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Bondi sold at least $1 million in Trump Media shares on "Liberation Day," documents show
By Jacob RosenMay 15, 2025 / 12:12 AM EDT / CBS News
Attorney General Pam Bondi sold at least $1 million worth of shares in the company that owns Truth Social on the same day that President Trump announced his sweeping tariff measures, a government ethics transaction report shows.
Bondi's stake in the company, Trump Media, was worth somewhere between $1 million and $5.5 million at the time of the sale, which occurred on April 2, the day Mr. Trump dubbed "Liberation Day" in which he announced his wide-ranging tariffs on goods imported from all foreign countries, according to the document obtained Wednesday by CBS News.
The day after the sale, the stock's value dropped more than ten percent before recovering. Trump Media's stock sold for $52 at its highest but closed at $26 per share on Wednesday.
In a December financial disclosure, Bondi said that she held stock in Trump Media that was worth over $3.9 million at the time, shares that she received as compensation for consulting services for the company.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to questions about the sale and its timing, which was first reported by ProPublica.
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Sen. Klobuchar, potential 2028 candidate, to accuse Trump of "unprecedented overreach" in speech tonight
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is set to argue President Trump is "disregard[ing] the rule of law" and his tariff policies will leave small businesses as "roadkill," according to excerpts obtained by CBS News.
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What to know about birthright citizenship as Supreme Court weighs blocks on Trump's order to end it
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order on birthright citizenship.
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Trump administration scraps Biden-era plan to limit sale of Americans' personal data
The agency also yanked proposals that sought to extend consumer protections to the use of new digital payment technologies including cryptocurrency, and that would have prohibited certain terms in the fine print in consumer finance products. In a statement, Consumer Reports said the withdrawal...
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Trump's tariffs could face long odds before Supreme Court he reshaped
Challenges to President Trump's use of emergency power to impose sweeping tariffs cite legal doctrines that have been embraced by the conservative Supreme Court justices.
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Trump to visit US troops in Qatar as he rejects America's 'interventionist' past in region
President Donald Trump is set to visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region.
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RFK Jr tells Congress ‘people shouldn’t take medical advice from me’
Health secretary demurs on questions about vaccine stance and defends Republican plans to cut healthcare
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Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang
Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn’t support the administration’s agenda.
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Duffy clashes with Democrats over DEI funding cuts, denies air traffic controllers let go
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency has saved $9.5 billion in the first 100 days of the Trump admin, while slashing DEI and climate initiatives. He denied letting 400 ATCs go.
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Missouri lawmakers seek to repeal abortion-rights amendment approved by voters last year
Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers seek to repeal it and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest.
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Federal appeals court deals major blow to Voting Rights Act | CNN Politics
A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that that allegedly discriminate based on race in several states, a major blow to the civil rights law that has long been under conservative attack.
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Rubio and other top NATO diplomats meet in Turkey ahead of possible Ukraine-Russia talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his NATO counterparts meet in Turkey to prepare a pivotal summit of alliance leaders next month that will set the course for future European security as America focuses on challenges elsewhere.
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Democrats say it's a 'sad day for DHS' under Kristi Noem's leadership in fiery House hearing
Secretary Kristi Noem came under fire from House Democrats while testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on her department's 2026 budget on Wednesday.
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RFK Jr. clashes with lawmakers over vaccines and HHS mass layoffs
The health secretary, appearing before two separate congressional committees, was grilled about slashes to disease research, maternal health and the U.S. measles outbreak.
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As eyes turn toward Turkey, here's what to know about Russia-Ukraine peace talks
The talks took place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Goads 'Disrespectful' Republicans During Heated Medicaid Exchange
The Democratic congresswoman was criticized for addressing the hearing's camera instead of GOP House members ... and then said “hello” to the camera.
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Homeland Security reveals staggering increase in Secret Service agent applications
The U.S. Secret Service saw an application increase of roughly 214% from Jan 20 to May 1 year over year.
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Republicans propose gutting Biden climate bill for Trump tax cuts
The heart of the Republican budget legislation targets key climate and energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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WATCH: Protesters removed during RFK Jr. Senate testimony
Protesters were removed Wednesday after disrupting a Senate hearing where U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was testifying.
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Trump highlights potential pay raise for troops, touts military reforms in Qatar speech
President Donald Trump blasted President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan and cited his wish to give troops a pay raise in an address to U.S. service members on Thursday.
Trump made the comments during an address to troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during his extended trip to the Middle East.
"My 2026 budget includes across the board – maybe you don't want to look for the good of the country, you don't have to take it – pay raises for each and every one of you. Substantial pay raises," Trump said.
"You are without a doubt the greatest...
Continue reading...Trump made the comments during an address to troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during his extended trip to the Middle East.
"My 2026 budget includes across the board – maybe you don't want to look for the good of the country, you don't have to take it – pay raises for each and every one of you. Substantial pay raises," Trump said.
"You are without a doubt the greatest...
US and Iran close to nuclear deal, Trump says
Speaking in Qatar, the US President said that Iran has "sort of" agreed to the terms of a deal.
Continue reading...Trump warns Iran faces 'violence like people haven't seen before' if nuclear deal fails
President Donald Trump attended a breakfast with business leaders at the St. Regis Doha hotel in Qatar on Thursday morning where he remained firm that Tehran must choose between never having a nuclear weapon or dealing with "violence like people haven't seen before."
Just days before, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had made comments that calls to dismantle Tehran's nuclear facilities were "unacceptable," and that "Iran will not give up its peaceful nuclear rights under any circumstances and will not back down from its rights in the face of...
Continue reading...Just days before, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had made comments that calls to dismantle Tehran's nuclear facilities were "unacceptable," and that "Iran will not give up its peaceful nuclear rights under any circumstances and will not back down from its rights in the face of...
Supreme Court hears challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order in major case
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday on a challenge to President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, and crucially, whether lower courts that have blocked Trump's policies from taking force nationwide have acted beyond their authority.
Any decision from the 6–3 conservative majority could have sweeping implications for Trump's presidency as his lawyers spar against an onslaught of lawsuits in federal courts nationwide.
The Supreme Court arguments are expected to focus on lower court judges in Maryland, Massachusetts...
Continue reading...Any decision from the 6–3 conservative majority could have sweeping implications for Trump's presidency as his lawyers spar against an onslaught of lawsuits in federal courts nationwide.
The Supreme Court arguments are expected to focus on lower court judges in Maryland, Massachusetts...
First judge rules Trump can use Alien Enemies Act. Here's what that means.
President Trump's push to remove people from the U.S. using the wartime Alien Enemies Act got a rare stamp of approval from a federal judge this week, as one of the more controversial parts of Mr. Trump's immigration strategy faces a slew of court challenges.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of Pennsylvania, a Trump nominee, ruled Tuesday the president is legally allowed to use the 18th-century law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. However, Haines also said the administration hasn't given people...
Continue reading...U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of Pennsylvania, a Trump nominee, ruled Tuesday the president is legally allowed to use the 18th-century law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua. However, Haines also said the administration hasn't given people...
Wisconsin judge to be arraigned for allegedly obstructing immigration authorities
A Wisconsin county judge is set to be arraigned Thursday morning on federal obstruction charges after allegedly helping a man evade immigration authorities during a federal law enforcement operation at her courthouse.
In April, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI after director Kash Patel said she "intentionally misdirected federal agents away" from an illegal immigrant who had a criminal court hearing in front of the judge and was set to be arrested after his hearing ended.
Dugan was charged with one count of...
Continue reading...In April, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI after director Kash Patel said she "intentionally misdirected federal agents away" from an illegal immigrant who had a criminal court hearing in front of the judge and was set to be arrested after his hearing ended.
Dugan was charged with one count of...
Birthright citizenship fight at Supreme Court targets nationwide injunctions
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday is set to consider a bid by the Trump administration to narrow three lower court orders blocking President Trump from ending birthright citizenship, in cases that test judges' power to block a president's policies nationwide.
The arguments before the court, taking place in a rare May session, will be the first involving a policy rolled out by Mr. Trump in his second term. But the high court is not examining the legality of the president's birthright citizenship executive order, which seeks to deny U.S...
Continue reading...The arguments before the court, taking place in a rare May session, will be the first involving a policy rolled out by Mr. Trump in his second term. But the high court is not examining the legality of the president's birthright citizenship executive order, which seeks to deny U.S...
Pregnant Israeli woman killed in West Bank shooting attack
Tzeela Gez died from her injuries, but doctors were able to deliver her baby.
Continue reading...Trump says India willing to charge 'no tariffs' on US goods
Delhi has not commented yet, but India and the US are currently in talks to negotiate a trade agreement.
Continue reading...Former talk radio host dials into Alaska’s race for governor, says energy is key
In her first interview since announcing her bid for Alaska governor, Bernadette Wilson, a former radio host and longtime conservative figure in Alaska, spoke to Fox News Digital about the issues in the race and working with the Trump administration on energy development.
Wilson, a lifelong Alaskan who was born on the Kenai Peninsula and grew up in Anchorage, is a political outsider. Even so, politics does run in her family. Her great-uncle Wally Hickel served as governor, first in the 1960s as a Republican and again in the early 1990s as a member of...
Continue reading...Wilson, a lifelong Alaskan who was born on the Kenai Peninsula and grew up in Anchorage, is a political outsider. Even so, politics does run in her family. Her great-uncle Wally Hickel served as governor, first in the 1960s as a Republican and again in the early 1990s as a member of...
Three Maori MPs face suspension over 'intimidating' haka
New Zealand's Maori Party says the recommendation is a "warning shot to all of us to fall in line".
Continue reading...Top Iranian official says Tehran would forgo highly enriched uranium in nuclear deal with Trump
Iran is ready to sign a nuclear deal with certain conditions with President Donald Trump in exchange for lifting economic sanctions, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader told NBC News on Wednesday.
Ali Shamkhani, a top political, military and nuclear adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is one of the most senior Iranian officials to speak publicly about the ongoing discussions.
He said Iran would commit to never making nuclear weapons, getting rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium which can be weaponized, agree...
Continue reading...Ali Shamkhani, a top political, military and nuclear adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is one of the most senior Iranian officials to speak publicly about the ongoing discussions.
He said Iran would commit to never making nuclear weapons, getting rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium which can be weaponized, agree...
Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream
Valeria Marquez was filming herself in her beauty salon in Guadalajara when she was shot.
Continue reading...Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes
Syria's interim leader met the US president in Riyadh after he announced he would lift sanctions on Syria.
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