Politics
- by: STEVE KARNOWSKI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
- Source:
AP News
- 05/22/2025
Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville
The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville that called for an overhaul of their police departments following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that became the catalyst for nationwide racial injustice protests in the summer of 2020.
- by: Amanda Head
- Source:
just the news
- 05/21/2025
Trump signs Take It Down Act to combat revenge porn and deepfakes
The bill allows for stricter penalties for the distribution and dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery, referred to as “revenge porn.”
- by: Hayleigh Colombo
- Source:
Indianapolis Star
- 05/20/2025
Would former VP Mike Pence ever run for office again? Here's what he just said
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who previously also served as Indiana governor, doesn't foresee running for president again.
- by: Patrick Djordjevic
- Source:
News Nation Now
- 05/19/2025
Trump, others react to Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis
According to the statement, Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, leading to messages of support from President Trump, Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and others from both sides of the political aisle.
- by: Emily Crane
- Source:
NY Post
- 05/16/2025
Melania Trump statue cut off at feet, stolen from her native Slovenia
A bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump has been stolen in her native Slovenia — after a brazen perp cut it off at the ankles.
- by: Victor Nava
- Source:
NY Post
- 05/15/2025
HHS chief RFK Jr. says Americans should not take his medical advice
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top public health official, argued Wednesday that Americans shouldn’t be taking medical cues from him.
- by: Kaia Hubbard
- Source:
CBS News
- 05/15/2025
House GOP pushes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" forward after all-nighter
The House is moving forward on President Trump's "one, big beautiful bill," as three committees on Wednesday voted to advance some of the most contentious parts of the major budget package aimed at addressing the president's defense, energy and tax priorities.
- by: Peter Zimonjic
- Source:
CBC
- 05/14/2025
Carney shows 10 ministers from his first cabinet the door
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet has taken shape without 11 of the ministers he brought around the table barely two months ago.
- by: Jasmine Laws
- Source:
News Week
- 05/14/2025
Joe Biden Getting 'Further Evaluation' After Medical Checkup
Former President Joe Biden will require "further evaluation" after a small prostate nodule was discovered during a recent physical examination.
- by: Jimmy Bentley
- Source:
Patch
- 05/13/2025
Cuts, Changes To Medicaid Proposed In New Bill: What To Know In RI
The Congressional Budget Office said in a preliminary estimate that 8.6 million U.S. residents would lose their health care coverage.
- by: RAJESH ROY
- Source:
US Daily Press
- 05/12/2025
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders
Indian and Pakistani authorities said Monday there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in recent days the two nations were not shooting at each other.
- by: NBC News
- Source:
NBC News
- 05/12/2025
Trump administration live updates: U.S. and China agree to pause tariffs; president to sign executive order on drug pricing
The United States and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on most tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month, taking a big step toward easing the trade war between the two countries.
- by: Breitbart London
- Source:
Breitbart
- 05/09/2025
Ukraine Parliament Ratifies Trump’s Rare Earths Mineral Deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.
- by: Tobias Burns
- Source:
The Hill
- 05/08/2025
Fed holds rates steady despite pressure from Trump
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate setting committee held rates steady Wednesday at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, despite calls from President Trump to lower borrowing costs amid price pressures from his trade war.
- by: Danielle Wallace
- Source:
Fox News
- 05/07/2025
Trump teases 'very, very big announcement' ahead of Middle East trip, Carney says he's 'on edge of my seat'
President Donald Trump teased a "very, very big announcement" ahead of his upcoming trip to the Middle East.
- by: Patrick Smith and Gary Grumbach
- Source:
NBC News
- 05/02/2025
Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS
The president said public funding of the media networks was "outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence."