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Today's Top News Compilation - Sunday, May 10, 2020

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says Trump federal gutting doesn't "have the support" among GOP

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she doesn't think Republicans have the support in Congress to approve the Trump administration's gutting of federal agencies and programs, saying "that's why they're not bringing it through Congress."

"Every single process that they are going through in implementing Trump's agenda is, at the moment, illegal, and they know they don't have the support for it in Congress," Omar said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

Recent actions that the Trump administration has argued...
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Face the Nation: Omar, Vinograd, Krebs

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar says that as the Trump administration has steamrolled forward with executive orders to dismantle USAID and the Department of Education as well accessing the Treasury Department records because the president doesn't "have the support" among Republicans in Congress, amid the Trump administration's bureaucratic overhaul, CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, CBS News homeland security contributor Sam Vinograd and CBS News cybersecurity expert and analyst Chris Krebs join to discuss the impact, and USAID had only accounted for less than 1% of the federal budget before the Trump administration began its campaign to dismantle it. It isn't clear why this sliver of spending is the first focus of the so-called efficiency project, but it feels like a demolition — and perhaps a preview of the future for other public servants.
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2/9: Face the Nation

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the Trump administration continues its dismantling of USAID, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul and Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar join to discuss. Plus, our correspondents' panel.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says Trump federal gutting doesn't "have the support" among GOP in Congress

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that as the Trump administration has steamrolled forward with executive orders to dismantle USAID and the Department of Education as well accessing the Treasury Department records because the president doesn't "have the support" among Republicans in Congress.
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‘Put down the bong’: Senator smokes UK prime minister on Senate floor

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., launched a unique attack against U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer over a plan to relinquish a military base in the Indian Ocean, cautioning the British leader to "put down the bong."

"Because the United Nations wants the United Kingdom to feel guilty, they want to give our military base and their military base to Mauritius," Kennedy said on the floor of the Senate. "Now, the prime minister of the United Kingdom can stop this, and Marco Rubio, our new secretary of state, is against it. And I haven’t talked to him directly...
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Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave, authorities say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It comes just days after another mass grave with 19 bodies was found on a farm nearby.
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Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Alvin Kurti's party is on track to come first in Kosovo's parliamentary election but not be able to govern alone, an exit poll predicts
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Man arrested after 'serious incident' in north Dublin

  • News source: BBC News - World
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He was arrested in the Stoneybatter area of the city on Sunday and is currently being detained.
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Sam Nujoma, first president of Namibia, dies aged 95

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nujoma has been called the country's founding father after leading the fight for independence from South Africa.
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House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships, changes to student loan programs

  • News source: Cheyanne Mumphrey | The Associated Press
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As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments.

The ideas affecting higher education are among many in circulation among House committees that are exploring ways to cover the cost of extending and expanding tax cuts passed in President Donald Trump's first term.

The recommendations are still evolving, and it's unclear how close any of them will get to being implemented. Regardless...
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Anthony Salvanto says Americans feel Trump is doing "what he said he would do in the campaign"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump has a 53% approval rating in his first weeks in office."He's doing, in the eyes of the public, what he said he would do in the campaign," Salvanto said.
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Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 9, 2025

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the Trump administration continues its dismantling of USAID, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul and Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar join to discuss. Plus, our correspondents' panel.
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Speaker Johnson says House will match Trump’s pace as Democrats are left ‘flailing’

  • News source: FOX News
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House Speaker Mike Johnson poked fun at "flailing" Democrats on Sunday and vowed that the House of Representatives would be just as aggressive in pushing legislation as President Donald Trump has been with executive orders.

Johnson made the statement during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream. Johnson said House Republicans are working to compile the massive legislative package Trump has requested.

"We're going to secure the border, we're going to make sure that American communities are safe. We're going to get American...
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Fed up GOP congressman dispels liberal 'lies' against DOGE in letter to constituents

  • News source: FOX News
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A Republican congressman who is "fed up" with the "scripted outrage" promoted by the left over the
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Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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"Today, history is made," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told a ceremony in Lithuania's capital.
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