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Trump calls on the federal government to recognize North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe
President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. It's a move that could provide legitimacy and federal benefits to the tribe, whose identity has long been scrutinized by other Native groups. The Lumbee Tribe has more than 55,000 members, making it one of the largest Native groups in the United States. Located in the impoverished and diverse Robeson County, Trump had pled ...
Schumer blasts Trump over 'chilling purge' of IGs
01/25/25 1:03 PM ET Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) condemned President Trumps move to fire more than a dozen watchdogs at several federal agencies overnight, calling it a chilling purge. This is a chilling purge, and its a preview of the lawless approach Donald Trump and his administration is taking far too often as he is becoming President, Schumer said on the Senate floor Saturday. These dismissals are possibly in violation of federal law, which requires Congress to h ...
White House makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden's pause
January 25, 2025 2:21 PM EST Updated 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's White House has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a White House source told Reuters on Saturday. The move was widely expected. Biden put the hold on the delivery of those bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. A ceasefire to halt the war was recen ...
Speaker Mike Johnson invites Trump to deliver address to Congress
Jan. 25, 2025, 4:59 PM EST WASHINGTON House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Donald Trump to deliver an address to Congress in March, a speech that would mark Trumps first joint address to Congress of his second term. In the letter, Johnson asked that Trump speak to both chambers of Congress on March 4 to share your America First vision for our legislative future. I eagerly await your response, added Johnson, R-La. Joint sessions or meetings of Congress are often re ...
'Hit him back twice as hard': Canadian leader puts Trump on notice over threats
January 25, 2025 10:47AM ET While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the face of Canadian opposition to President Donald Trump in his first term, that role now appears to belong to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. In a lengthy interview with Politico magazine, Ford made it clear that while he hoped for good relations between Canada and the U.S. over the next four years, he wouldn't hesitate to be combative with Trump should the second-term president antagonize the United States' northern ne ...
Trump admin tells agencies to start firing DEI staffers
11 hours ago The Trump administration is directing the heads of federal agencies to "take action to terminate" staffers of DEI offices, according to a memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued Friday night. Why it matters: The White House purge of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programs and workers, begun Monday, is happening at lightning speed. State of play: "[E]ach agency, department, or commission head shall take action to terminate, t ...
Pence-aligned group's president: Republicans won't fall in line behind Trump forever
01/24/25 4:17 PM ET The president of an advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trumps 2024 election victory in a new interview but argued that Republicans will not fall in line behind the commander in chief forever. Advancing American Freedom (AAF) President Tim Chapman stated Trump is at the height of his influence and power within the GOP, and it will be harder to discover dissent during the early stages of his second administration. But, he said, ...
ICE Raids Update as Agents Deny Showing Up to Chicago Elementary School
Published Jan 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM EST Updated Jan 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM EST Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials say that they blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation policy from raiding an elementary school on Fridaybut a spokesman for ICE denied it was the immigration agency. "This was not an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounter," David L. Yost said in an email statement sent to Newsw ...
AP Issues New Style Guidance -- Won't Follow Trump's Renaming of Gulf of Mexico
Jan 24th, 2025, 4:20 pm The Associated Press issued an updated style guidance in response to President Donald Trumps inauguration day executive order that purported to rename two geographic landmarks, announcing a decision to cooperate with only one of them. Among Trumps first day flurry of executive orders was one that purported to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and to change the name of North Americas highest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley, but the AP is only on ...
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of the Gaza ceasefire
Updated 5:09 AM EST, January 25, 2025 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. As the four were released, hundreds of people cheered in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square where they were watching the drama unfold on a big screen t ...
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The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website
25 min ago - January 25, 2025 11:35 AM ET The Food and Drug Administration has removed webpages about diversity and inclusion in clinical trials for cancer drugs. The page for Project Equity, a 2021 initiative launched by the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence t ... (NPR)
CIA now says COVID-19 'more likely' to have come from lab
49 min ago - Published 2:57 p.m. ET Jan. 25, 2025 NEW YORK - The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The agency had for y ... (USA Today)
Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says
1 hr ago - UNITED NATIONS -- The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies. As Britain's deputy U.N. ambassador, J ... (Minnesota Star Tribune)
Trump reinstates GOP abortion policies after addressing rally
1 hr ago - Posted January 25, 2025 at 12:38pm President Donald Trump issued a memo Friday evening that would reinstate two global family planning policies and rescinded two Biden administration memos his first major foray into regulating reproductive hea ... (Roll Call)
Speaker Mike Johnson invites Trump to deliver address to Congress
1 hr ago - Jan. 25, 2025, 4:59 PM EST WASHINGTON House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Donald Trump to deliver an address to Congress in March, a speech that would mark Trumps first joint address to Congress of his second term. I ... (NBC News)
Musk Exploring Blockchain Use in US Government Efficiency Effort
2 hrs ago - 8h Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk has initiated conversations about using blockchain technology at the new Department of Government Efficiency, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Its the latest sign of the Trump administration ... (msn/Bloomberg)
White House makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden's pause
2 hrs ago - January 25, 2025 2:21 PM EST Updated 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's White House has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, ... (Reuters)
State Dept. Halts Global Mine-Clearing Programs
2 hrs ago - The U.S. State Department office that funds the clearance of unexploded munitions around the world has asked humanitarian demining organizations funded by the department to cease operations effective immediately, according to a surprise a ... (NYT)
Trump's foreign business partners tout his presidency while promoting projects
3 hrs ago - Published 7:30 AM EST, Sat January 25, 2025 CNN Just as former presidents, foreign dignitaries and industry leaders traveled to Washington this week for the presidential inauguration, so too did another group that occupies a unique place in ... (CNN Politics)
Paul McCartney Warns Proposed AI Copyright Law Could 'Rip Off' Artists
3 hrs ago - The British government is currently considering a policy that would allow tech companies to use creators works to train AI models unless creators specifically opt out. In an interview with the BBC, set to air on Sunday (Jan. 26), the 82-year-ol ... (Billboard)
Trump calls on the federal government to recognize North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe
3 hrs ago - President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum asking the Department of the Interior to move towards fully recognizing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as Native American. It's a move that could provide legitimacy and federal benefits to the tribe ... (NPR)
Schumer blasts Trump over 'chilling purge' of IGs
3 hrs ago - 01/25/25 1:03 PM ET Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) condemned President Trumps move to fire more than a dozen watchdogs at several federal agencies overnight, calling it a chilling purge. This is a chilling purge ... (The Hill)
'Hit him back twice as hard': Canadian leader puts Trump on notice over threats
4 hrs ago - January 25, 2025 10:47AM ET While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the face of Canadian opposition to President Donald Trump in his first term, that role now appears to belong to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. In a lengthy interview with Politi ... (Raw Story)
Department of Education dismisses book ban investigations, ends guidance
5 hrs ago - January 25, 2025, 10:58 AM The U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of u ... (ABC News)
Schools tell parents their kids are safe from ICE arrests on campus
6 hrs ago - 7 hours ago School leaders across the U.S. are working to reassure parents about potential immigration enforcement on campuses after the Trump administration reversed a long-standing policy discouraging enforcement in "sensitive" areas. Why it matter ... (Axios)
Am I being censored? Some US TikTok users say app feels different after ban lifted
6 hrs ago - January 25, 2025 10:05 AM EST Updated 4 hours ago NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China's ByteDance, was revived by ... (Reuters)
What Trump and GOP lawmakers may have in store for student-loan borrowers
7 hrs ago - 9h President Donald Trump and the new Republican-controlled Congress could make major changes for millions of student-loan borrowers. That new GOP trifecta is likely to unwind several of former President Joe Biden's moves on student debt relief. A m ... (msn/Business Insider)
Kristi Noem confirmed as DHS secretary
8 hrs ago - 01/25/2025 12:02 PM EST The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday, voting to give President Donald Trump another Cabinet official who has pledged to help carry out his aggressive crackdown on ill ... (Politico)
Phoenix nears dry spell record as drought conditions worsen
8 hrs ago - Sat 25 Jan 2025 08.00 EST Last modified on Sat 25 Jan 2025 08.02 EST The US city of Phoenix is close to breaking another extreme weather record, this time the longest stretch without rain as drought conditions worsen across Arizona. As of Saturday, ... (The Guardian)
House Democrats urge Rubio to lift foreign assistance freeze
10 hrs ago - 01/24/25 11:09 PM ET House Democrats urged President Trumps Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded foreign development projects aro ... (The Hill)