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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.
apnews.com

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.
www.cnn.com

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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Blue state lawmaker demands 'accountability' after illegal immigrant's planned early release exposed

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California state Sen. Tony Strickland believes policy reforms are warranted after federal authorities intervened in the planned early release of an illegal immigrant convicted in a 2021 DUI manslaughter that killed two Orange County teenagers in his district in Seal Beach.

The Republican told Fox News Digital that changes are needed to programs like the in-prison credit system that may have allowed Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano to be released back into the community in July if the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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'Mississippi's moment': Gov Tate Reeves touts economic growth from eliminating income tax

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EXCLUSIVE: Mississippi will be the 10th state to eliminate the state income tax, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is celebrating the anticipated economic boom as "Mississippi's moment."

"We are more competitive than we've ever been before. Lowering the tax on work, and ultimately, eliminating the tax on work, is going to make us even more competitive," Reeves told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

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Trump vows to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status: ‘It's what they deserve!'

  • News source: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC
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President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration will revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, escalating his previous threats against the Ivy League school and potentially expanding an ongoing legal battle.

"It's what they deserve!" Trump wrote in a terse Truth Social post announcing the decision.

The post is the latest escalation in Trump's campaign against Harvard and other elite schools, based on claims that they have fostered antisemitism and other forms of discrimination on their campuses.

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Trump says his administration is revoking Harvard's tax-exempt status

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — President Trump said Friday his administration will be rescinding Harvard University's tax-exempt status, further escalating the ongoing feud with the Ivy League school.

"We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" the president said in a post to Truth Social.

Mr. Trump did not provide further details about the effort to strip Harvard of its designation as a 501(c)(3) organization, but he has floated taking such a step as recently as last month.

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Trump says he’ll revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump declared Friday that "We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status," saying "It’s what they deserve!"

The announcement from Trump comes after Fox News reported last week that his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status.

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'Protect' the majority: Senate GOP’s campaign arm takes opposite tact to DNC’s Hogg

  • News source: FOX News
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As DNC Vice Chair David Hogg seeks to spend millions on primarying older Democrats in blue districts, the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm suggested they are taking the exact opposite tact ahead of the 2026 midterms.

"With Democrats like Jon Ossoff openly calling to impeach President Trump, no one should put their personal ambitions above protecting the president’s legacy and majorities," National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) communications director Joanna Rodriguez told Fox News Digital on Thursday.

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Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Anna Kwok's father and brother have been accused of helping the US-based pro-democracy activist with her finances, local media report.
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South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith

  • News source: BBC News - World
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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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Israel says it struck near Syria palace over violence in Druze areas

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Israel's PM says it will "not allow any threat" to the minority in Syria after sectarian clashes in which dozens were killed.
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'We are too scared to go back': Kashmiris in India face violence after deadly attack

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The militant attack last week has triggered a series of incidents of harassment against Kashmiris across India.
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Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS

  • News source: Patrick Smith | NBC News
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to end public funding of National Public Radio and PBS to stop what he called "biased and partisan news coverage."

The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS" to the extent allowed by law. The order could be challenged in court.

"Unlike in 1967, when the CPB was established, today the media landscape is filled with abundant, diverse, and innovative news options," the Thursday night executive order reads. "Government funding...
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Trump dubs Dems 'out of control,' suggests GOP consider kicking them out of Congress for 'REAL crimes'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump fired off a scathing Truth Social post late on Thursday night as he is once again targeted for impeachment, floating the idea that Republicans should target Democrats for expulsion from Congress.

"The Democrats are really out of control. They have lost everything, especially their minds! These Radical Left Lunatics are into the ‘Impeachment thing’ again. They have already got two ‘No Name,’ little respected Congressmen, total Whackjobs both, throwing the ‘Impeachment’ of DONALD J. TRUMP around, for about the 20th time, even...
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Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard

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The bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety.
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High-profile attorney launches new firm to push back on Trump crusade

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Washington — Abbe Lowell, a criminal defense attorney who has represented a number of high-profile political clients, is launching a new law firm to push back on President Trump's crusade against several major practices.

Lowell & Associates has hired multiple attorneys who left firms that cut deals with the Trump administration as the president sought to punish prominent practices to settle his long-held grievances against his political opponents. Mr. Trump has issued executive orders targeting major law firms that represented his political...
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DHS pushes back against claims of immigration enforcement at elementary schools

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pushed back on Wednesday against claims that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been removing children from school.

In a "100 Days of Fighting Fake News" news release from DHS, the agency responded to many narratives that have been reported by various media outlets since President Donald Trump was inaugurated – one of them being that ICE agents are entering elementary schools to conduct immigration enforcement.

"ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) works relentlessly to...
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