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Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC​

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, cohosts the network’s show “The Five” on weekday evenings. She was elected as a judge in New York’s Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county’s elected district attorney.

Trump tapped Pirro to at least temporarily lead the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office after pulling his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. for the position earlier Thursday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was naming Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., but didn’t indicate whether he would nominate her for the Senate-confirmed position on a more permanent basis.

“Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself,” Trump wrote.

Trump withdrew Martin from consideration after a key Republican senator said he could not support Martin for the job due to his defense of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Trump to unveil Medicare drug pricing plan after teasing "earth-shattering" announcement

President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation.
apnews.com

Alabama ‘purposely’ diluted Black votes with congressional plan, court finds | CNN Politics

A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional plan with a second Black majority district after courts, including the Supreme Court, repeatedly rejected maps with just one such district.
www.cnn.com

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of 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.
apnews.com

Democrats slam DHS secretary as Noem says Abrego Garcia 'not coming back' to US

Senate Democrats sparred with Kristi Noem over whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the U.S., as well as the Department of Homeland Security's spending.
abcnews.go.com

Robert Prevost named Pope Leo XIV

Robert Prevost had a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals had.
apnews.com

What’s happening between India and Pakistan?

The recent violence between India and Pakistan marks a major resurgence in the fight over the long-disputed region of Kashmir. CBC’s Salimah Shivji breaks down what triggered the current conflict.
www.usatoday.com

Chief Justice Roberts doubles down on defense of courts as SCOTUS gears up to hear key Trump cases

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the role of the federal courts in serving as a check on the "excesses of Congress or the executive."
www.foxnews.com

Analysis: Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis | CNN Politics

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war.
www.cnn.com

Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.
apnews.com

Trump congratulates Pope Leo XIV, calls his election 'a great honor' for the United States

President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he will be the first American-born pontiff.
www.foxnews.com

What's in the US-UK trade deal? A broad agreement with limited details

The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it achieves.
apnews.com

Trump's Justice Department launches criminal probe into Letitia James, multiple sources say

New York Attorney General Letitia James pursued the civil fraud case against President Trump while he was a presidential candidate.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump elevates Marco Rubio as a potential successor — and as a 2028 rival to Vance

As Rubio ascends in Trump’s administration, those close to him and Vance downplay any talk of a clash between the two men, who have become close friends and ideological allies.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump hails election of American pope, calls it 'great honor' for the US

President Donald Trump hailed the election of Pope Leo, calling it a "great honor" for the United States that the newest pope is American.
apnews.com
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Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon.

The biggest issue they're facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces "a pretty significant wildland fire season," Washington State Forester George Geissler said Thursday during a press conference hosted by Democratic Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Jeff Merkley of...
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U.S. plans to soon receive white South African refugees, document shows

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The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of white South African refugees it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S. because of alleged racial discrimination in post-Apartheid South Africa, government documents obtained by CBS News show.

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Watch: Trump misspeaks and calls toy firm Mattel a country

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Video shows Massachusetts police hold girl's face on ground during apparent ICE operation

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Veteran advocacy leader defends Trump's shake-ups at VA, calls for reform to support veterans

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Retired Lt. Col. Jim Whaley, CEO of Mission Roll Call, a veteran advocacy non-profit, said such VA reform is necessary to improve veterans' lives across the United States.

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Inclusive tone of new pope isn't sitting well with some in the 'America First' movement

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The morning after his election, Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV and the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history — presided over his first Mass.

In a nod to his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, Leo pledged to align himself with "ordinary people" and pointed to a loss of religious faith for contributing to "appalling violations of human dignity."

"A lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity, the crisis of the family and so...
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Trump pushes tax hikes for wealthy as 'big, beautiful bill' deadline looms

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NOAA to stop tracking costs of most extreme weather disasters

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The agency said its National Centers for Environmental Information would no longer update its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database beyond 2024.
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Vance says India-Pakistan conflict ‘none of our business’ as Trump offers US help

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Vice President JD Vance suggested the U.S. will not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, arguing the dust-up is "fundamentally none of our business."

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