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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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HHS moving to fire probationary employees again, officials say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Department of Health and Human Services is moving for a second time to fire probationary employees at the nation's health agencies, multiple federal officials said, after many previously had their terminations paused amid court battles over their fate.

In mid-February, thousands of recently hired or promoted workers at the department had received letters firing them, but those firings were temporarily reversed by multiple court orders. Many workers who did not leave for other jobs have been on paid leave since.

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US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm

  • News source: BBC News - World
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UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid.
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How a park ranger alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree's fate

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Excited crowds gathered in St Peter's Square to witness the historic election of the first American Pope.
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Moon dust 'rarer than gold' arrives in UK from China

  • News source: BBC News - World
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First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK.
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Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia's Red Square on Victory Day

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ava DuVernay tells what Smithsonian museums mean to Americans amid Trump overhaul

  • News source: Walter Morris, News4 Reporter
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Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime achievement award on Thursday at the National Museum of American History.

Two months after President Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian in an effort to eliminate “divisive or anti-American ideology,” the museum honored DuVernay with the Great Americans medal for her contributions to American ideals and ideas.

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Trump, lawmakers at odds over whether FEMA should be elevated to Cabinet-level agency or completely overhauled

  • News source: FOX News
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While President Donald Trump wants to gut the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seeking to elevate FEMA to a Cabinet-level agency.

FEMA is currently housed under the Department of Homeland Security, but the House effort would solidify FEMA as its own separate agency, according to a discussion draft of the legislation released Thursday.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., and committee ranking member Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., are spearheading the...
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Blue state Republicans threaten mutiny over state and local taxes in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

  • News source: FOX News
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Sparks are flying over taxes that primarily affect Republicans representing districts in Democrat-controlled states, sending tensions skyrocketing as GOP lawmakers negotiate President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

The fight more specifically is about state and local tax deductions, colloquially known as SALT.

Republican lawmakers representing high-cost-of-living areas outside big cities had been pushing leaders to raise the current cap on SALT deductions – $10,000 for both single filers and married couples – in Trump's bill.

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FedEx board member selected as next USPS postmaster general

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation's largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation's 76th postmaster general.

The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.

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DOGE cuts leave wildland firefighters dangerously understaffed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.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

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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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.

The initial arrival of the South African refugees could happen as early as next week, according to the documents, which describe the effort as a "stated priority" for the Trump administration. Officials have planned a Monday press event at Dulles International Airport in Virginia to welcome...
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The first drone war opens a new chapter in India-Pakistan conflict

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Experts say the tit-for-tat attacks mark a dangerous new phase in the decades-old rivalry. What next?
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How can India and Pakistan find a way to de-escalate?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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India and Pakistan both blame each other for escalating military tensions.
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Watch: Trump misspeaks and calls toy firm Mattel a country

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US president says tariffs are "the most misunderstood thing" in business and threatens more action.
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