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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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Trump to unveil Medicare drug pricing plan after teasing "earth-shattering" announcement

President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation.
apnews.com

Alabama ‘purposely’ diluted Black votes with congressional plan, court finds | CNN Politics

A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional plan with a second Black majority district after courts, including the Supreme Court, repeatedly rejected maps with just one such district.
www.cnn.com

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.
apnews.com

Democrats slam DHS secretary as Noem says Abrego Garcia 'not coming back' to US

Senate Democrats sparred with Kristi Noem over whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the U.S., as well as the Department of Homeland Security's spending.
abcnews.go.com

Robert Prevost named Pope Leo XIV

Robert Prevost had a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals had.
apnews.com

What’s happening between India and Pakistan?

The recent violence between India and Pakistan marks a major resurgence in the fight over the long-disputed region of Kashmir. CBC’s Salimah Shivji breaks down what triggered the current conflict.
www.usatoday.com

Chief Justice Roberts doubles down on defense of courts as SCOTUS gears up to hear key Trump cases

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the role of the federal courts in serving as a check on the "excesses of Congress or the executive."
www.foxnews.com

Analysis: Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis | CNN Politics

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war.
www.cnn.com

Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.
apnews.com

Trump congratulates Pope Leo XIV, calls his election 'a great honor' for the United States

President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he will be the first American-born pontiff.
www.foxnews.com

What's in the US-UK trade deal? A broad agreement with limited details

The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it achieves.
apnews.com

Trump's Justice Department launches criminal probe into Letitia James, multiple sources say

New York Attorney General Letitia James pursued the civil fraud case against President Trump while he was a presidential candidate.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump elevates Marco Rubio as a potential successor — and as a 2028 rival to Vance

As Rubio ascends in Trump’s administration, those close to him and Vance downplay any talk of a clash between the two men, who have become close friends and ideological allies.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump hails election of American pope, calls it 'great honor' for the US

President Donald Trump hailed the election of Pope Leo, calling it a "great honor" for the United States that the newest pope is American.
apnews.com
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Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of weekend talks with Beijing

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump on Friday morning said that an "80% Tariff on China seems right!" adding on Truth Social that the final number would be up to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

An 80% tariff on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. would be nearly half of the current 145% tariff on the Asian country.

Minutes earlier, he posted: "CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA — WOULD BE SO GOOD FOR THEM!!! CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!!"

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Gavin Newsom removes ad after being knocked for using Ukraine footage while bragging about California

  • News source: FOX News
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California’s progressive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom posted an ad bragging about California’s economy and knocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but then quickly deleted it after an X user pointed out that the video used footage from Ukraine and Estonia rather than California.

The footage has since been replaced with video shot in America.

The governor, a vocal Trump critic who has been rumored to have presidential aspirations, released the ad this week. In the 30-second clip, Newsom claimed that Trump’s tariffs "punish families and risk...
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Deported family of US citizen girl recovering from rare brain tumor is determined to return

  • News source: Nicole Acevedo l NBC News
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A girl recovering from a rare brain tumor celebrated her 11th birthday Sunday, hundreds of miles away from everything she's known — her friends at school, her community at church, her home.

She's one of four U.S. citizen children who were sent to Mexico from Texas three months ago when immigration authorities deported their undocumented parents, according to NBC News.

Fearing for their safety after the mixed-immigration-status family was taken to an area in Mexico that's been known for kidnapping U.S. citizens, they haven't given up on being able...
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Trump is committed to 10% baseline tariff, White House says, despite UK trade deal announcement

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump is "determined to continue with a "10% baseline tariff" against all countries despite his announcement this week of a trade deal with the United Kingdom, the White House said Friday.

"The president is committed to the 10% baseline tariff, not just for the United Kingdom, but for his trade negotiations with all other countries as well," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

"Permanently? Even after the deals are done. Like, that is going to remain?" Leavitt was asked by Fox News Senior White House...
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Trump to build national center for homeless veterans with funds previously spent on housing for illegal aliens

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans with redirected funds previously spent on services for illegal aliens, Fox News Digital has learned.

The president’s order directs the secretary of veterans affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on the Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles.

TRUMP TO HOST MILITARY PARADE TO CELEBRATE ARMY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, HONOR ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS

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Trump's tax hike proposal is 'déjà vu' of George H. W. Bush's 'read my lips' moment, experts say

  • News source: FOX News
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Americans lambasted President George H. W. Bush for infamously vowing on stage at the 1988 Republican National Convention not to raise taxes on Americans, then supporting a tax hike as president two years later.

History could repeat itself as President Donald Trump this week signaled his support for congressional Republicans raising taxes to accomplish the ambitious goals of his "big, beautiful bill," according to experts.

"My opponent won't rule out raising taxes, but I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I'll say no. And...
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New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: "Don't get in my way," the former United States Marine Corps ground combat officer told staff, according to a recording of the speech obtained by CBS News.

"Obfuscation, delay, undermining," Richardson continued, referencing tactics he believed a fraction of FEMA staff might try to subvert his agenda. "If you're one of those 20% of the people and you think those tactics and techniques are...
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Democrats visit Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk in ICE detention

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday traveled to Louisiana to meet with Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, who remain in custody at Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers as they face deportation.

Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, and Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student, were separately taken into custody in March by federal authorities amid the Trump administration's crackdown on students with visas and green cards who participated in pro-Palestinian activities.

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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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South Africa hits out at US Afrikaner refugee plan

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There are reports that the first set of South Africans could arrive as refugees in the US next week.
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Ukraine arrests two over alleged Hungarian spy plot

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukraine's security service says the state-backed spy network sought to obtain information about military defences on its border with Hungary.
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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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Hegseth orders deadline for trans service members to leave military: 'Out at the DOD'

  • News source: FOX News
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Transgender troops have between 30 and 60 days to self-separate from the military after a court order allowed the ban on their service to move forward, according to a Thursday memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

"After a SCOTUS victory for @POTUS, TRANS is out at the DOD," Hegseth wrote on X, along with a video announcing the new deadline.

Approximately 1,000 service members have self–identified as having gender dysphoria and will begin the voluntary separation process, according to the Pentagon.

Active duty service members have until June...
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Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi can remain free from custody, appeals court rules

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi can remain released from immigration custody while a legal challenge to his detention moves forward, denying a request from the Trump administration to allow immigration officials to re-detain Mahdawi.

The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit unanimously rejected the government's bid for emergency relief, finding that it is unlikely to succeed on its arguments that a Vermont district court did not have jurisdiction over Mahdawi's habeas...
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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.

"This is nothing of a surprise...
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