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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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Hong Kong pro-China informer: 'Why I've reported dozens of people to police'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ex-banker Innes Tang has established a hotline for reporting behaviours deemed disloyal to Beijing.
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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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Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The action, which affects hundreds of Palestinian pupils, comes after an Israeli ban on Unrwa this year.
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Indian air strikes - how will Pakistan respond? Four key questions

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Experts from India and Pakistan weigh in on what’s next - and how this clash differs from past conflicts.
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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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'He's one of us' - Catholic Americans react to first US-born pope

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Robert Prevost is originally from Chicago, where he served as an altar boy and was ordained as a priest in 1982.
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'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's Yogita Limaye went to the Donetsk region of Ukraine to speak to soldiers about life on the frontline.
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US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US.
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Why immigrants, moments away from being deported to Libya, never left the US

  • News source: Kimmy Yam and Laura Strickler | NBC News
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A Filipino immigrant detained in Texas described being woken up at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday by armed guards in tactical gear, being told he was being sent to Libya, and then waiting for hours on a bus at a military base outside a military plane, his lawyer said.

The flight never took off and he was sent back to solitary confinement in the Texas facility along with the other 12 detainees, mostly from Asian countries, the immigrant’s lawyer, Johnny Sinodis, told NBC News. The immigrant requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation.

The immigrants...
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Letitia James town hall derailed by Trump supporter’s question: ‘Will you apologize?’

  • News source: FOX News
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A town hall being held by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday night was briefly disrupted when an apparent supporter of President Donald Trump stood up to challenge her to apologize to the president.

Though panelists mainly voiced leftist talking points throughout the night and the room primarily consisted of anti-Trump individuals, one apparent supporter of Trump stood up to ask James a question.

"My question is for Tish James. Will you apologize to President Trump for wasting millions of dollars and the state of New York for a...
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What Pope Leo XIV has said on social media about politics — and the Trump administration

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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For the first time in history, an American was chosen to lead the Catholic Church, as cardinals on Thursday selected Pope Leo XIV — or Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native — as the new pontiff.

The surprise move comes at a time of political tension in the U.S. Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV might take on controversial issues may come from his activity on social media over the past several years.

As a cardinal, Prevost shared posts on X about political issues for years, including criticism of the Trump administration's stances on...
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Trump fires longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump has fired longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, a congressional source confirmed to CBS News.

Hayden was fired in an email Thursday from Trent Morse, deputy director of presidential personnel.

"On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately," read the email, which was obtained by CBS News. "Thank you for your service."

CBS News has reached out to the White House for comment. A Library of Congress official also confirmed...
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Key New York Republicans reject ‘insulting' offer on ‘SALT' tax break

  • News source: Sahil Kapur | NBC News
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Their stance further complicates the task for House GOP leaders as they try to advance a massive bill for Trump's agenda through the tax-writing committee next week.
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Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into NY AG Letitia James

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fox News has learned.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed that a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia sent out subpoenas related to accusations that James misrepresented a single-family home
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Why officials are calling for a complete overhaul of the air traffic control system

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called for a complete rebuild of the nation's air traffic control system, some of which is using 50-year-old technology. Kris Van Cleave has more.
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