frame walls, pour foundations and design homes with sustainability in mind. They share their Brief But Spectacular take on building a brighter future.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Dutch museum reevaluating art loans to US under Trump
The director of the Mauritshuis museum in the Netherlands said the Trump administrationβs proposed funding cuts to exhibitions have caused the team to reconsider loaning art to the United States. Martine Gosselink said talks of lending items to museums in the U.S. have taken place but the presidentβs March executive order seeking to eliminate the...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump's push for upper-class tax hike
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trumpβs last-ditch push to tax the rich The White House is making a last-ditch push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans as part of President Trumpβs βbig beautiful bill.β The Associated Press A source said...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:SALT caucus rejects tax-writing panelβs offer of $30,000 deduction cap
Key New York House Republicans say they are rejecting a proposal from GOP leadership to raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap to $30,000 in the party's bill full of President Trump's legislative priorities. The House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the tax portions of the GOP megabill, had been discussing increasing...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Trump mulls Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for top DC prosecutor post
President Trump is considering Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro to serve as the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia, according to multiple reports. Pirro is not the only candidate being considered as a replacement for Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for D.C. Trump indicated earlier Thursday he would likely withdraw Martin's...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Houthi ceasefire boosts Trump ahead of trip
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump gets boost from Houthi ceasefire ahead of trip A ceasefire deal between Yemenβs Houthi rebels and the U.S., mediated by Oman, has secured a tentative end to attacks on American ships in the Red Sea....
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Democrats urge Israel to resume Gaza humanitarian aid
Dozens of House Democrats urged Israel to resume humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. βAs supporters of a strong US-Israel relationship, we write to express our opposition to the current Israeli government policy to block all humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip,β the group said in its letter addressed to Israeli Ambassador...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Patel appears to backtrack, says FBI will work βon whatever budgetβ given
FBI Director Kash Patel appears to be backtracking on comments he made earlier this week that the Trump administrationβs 2026 budget request was insufficient for the agency, telling senators Thursday that the FBI would βmake the mission work on whatever budget weβre given.β βMy view is that we will make and agree with this budget...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Melania Trump unveils US stamp honoring Barbara Bush
Melania Trump is giving a first look at a new stamp honoring Barbara Bush, helping to unveil it at a White House ceremony despite a seemingly sticky relationship between President Trump and members of the former first family. "Barbara's unwavering conviction, dignity and [loyalty] to her loved ones have left an undeniable mark on our...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Google stock falls as Apple considers adding AI search engines
Googleβs stock took a hit Wednesday after an Apple executive testified in court that the iPhone maker is considering adding artificial intelligence (AI) search engines to its web browser as search traffic reportedly declines. The search giant saw its share price tumble 9 percent when Eddy Cue, Apple senior vice president of services, took the...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Remote workers more engaged, less likely to be thriving: Gallup
Remote employees are the most likely to be engaged at work but are less likely to be thriving at it, according to a survey published Thursday. Gallupβs State of the Global Workplace report found that 31 percent of remote workers were engaged at work, marking 8 points higher than both those in a hybrid or...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Lawmakers push tech leaders on AI, energy in race with China
Leaders from Silicon Valley were met Thursday with a new tone from Congress, where Republican lawmakers urged policymakers to prioritize tech innovation over regulations. Over the course of more than three hours, four major technology leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, pitched their ideas to senators on how to stay ahead of China in the artificial...
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