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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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Trump Staffer Shuts Down Outlaw Livestream Inside Mar-a-lago -- After Half Hour of Hot Mic Chatter

7 min ago - Apr 25th, 2026, 7:51 pm A Trump staffer shut down an unauthorized livestream from inside Mar-a-lago — but only after about 34 minutes of hot mic chatter ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech. Last spring, Trump held a gala dinner for t ... (MEDIAite)

'Counter to the message of Jesus': progressive Christians stake a claim to their religion amid Trump-pope feud

48 min ago - Sat 25 Apr 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Apr 2026 18.36 EDT The Trump administration has long tried to wrap itself in Christianity, with Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, invoking warfare “in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus Chr ... (The Guardian)

Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

1 hr ago - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his military to "vigorously attack Hezbollah targets" in Lebanon, two days after a ceasefire was extended by three weeks. Fresh Israeli attacks followed the directive, which came after at least s ... (BBC)

Trump hosts VIP crypto event as his coin plunges in value

1 hr ago - Saturday 25 April 2026 18:05 EDT Donald Trump recently hosted an exclusive gathering for top investors in his $TRUMP cryptocurrency at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, even as the token's value has plummeted by over 95% from its peak last ... (The Independent)

Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting

2 hrs ago - April 26, 2026 3:28 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent ​at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection affor ... (Reuters)

Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks

2 hrs ago - 04/25/26 5:00 PM ET Fluoride is becoming harder to source as the war in Iran places more strain on global supply chains, leading some local governments to reduce their own use of the widely used cavity-fighting agent. Two major water supply systems ... (The Hill)

Von der Leyen Proposes Strategic Energy Corridor to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

2 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, 4:31 pm European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a fundamental restructuring of global energy transit on Saturday, April 25, proposing new projects to shield markets from geopolitical volatility. Speaking after an ... (Kyiv Post)

White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher

3 hrs ago - Updated Apr 26, 2026, 2:59 AM ET PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 AM ET The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, ... (CNN US)

Mexico Says 2 US Federal Agents Who Died Were Not Authorized to Participate in Any Local Operation

3 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, at 3:54 p.m. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. ... (US News & World Report/AP)

Officials identify suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting

3 hrs ago - President Donald Trump said a “shooter has been apprehended” as he and other guests were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torran ... (Washington Post)

Trump renews call to 'terminate' filibuster over SAVE America Act impasse

4 hrs ago - 04/25/26 3:03 PM ET President Trump on Saturday renewed his call to “terminate” the filibuster to ensure the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act passes through the Senate as it remains in limbo in the upper chamber. Not ... (The Hill)

Little Lake City School District superintendent moves up his departure date amid teachers' strike

6 hrs ago - Saturday, April 25, 2026 2:57PM SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (CNS) -- The superintendent of the Little Lake City School District has moved up his departure date to Monday, according to the union representing the district's striking teachers. Jonathan Vas ... (ABC 7 News)

Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say

7 hrs ago - Updated 7:26 PM CDT, April 25, 2026 Leer en español CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, accordi ... (AP)

Growing brush fire triggers evacuation warnings in Orange County

9 hrs 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

10 hrs 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

10 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

11 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

11 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

12 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

12 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)

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