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Roger Stone Suggests Democratic Senator Should Face 'Execution' After He Criticized Trump's Crypto Ventures

May 10, 2025, 02:30 PM EDT Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, suggested Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) should face “execution” after the lawmaker questioned Trump’s recent business ventures into cryptocurrency. “Trump is cashing in on his presidency and making millions from his own crypto coins. It’s corruption in broad daylight,” Kelly wrote on X Wednesday, promoting the “End Crypto Corruption Act,” which he said would make it illegal for “the President, the Vice President, ad ...

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New independent movement wants to deny both parties a House majority

May 10, 2025 at 1:31 p.m. EDT LIVONIA, Mich. -- During focus-group sessions in this bellwether state, two groups of swing voters were asked last month to give an instant assessment of the two political parties. The Democratic Party came under attack: "old, slow ... lost ... a joke ... rudderless." The image of today's Republican Party wasn't much better, viewed largely through President Donald Trump: "far right, no middle ... a joke, too ... united ... delusional." Behind ...

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Quakers march against Trump's crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition

Updated 1:43 PM EDT, May 10, 2025 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. The march extends a long tradition of Quaker activism. Historically, Quakers have been involved in peaceful protests to end wars and slavery, and support women’s voting rights in line with their commitment to justice and peace. Far more recently, Quakers sued the federal g ...

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Trump is scrambling to 'avoid suffering through dozens of new investigations': report

May 10, 2025 11:22AM ET More than a year before the 2026 midterm election really kicks into gear, Donald Trump is sticking his nose into Republican Party plans to keep control of both chambers of Congress under its thumb. According to a report from Politico, the president has two reasons to hope that the GOP can defy history and not lose seats in the next election and one of them is making sure Democrats don't gain control of the House which could lead to a repeat of the last two years of his ...

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Malnourished children, hospital supplies running low: Impact of 2 months of no aid in Gaza

Israel's decision to halt all humanitarian aid from crossing into Gaza is entering its third month. The Israeli government said the blockade is to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages, including the remains of those who have died, and to accept a new proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal, which ended on March 18. Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) wrote in a post on X in late April that humanitarian personnel have been allowed ...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene declines to challenge Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate race

By JEFF AMY and JONATHAN J. COOPER Updated 7:55 PM CDT, May 9, 2025 ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Friday she won’t challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms, delivering relief for some Republicans who worry she’s too divisive to win. In a lengthy post on the social media platform X, Greene disputed GOP donors and consultants who fear she would turn off the moderate Republicans and independents needed to beat Ossoff. But Greene said she doesn ...

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Federal workers spoke to reporters after DOGE fired them. Now they face investigation.

May 9, 2025 / 6:05 PM EDT At least half a dozen USAID employees who spoke to reporters after they thought they had been fired by the Trump administration have now received notices from the foreign aid agency's internal human resources office that they are facing investigation for participating in interviews. The workers, whose formal dismissal date was delayed after leaders encountered bureaucratic snags, received an email in recent days carrying the subject line, "Administrative inquiry ...

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Trump Has Skipped All but 12 of His Daily Intelligence Briefings

Updated May 10 2025 2:54AM EDT Published May 10 2025 1:03AM EDT Donald Trump has been president (for the second time) for more than 100 days. In that time, he has reportedly shown a troubling lack of regard for his daily intelligence briefings. Trump has reportedly sat for just 12 “daily” briefings since his second term began in January—an eyebrow-raising drop from the already infrequent schedule of his first time in office, POLITICO reports. Despite needing to navigate high-stakes diplom ...

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Student Loans: Republicans Back Plan to Give Some Borrowers Extra Money

Published May 09, 2025 at 5:19 PM EDT A Republican congressman is leading a new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would give married student loan borrowers a larger tax deduction on their loans. Why It Matters More than 42 million Americans have student loan debt, which has been a sticking point between Democrats and Republicans in recent years. Former President Joe Biden tried to forgive student loan debt during his time in office, arguing that Americans seeking an educa ...

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Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' label change

05/09/25 5:25 PM ET Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters Friday that a suit was filed against Google but did not provide further details, The Associated Press reported. Google did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment. The reported lawsuit makes good on Sheinbaum’ ...

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'Verbatim copying': Bombshell report says Hegseth broke Princeton's academic honesty rules

40 min ago - May 10, 2025 8:18PM ET U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can add plagiarism to his list of things he's been formally accused of. Trump's pick for the top Pentagon spot has previously faced allegations of sexual assault and of having a drinking pro ... (Raw Story)

New bill would ease rules on researching cannabis and other schedule I drugs

1 hr ago - Sat 10 May 2025 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 10 May 2025 18.16 EDT A recently introduced bill, if it passes, would allow research on cannabis despite its schedule I status, which some experts say could help policymakers “craft effective” ... (The Guardian)

'Dealmaker' Trump Frustrated By Inability to Strike Deals

1 hr ago - Published May 10 2025 6:17PM EDT President Donald Trump, who publicly touts himself as a “dealmaker-in-chief,” is privately upset at his failure to strike deals that will end the two wars he has sought to end, according to a report in The ... (Daily Beast)

DOJ to investigate Muslim-led development targeted by Texas GOP, senator says

1 hr ago - May 10, 2025 at 6:07 p.m. EDT The Justice Department will investigate whether a planned real estate development around one of North Texas's largest mosques violates federal law, Sen. John Cornyn (R) said Friday after weeks of calling the project anti ... (Washington Post)

Hegseth sparks fears as he moves to ax generals

2 hrs ago - 05/10/25 5:00 PM ET Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to ax the size of the U.S. military’s top ranks has triggered concerns of a political purge. Hegseth, who on Monday directed significant cuts to the U.S. military’s senior-most ... (The Hill)

Trump fires top US copyright official

3 hrs ago - CONGRESS Trump fires top US copyright official Democrats are alleging foul play. Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, testifies during a hearing of the United States Copyright Office, Nov. 13, 2024. Mar ... (Politico)

'From all sides': universities in red states face attacks from DC and at home

3 hrs ago - Sat 10 May 2025 13.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 10 May 2025 17.34 EDT Days after the University of Michigan president, Santa Ono, announced that he was leaving his post to lead the University of Florida, his name was quietly removed on Wednesday from ... (The Guardian)

Liz Cheney Rebukes Donald Trump in Post Praising New Pope Leo XIV

3 hrs ago - Published May 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM EDT | Updated May 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT Former Representative Liz Cheney took a swipe at President Donald Trump as she welcomed the election of a new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Although the former GOP congresswoman fr ... (Newsweek)

Proposed SNAP changes could impact 11 million Americans, report finds

4 hrs ago - Posted 3:37 PM, May 10, 2025 A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would risk the benefits of 11 million Americans receiving assistance. The repo ... (Scripps News)

Dem Rep Hits Back at MAGA 'Lies' About Newark Mayor Arrest

11 hrs ago - Updated May 10 2025 5:36PM EDT Published May 10 2025 3:07PM EDT A New Jersey Democratic congresswoman hit back at the White House for “lying” about the circumstances of a mayor’s arrest outside an ICE facility in Newark. “The pr ... (Daily Beast)

US probing impacts of imported jets, aircrafts on national security

11 hrs ago - 05/10/25 1:54 PM ET The Trump administration is currently probing the impact of imported commercial jets, engines and other aircraft parts on national security, according to a copy of the federal notice made public on Friday. The Commerce Departmen ... (The Hill)

US House tax committee unveils partial tax plan to achieve Trump agenda

12 hrs ago - May 10, 2025 1:19 PM EDT Updated 6 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. House committee in charge of taxes released on Friday evening a partial text of its part of President Donald Trump's proposed tax agenda that would make his 2017 tax ... (Reuters)

Roger Stone Suggests Democratic Senator Should Face 'Execution' After He Criticized Trump's Crypto Ventures

12 hrs ago - May 10, 2025, 02:30 PM EDT Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, suggested Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) should face “execution” after the lawmaker questioned Trump’s recent business ventures into cryptocurrency. “Tr ... (Huff Post)

Ukrainians who fled war and the US communities that welcomed them fear they may be uprooted under Trump

13 hrs ago - Published 12:00 PM EDT, Sat May 10, 2025 CNN — Sasha had only heard a little about South Carolina, and even less about the town of Hartsville, when he and his family moved there in September 2022. They were forced to suddenly leave behind the ... (CNN Politics)

Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say

13 hrs ago - Updated 11:57 AM EDT, May 10, 2025 President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in next year’s Republican primary, according to multiple people familiar with the m ... (AP)

Trump is scrambling to 'avoid suffering through dozens of new investigations': report

14 hrs ago - May 10, 2025 11:22AM ET More than a year before the 2026 midterm election really kicks into gear, Donald Trump is sticking his nose into Republican Party plans to keep control of both chambers of Congress under its thumb. According to a report from P ... (Raw Story)

Malnourished children, hospital supplies running low: Impact of 2 months of no aid in Gaza

14 hrs ago - Israel's decision to halt all humanitarian aid from crossing into Gaza is entering its third month. The Israeli government said the blockade is to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages, including the remains of those who have died, and ... (ABC News)

India accuses Pakistan of violating ceasefire, says it will respond

14 hrs ago - India has accused Pakistan of breaking the ceasefire brokered with the help of the U.S., saying it is responding to the violations. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a press briefing where he confirmed a ceasefire agreement had been reached ... (ABC News)

New independent movement wants to deny both parties a House majority

14 hrs ago - May 10, 2025 at 1:31 p.m. EDT LIVONIA, Mich. -- During focus-group sessions in this bellwether state, two groups of swing voters were asked last month to give an instant assessment of the two political parties. The Democratic Party came under attack: ... (Washington Post)

Federal judge warns Trump executive order not 'run around' for sanctuary cities ruling

15 hrs ago - 05/10/25 3:15 PM ET A federal judge warned Friday that President Trump’s executive order seeking to withdraw funds from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions cannot be used to bypass his previous ruling blocking the effort. U.S. District Judge William Orri ... (The Hill)