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Trump ousts National Science Board members

Trump ousts National Science Board members Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated. Updated April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. EDT today at 2:51 p.m. EDT Members of the National Science Board, which advises Congress and the president and sets policies for the U.S. National Science Foundation, were dismissed recently. (U.S. National Science Foundation/AP) By Carolyn Y. Jo ...

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Trump and Epstein Photos Projected Onto Hotel Before Correspondents' Dinner

Apr 25, 2026 at 08:58 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reportedly highlighted in a video projected onto a hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this weekend. Aaron Parnas posted a two-minute clip on X on Friday, saying a video “highlighting Trump’s relationship with Epstein is being displayed on the side of the building where Trump will attend the dinner.” Reuters shared a photo showing an image of ...

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Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known

In the initial days of the war, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet bombed the U.S. base Camp Buehring in Kuwait, despite the base having air defenses, a rare breach that marked the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years, according to two of the U.S. officials. ... Iran has also destroyed U.S. military aircraft. NBC News reported that at least one fighter jet, more than a dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones, two MC-130 tankers and four helicopters known as “little bird ...

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Supreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robber

Saturday 25 April 2026 11:56 EDT The Supreme Court is poised to rule on a critical digital privacy issue: whether geofence warrants, a powerful police tool, violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches. This legal challenge stems from cases like Okello Chatrie's, who stole $195,000 from a bank in suburban Richmond, Virginia. He eluded police until a geofence warrant compelled Google to provide location histories of devices within a virtual perimeter near the crime scene, ident ...

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Trump admin broke law to hand over multi-million contract to construction firm: report

3h President Donald Trump's administration handed millions in taxpayer funds to a company already working on a White House refurbishment, a report has shown. Trump chose the Maryland-based Clark Construction to build his $400 million ballroom, but an investigation from the New York Times exposed a separate deal with the firm to work on another job. The National Park Service's request to repair two ornamental fountains in Lafayette Park would have cost the admin $3.3 million, according to esti ...

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Naval escorts will likely be needed when Strait of Hormuz reopens, Chevron CEO says

Updated on: April 24, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT Washington — Chevron's chief executive said it's likely that the U.S. Navy may need to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once it reopens in order to ensure a level of security. The standoff over the strait has intensified amid Iran's threats against the critical channel and a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, effectively closing it. The tensions have led to several maritime incidents in recent days. Asked Thursday by "Face t ...

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Trump says he'll be looking into banks regarding Los Angeles wildfires

April 24, 2026, 3:33 p.m. ET WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would look into banks — singling out Wells Fargo WFC.N — over payments and debt treatment after the Los Angeles wildfires, marking the latest friction with the banking industry. The 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles and Eaton Fire in Altadena killed 22 people, destroyed some 12,000 homes and caused over $50 billion in property damage. "Wells Fargo, in particular, has been v ...

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Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS

Donald Trump Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS The Florida judge asked whether there is a case if Trump, as president, is on both sides -------- Trump sued the IRS in January, alleging they failed to prevent a former employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns. J. David Ake / Getty Images file April 24, 2026, 10:23 PM EDT By Gary Grumbach, Kyla Guilfoil and Ryan J. Reilly A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump' ...

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Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

Posted April 24, 2026 at 4:33pm Lawmakers are signaling they’ll reject a Trump administration request to eliminate funding for a program that provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income Americans, one of the few on-topic issues repeatedly raised during hearings on the Health and Human Services Department budget. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the HHS proposed zeroing out the $4 billion funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program received in the cur ...

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Thomas Massie Campaigns Against Trump's Debt: 'Expanded Spending Beyond Biden's Budget'

Apr 24th, 2026, 6:04 pm Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) took a swipe at his own party on Friday as he fights off a Trump-endorsed primary challenger to his Kentucky congressional seat. Massie and Trump have been at odds for most of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, with the feud really heating up after Massie refused to back Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” Last May, Massie gave a floor speech denouncing the bill, saying, “I’d love to stand here and tell the American people, ...

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Growing brush fire triggers evacuation warnings in Orange County

1 hr ago - Orange County firefighters battled a brush fire Saturday that prompted evacuation warnings for some communities in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea. The fire, which burned at least 60 acres, was reported shortly after 3 p.m. along Carbon Canyon Road, j ... (LA Times)

Gunshots at Correspondents Dinner

1 hr ago - Secret Service officers at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where Trump was set to speak, rushed the president out. ... (New York Times)

California's jet fuel supply drops to three-year low as Middle East turmoil squeezes global oil market

2 hrs ago - Sat 25 Apr 2026 11.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Apr 2026 11.01 EDT California’s jet fuel supply has dropped to a level not seen since 2023, as turmoil in the Middle East continues to squeeze the global oil market. As of 17 April, the state ... (The Guardian)

Trump Bought at Least $51 Million in Bonds in March, Disclosure Shows

3 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, at 1:35 p.m. NEW YORK, April ⁠25 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump bought at least $51 million in ​bonds in March, according to financial disclosures released on ‌Saturday, with the purchases &zwn ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Democrats try to blunt Trump in Cuba -- before it's too late

3 hrs ago - Updated April 25, 2026, 8:59 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — With the clock ticking down on the Trump administration's ultimatum to Cuba's government, congressional Democrats are scrambling to stop President Donald Trump from starting another military conf ... (USA Today)

Supreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robber

4 hrs ago - Saturday 25 April 2026 11:56 EDT The Supreme Court is poised to rule on a critical digital privacy issue: whether geofence warrants, a powerful police tool, violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches. This legal challenge stems from ... (The Independent)

Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known

4 hrs ago - In the initial days of the war, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet bombed the U.S. base Camp Buehring in Kuwait, despite the base having air defenses, a rare breach that marked the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base ... (NBC)

DNC chair on Trump 'trying to hold onto power' ahead of midterms: 'We're planning for everything'

4 hrs ago - 04/25/26 12:03 PM ET Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said the party is “planning for everything” ahead of the midterms. Martin acknowledged polling favoring Democrats in the upcoming elections during a Saturday mornin ... (The Hill)

Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status

5 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 6:00 AM ET The Trump administration is making it easier to deport immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. A new precedent decision published Friday by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ... (NPR)

Trump admin broke law to hand over multi-million contract to construction firm: report

5 hrs ago - 3h President Donald Trump's administration handed millions in taxpayer funds to a company already working on a White House refurbishment, a report has shown. Trump chose the Maryland-based Clark Construction to build his $400 million ballroom, but an ... (msn/Rawstory)

Trump's disdain for wind projects creates a political storm for Republicans in coastal Virginia

6 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — When President Donald Trump tried to cancel five massive offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast, it wasn’t just environmentalists who cried foul. Nine Republicans in the U.S. Hou ... (Courthouse News Service/AP)

Trump ousts National Science Board members

6 hrs ago - Trump ousts National Science Board members Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated. Updated April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. E ... (Washington Post)

US to Let Venezuela Pay Maduro's Lawyer in Drug Trafficking Case

7 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, at 6:58 a.m. April 25 - The United States has agreed to ⁠modify ⁠its sanctions on Venezuela to ⁠allow the South American country's government to pay Nicolás Maduro's defense lawyer, backing ​off a restr ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Trump and Epstein Photos Projected Onto Hotel Before Correspondents' Dinner

7 hrs ago - Apr 25, 2026 at 08:58 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reportedly highlighted in a video projected onto a hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner th ... (Newsweek)

Trump's FCC eyes new ways to squeeze the TV networks

8 hrs ago - 04/25/2026 07:00 AM EDT Conservative television broadcasters are getting bigger under Donald Trump — and thanks to his top communications regulator, they may get enhanced power to mute the president’s critics. The Federal Communications Com ... (Politico)

Trump Cancels Envoys' Trip to Pakistan for Iran Talks

10 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM EDT Updated on April 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM EDT President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip to Pakistan by his top envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, raising questions about the durability of the current cease ... (Bloomberg)

Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

10 hrs ago - Updated 9:03 AM CDT, April 25, 2026 Leer en español TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Banglades ... (AP)

DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight

11 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 5:00 AM ET The Justice Department wants to oversee the discipline of its attorneys — even as government lawyers face more questions from judges and watchdogs about their conduct. A DOJ rule that would allow the attorney general t ... (NPR)

Falklands veteran hopes King can persuade Trump to 'back down'

12 hrs ago - Sat, April 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM EDT Falklands War veteran Simon Weston has said he hopes King Charles III can convince US President Donald Trump to "back down" over reports the US could review its position on the UK's claim to the territory. Weston t ... (Yahoo! News/BBC)

API, farm groups urge Congress to back year-long E15 sales as prices rise

13 hrs ago - 8h NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Groups representing ethanol producers, farmers, and fuel retailers urged Congress on Thursday to allow gas stations to sell higher-ethanol gasoline blends year-round to combat the higher pump prices that have persist ... (msn/Reuters)

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