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Top Democrat Rips Red 'Taker States' Getting Subsidized By Blue 'Donor States' Like New York: That's 'Actually Not Fair'

May 19th, 2025, 6:05 pm House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the ongoing battle over the SALT deduction cap in the House on Monday. Jeffries fumed at the idea that GOP members from “taker states” want to keep taxing “Blue state” residents at a higher rate, while those states “subsidize” them at the federal level. “I wanted to ask you about the discussion going on with SALT right now. Obviously, you still have a fair amount of New York Republicans who are not budging w ...

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Reporter Grills Trump Adviser on 'Deals' He Promised: 'It's Been Two Months'

May 19th, 2025, 5:00 pm The director of the National Economic Council did not offer much to a reporter who asked about the status of the trade deals President Donald Trump promised. Director Kevin Hassett took questions from reporters at the White House on Monday amid the administration’s baseline 10% tariffs on most imports, though some goods are subject to higher rates. Businesses and investors have been grappling with all manner of tariffs Trump has rolled out early in his second term, pa ...

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Justice Department opens discrimination investigation into Chicago city hiring practices

Updated on: May 19, 2025 / 8:22 PM EDT The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office Monday to inform him they've opened an investigation into the city's hiring practices. The letter, dated Monday, accuses the City of Chicago of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in its hiring practices for state and local government employees. The letter says Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the investigation be opened based on information "sug ...

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Radio calls asked tugs for help 45 seconds before Mexican ship hit Brooklyn Bridge, officials say

Updated 7:26 PM EDT, May 19, 2025 The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts crashed into the historic span, and radio calls indicating it was in distress went out only 45 seconds before the deadly collision, according to a timeline laid out by U.S. investigators Monday. With the help of a tugboat, the Cuauhtemoc training vessel backed away from a Manhattan pier filled with cheering people at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, official ...

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Hundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing, threatening critical care

12h Hundreds of hospitals in rural parts of the United States are in danger of closing because they can no longer afford to stay open, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. The main reason: Insurance companies pay them much less than their big city counterparts for the same services. In Trinity, Texas, about 90 miles north of Houston, Midcoast Medical Center recently had to close its doors. "It has a huge impact on the community. We will los ...

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Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile shield could cost hundreds of billions

5:00 AM EDT, Mon May 19, 2025 CNN — The Pentagon has submitted small, medium and large options to the White House for developing “Golden Dome,” President Donald Trump’s vision for a cutting-edge missile shield that can protect the US from long-range strikes that will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans. Trump is expected to announce his preferred option – and its price point – in the coming days, a decision that will ultimately ch ...

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Trump taps his most trusted officials to do as many as four jobs -- at the same time

May 19, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Jamieson Greer has a big job — three of them, actually. As U.S. trade representative, Greer has been flying around the world at Donald Trump’s behest, negotiating with countries over the tariffs that the president imposed. On top of that, he is the government’s official watchdog. The White House has appointed Greer both acting director of the Office of Government Ethics and acting head of the Office of Special Counsel. Cutting trade deals to Trump’s li ...

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Scoop: First flight leaves U.S. under Trump's $1,000 "self-deport" deal

The Trump administration's first charter flight for dozens of "self-deporting" immigrants took off from Houston early Monday, part of a new program offering them a free trip back home and $1,000 — or else. Monday's flight left Houston about 9:30 a.m. and took 65 people from Honduras and Colombia to their respective home countries, according to a Department of Homeland Security official. To participate in the program, the immigrants logged into the CBP Home App and requested to be vol ...

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Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a rare phone call, which the US leader described as “excellent,” but the Kremlin refused to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, despite pressure from Washington and European allies. Speaking to reporters in Sochi after the two-hour conversation on Monday, Putin described the call as “very meaningful and frank,” and said he was prepared to work with Ukraine on drafting a memorandum for future peace talks. However, the Russian leader declined t ...

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'Sesame Street' Announces Major Move To A New Streaming Home

May 19, 2025, 12:36 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday. Starting later this year, new episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day. No specific premiere date was immediately announced. Select past episodes will be available on Netflix worldwide. The chan ...

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US oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it

2 min ago - Colorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months without making legally required disclosures, according to a new analysis. That’s in spite of first-in-the-nation rules requir ... (The Guardian)

January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary

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Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" hit by Trump's cuts to research at Harvard and Columbia

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UK suspends trade talks with Israel and attacks 'repellent' extremism

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Trump pitch fails to move GOP holdouts on agenda megabill

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Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks

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DOJ to use False Claims Act to crack down on diversity initiatives at colleges

1 hr ago - Updated May 20, 2025, 8:50 AM ET PUBLISHED May 20, 2025, 5:45 AM ET American universities are facing another threat from the Trump administration, which intends to use a civil anti-fraud law to withdraw federal funding from colleges that promote dive ... (CNN US)

Landmark global pandemic agreement adopted by World Health Organization members

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Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily, senator says

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Supreme Court refuses to hear Republican lawsuit seeking to roll back voting rights measures

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New Orleans Jail Employee Is Arrested and Charged With Helping 10 Inmates Escape

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Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor

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State prosecutors have open criminal investigation relating to Hope Florida

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Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory

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Senate confirms Charles Kushner to become ambassador to France

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UK halts trade talks with Israel

3 hrs ago - May 20, 2025 4:24 pm CET LONDON — Britain has halted free trade agreement negotiations with Israel, in response to Israel’s block on aid to Gaza. The halt to negotiations was announced as part of a package of measures, including sanctions ... (Politico (EU))

US closes Office of Palestinian Affairs, dedicated channel to Washington

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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

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'Incorrect!' Kristi Noem shamed on live TV for ignorance about habeas corpus

4 hrs ago - "Well, habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country and suspend their right to," Noem began before being interrupted. "No, let me stop you, ma'am," Hassan remarked. "That's incorrect." ... (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing,)

'Red line has been crossed': Trump accused of filing 'bogus charges' to 'intimidate' Dems

5 hrs ago - May 20, 2025 | 05:06AM ET House Democratic Leadership has strongly condemned interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba's decision to charge Rep. LaMonica Mclver (D-N.J.), calling it "an attack on the American people." The Just ... (Alternet)