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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR​

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.

The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’”

It’s the latest move by Trump and his administration to utilize federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with. Since taking office, Trump has ousted leaders, placed staff on administrative leave and cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to artists, libraries, museums, theaters and others, through takeovers of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Trump has also pushed to withhold federal research and education funds from universities and punish law firms unless they agreed to eliminate diversity programs and other measures Trump has found objectionable.

The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and have been preparing for the possibility of stiff cuts since Trump’s election, as Republicans have long complained about them. ...

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Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

A Department of Health and Human Services employee has emailed dozens of people this week, mistakenly including plans to slash research related to child safety net programs.
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Power of judges to hold Trump administration in contempt may be undermined with filibuster-proof GOP proposal | CNN Politics

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.
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Next US national security advisor? Here's who Trump might pick to replace Waltz

Fox News Digital took a look at whom President Donald Trump could select to replace former national security advisor Mike Waltz.
www.foxnews.com

Senate votes to overturn EPA rule that limits 7 hazardous air pollutants

The party-line vote marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act that Congress has moved to weaken the power of the landmark environmental law.
www.cbsnews.com

Rubio takes on two top national security roles after embracing Trump's 'America First' vision

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been thrown into two top national security roles at once after President Donald Trump appointed him to temporarily replace Mike Waltz as national security adviser.
apnews.com

Trump jokes his admin will 'forget about' separation of church and state: 'We're bringing religion back'

President Donald Trump celebrated the National Day of Prayer on Thursday by joking that his administration may end the separation of church and state.
www.foxnews.com

Kamala Harris condemns Trump's first 100 days, calling on Democrats to band together

The former vice president panned Trump's agenda, saying he pulled America to the brink of a constitutional crisis, devastated the economy and abandoned world allies.
www.nbcnews.com

Politico: Ketanji Brown Jackson warns Trump’s rhetoric against judges are ‘attacks on our democracy’ | CNN Politics

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday strongly criticized President Donald Trump — without naming him — for his attacks on judges, arguing that the rhetoric of the president and his allies threatens democracy, according to Politico.
www.cnn.com

Trump says it's Biden's economy, but businesses and economists beg to differ

When the stock market was climbing in January 2024, Donald Trump knew exactly who deserved credit: He did.
apnews.com

Trump's deportation campaign is capitalizing on a key hallmark: Speed

The president has been emboldened in his second term, surrounded by loyalists and governing a nation that has moved to the right on immigration.
www.nbcnews.com

Analysis: John Roberts wrote three cases dissolving the separation of church and state. Will he take another leap of faith? | CNN Politics

Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the scaffolding, case by case, for a major development in the law. At the same time, he is also known for famously decrying “jolts” to the legal system.
www.cnn.com

Trump nominates Mike Waltz for UN ambassador in major shake-up of national security team

President Donald Trump says he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as United Nations ambassador while Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take over Waltz’s duties on an interim role.
apnews.com

SCOOP: 38 GOP lawmakers say not repealing Biden's green agenda in Trump tax bill is 'hypocrisy'

A group of House Republicans is pushing their leaders to eliminate the Biden administration's clean energy tax credits in reconciliation.
www.foxnews.com

Trump nominates Waltz for high-level post after ousting him as national security advisor

President Donald Trump announced former national security advisor Mike Waltz as his choice to serve as ambassador to the U.N. after Rep. Elise Stefanik withdrew her nomination amid concern over the GOP's slim majority in the House.
www.foxnews.com

Trump administration weighs sending migrants to Libya and Rwanda, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has discussed with Libya and Rwanda the possibility of sending migrants who have criminal records and are in the United States to the two countries.
www.cnn.com
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The Trump administration has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Trump supporter who was shot and killed while in the mob breaching the House Speaker's Lobby on Jan. 6, 2021.

Multiple sources told CBS News the settlement has been reached in principle but is not yet signed. In a court proceeding Friday, a plaintiff's attorney confirmed the settlement in principle was reached. It would avert a trial and further proceedings in a $30 million civil suit filed by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch on behalf of...
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Trump's budget would cut some discretionary spending, increase defense spending

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President Trump's budget proposal would cut 22% of non-defense discretionary spending next year while significantly increasing defense spending, according to a senior official with the Office of Management and Budget and information provided by the White House.

The president's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 would slash non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion from current levels, the official told reporters on a conference call Friday, while defense spending would surpass $1 trillion for the first time ever. The president's budget...
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Waltz offered other roles before accepting U.N. ambassador post, sources say

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The White House on Thursday gave Mike Waltz a choice in his next job, as President Trump strategized to move him out as national security adviser just over 100 days into his administration, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

In conversations with chief of staff Susie Wiles, Waltz was offered several ambassadorships, including that of ambassador to Saudi Arabia. After some consideration, Waltz chose the job of U.N. ambassador. Mr. Trump announced the change in a social media post several hours after news broke Thursday morning that Waltz...
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Ex-Pelosi aide accuses Hakeem Jeffries of 'squandering' anti-Trump opportunities in stunning rebuke

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A former top advisor to ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is not meeting the moment in the current Trump era.

"Trump is just giving us all this incredible red meat. I mean, I've never seen anything like this before. It's like the biggest gift any party has been given by the opposition, and we're just squandering it, to a degree," former Pelosi advisor Ashley Etienne told Politico's Deep Dive podcast.

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House Freedom Caucus embraces Trump budget proposal 'paradigm shift'

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Trump to host military parade to celebrate Army's 250th birthday, honor active-duty service members, veterans

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EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump will host a military parade in June to honor military veterans and active-duty service members and commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, Fox News Digital has learned.

The parade is expected to take place June 14 — the 250th birthday of the United States Army and also Trump’s birthday.

TRUMP TO CREATE TASK FORCE TO PLAN 'EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION' FOR 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE

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A US judge partially blocked Trump's election integrity order from taking force. Is that legal?

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Last month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity – a move that underscores how deeply divided the country remains over what "election integrity" really means..

Though the executive order Trump signed was titled, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections," the Democratic National Party (DNC), which led a group of plaintiffs in challenging the order in federal court, argued that it was an attempt to encroach on elections and disenfranchise voters...
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Canada's Carney offers strategic invite to King ahead of Trump meeting

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In his first news conference since the federal election, the PM laid out his approach to talks with his US counterpart.
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Top Senate Armed Services Republican says Trump OMB's budget 'shreds to the bone' military capabilities

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Meta threatens to cut off Facebook in Nigeria over huge fines

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South African woman guilty of kidnapping and trafficking daughter aged 6

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Joshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
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Donald Trump is looming over Australia's election

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Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.
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Man accused of being MS-13 leader opposes DOJ dropping charges

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Attorneys for a Virginia man labeled by the Trump administration as a top MS-13 gang leader are pressing a judge to hold off on dismissing his criminal case, arguing he could be deported without ever hearing — or defending himself against — the specific allegations against him.

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Donald Trump is looming over Australia's election

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AOC draws spotlight with Queens town hall as 2028 White House talk swirls

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is hosting an in-person town hall in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Friday night amid speculation she is considering a 2028 presidential run.

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