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President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
Business Media President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS By Clay Voytek, CNN 2 minute read Updated 2:31 AM EDT, Fri May 2, 2025 US President Donald Trump, center, displays a signed executive order at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on May 1, 2025. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg/Getty Images (CNN) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end f ...
Updated Covid vaccines for the fall may be in jeopardy under Kennedy's new rules
May 1, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT . The anticipated rollout of updated Covid vaccines this fall might be at risk after a change by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in how vaccines are tested, experts say. Under the change by Kennedy, according to an HHS spokesperson, all new vaccines will need to go through placebo-controlled clinical trials — where some people get the actual shot and others get something inactive, like a saline shot — to compare the results. Running trials th ...
Trump Says 'Internet People' Like Musk 'All Hated Me' and 'Now They're Kissing My Ass'
May 1st, 2025, 10:23 pm President Donald Trump bragged on Thursday that “internet people” like billionaire Elon Musk were now all “kissing” his “ass,” despite most of them opposing him during his first term in the White House. “Progress never comes from those satisfied with the failures of a broken system. It comes from those who wanna fix the broken system, and you’ll make the bigger money, you’ll make more success by acting that way,” Trump advised graduates during a commencement speech at ...
U.S. payroll growth totals 177,000 in April, topping expectations
Published Fri, May 2 2025 8:30 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago Job growth was stronger than expected in April despite worries over the impact of President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 177,000 for the month, slightly below the downwardly revised 185,000 in March but above the Dow Jones estimate for 133,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate, however, held at 4.2%, as expected., indi ...
'The opposite of diversity is segregation': Judge castigates Trump over anti-DEI policies, but says he cannot intervene
May 1st, 2025, 6:53 pm A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday expressed severe misgivings about the Trump administration‘s efforts to root out “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives, but insisted he had little power to change the current state of play in an ongoing legal battle. In the underlying litigation, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, a membership organization, won a late February injunction barring the new policies. This initial victor ...
Trump uses National Day of Prayer to insult Biden, spread election lies and claim he was sent by god
-snip- Minutes into his speech, Trump mentioned his faith advisers’ work in the White House. “No other president allowed that. They said, 'separation between church and state.' I said, ‘Alright, let's forget about that for one time.’” -snip- “This is going to be really four years of celebration, so get ready,” the president said, referring to the Olympics, World Cup and 250th anniversary. “We’re going to bring God to those celebrations. We’re not going to forget about God,” he told the crowd. ...
Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns
Updated 7:14 PM EDT, May 1, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 and have not been publicly released. They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th birth ...
Musk Says DOGE 'Should Definitely' Examine Federal Reserve Costs
Thu, May 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Elon Musk said he is considering sending his government efficiency team to the Federal Reserve, citing a costly renovation of the central bank’s Washington, DC, headquarters as an example of potential government waste. “Since at the end of the day, this is all taxpayer money, I think we certainly — we should definitely — look to see if indeed the Federal Reserve is spending two and a half billion dollars on their interior designer,” M ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to end deportation protections for Venezuelans in the US
Updated 4:52 PM EDT, Thu May 1, 2025 CNN — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to unwind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans that have been temporarily left in place by a lower federal court. At issue is a decision earlier this year by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end a form of humanitarian relief known as temporary protected status for Venezuelan migrants. A group of Venezuelan nationals covered under those ...
Power of judges to hold Trump administration in contempt may be undermined with filibuster-proof GOP proposal
Published 11:26 AM EDT, Thu May 1, 2025 CNN — The ability of federal judges to hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying their orders could be undermined by legislation approved by a House Republican-led committee late Wednesday in a bill that may be impossible for Senate Democrats to filibuster. Republicans say that the provision is aimed at discouraging frivolous lawsuits. Democrats and the administration’s legal opponents charge that GOP lawmakers are seeking to give President ...
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- Nevadafired! Mesquite City manager caught on tape making racist remarks
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RecsA massive tariff on millions of Americans' purchases just went into effect -- cue the chaos
Top House Armed Forces Dem: Waltz confirmation will be an 'in-depth look at Signalgate'
24 min ago - 05/01/25 10:01 PM ET Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Mike Waltz’s senate confirmation hearing for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations role will not be taken lightly. Waltz, who was moved from his original post as national security advisor, ... (The Hill)
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
46 min ago - Updated 9:31 PM EDT, May 1, 2025 DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’senergy dominance agenda. Th ... (AP)
Trump repeats that the government will revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status
1 hr ago - Updated 8:55 AM EDT, Fri May 2, 2025 CNN -- President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, redoubling an extraordinary threat amid a broader chess match over free speech, political ideology and federal fun ... (CNN US)
U.S. payroll growth totals 177,000 in April, topping expectations
1 hr ago - Published Fri, May 2 2025 8:30 AM EDT Updated 10 Min Ago Job growth was stronger than expected in April despite worries over the impact of President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs against U.S. trading partners. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonall ... (CNBC)
US consumer watchdog asks court to scrap medical debt regulation
2 hrs ago - May 1, 2025 9:10 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has joined with industry groups in asking a federal court to scrap a Biden-era regulation barring consumer credit reports from including medi ... (Reuters)
Some in GOP want big cuts to food assistance in Trump's tax bill. Committee chairs say no.
2 hrs ago - May 1, 2025 at 8:07 p.m. EDT The Republican leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees say they will not advance legislation that cuts food assistance benefits for needy families, a position that threatens to upend the party's budget goal ... (Washington Post)
Bernie Sanders joins May Day protesters in Philly to rally for workers and immigrants, and against Trump
3 hrs ago - Updated May 1, 2025, 7:58 p.m. ET | Published May 1, 2025, 6:18 p.m. ET Railing against “tax breaks for billionaires” and issuing a warning to Pennsylvania lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a firebrand speech Thursday afternoon to a ... (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nebraska U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and national Republicans scoff at Dem candidates for 2026
3 hrs ago - Bacon also reaffirmed his summer timeline for deciding to run or not, saying he will decide "thoughtfully" By: Juan Salinas II - May 1, 2025 6:33 pm LINCOLN -- On the same day Denise Powell announced she is running in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional Dis ... (Nebraska Examiner)
Trump Says 'Internet People' Like Musk 'All Hated Me' and 'Now They're Kissing My Ass'
3 hrs ago - May 1st, 2025, 10:23 pm President Donald Trump bragged on Thursday that “internet people” like billionaire Elon Musk were now all “kissing” his “ass,” despite most of them opposing him during his first term in the White ... (MEDIAite)
'The opposite of diversity is segregation': Judge castigates Trump over anti-DEI policies, but says he cannot intervene
4 hrs ago - May 1st, 2025, 6:53 pm A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday expressed severe misgivings about the Trump administration‘s efforts to root out “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives, but insisted he had little power to c ... (Law & Crime)
President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
4 hrs ago - Business Media President Trump orders Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for NPR and PBS By Clay Voytek, CNN 2 minute read Updated 2:31 AM EDT, Fri May 2, 2025 US President Donald Trump, center, displays a signed executive ord ... (CNN)
Updated Covid vaccines for the fall may be in jeopardy under Kennedy's new rules
4 hrs ago - May 1, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT . The anticipated rollout of updated Covid vaccines this fall might be at risk after a change by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in how vaccines are tested, experts say. Under the change by Kennedy, ... (NBC News)
U.S. Labor Unions Demand 'Brother' Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Return From El Salvador
4 hrs ago - May 1, 2025, 05:40 PM EDT American labor unions are calling on El Salvador to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., calling his deportation by the Trump administration an “egregious violation of our brother’s rights.” Last month imm ... (Huff Post)
White House has 'no specific timeline' to release Epstein files despite Trump's promises
5 hrs ago - Thursday 01 May 2025 17:34 EDT The Attorney General invited MAGA influencers to see the first tranche of the Jeffery Epstein files — now the White House says there’s “no specific timeline” to release the rest. Attorney General Pam ... (The Independent)
Orders to Investigate Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms in Justice Dept.
5 hrs ago - May 1, 2025, 4:56 p.m. ET A top Trump appointee in the Justice Department ordered an aggressive investigation in the last several months of student protesters at Columbia University, raising anger and alarm among career prosecutors and investigators ... (New York Times)
Growing GOP fight over 'SALT' tax deduction complicates Trump agenda bill
6 hrs ago - May 1, 2025, 4:05 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Republicans are at loggerheads over the fate of a controversial tax deduction that is critical to winning enough votes in the House to pass President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. After a week of ... (NBC News)
Democrats push for US human rights review in El Salvador
6 hrs ago - Thu, May 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. Democratic senators introduced a resolution on Thursday to potentially compel a State Department review of human rights issues in El Salvador, particularly concerning the imprisonmen ... (Yahoo! News/Reuters)
Democratic lawmakers call for review of Musk's role in Golden Dome missile defense shield
7 hrs ago - May 1, 2025 3:31 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers has called for a review of Elon Musk's role in the bidding process for the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, a project championed by Pre ... (Reuters)
Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter known for 'I Kissed a Girl,' has died in a fire
7 hrs ago - Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song “I Kissed a Girl,” died in a house fire Thursday. She was 66. Her death was confirmed by her pub ... (Associated Press)
In DC Speech, Charles Koch Speaks of 'the Mess' He Sees the Country In
8 hrs ago - Charles Koch never uttered his name, but it was mighty clear that President Donald Trump was on his, and everyone else’s, mind Thursday night at a glitzy gala that might have as well have been Koch Con. “With so much change, and chaos, and ... (Time)
