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Republicans reject Trump tax-cut bill after president calls for unity - Reuters

1. Republicans reject Trump tax-cut bill after president calls for unity  Reuters
2. GOP hardliners defy party leaders and Trump as they vote to block agenda  CNN
3. Trump-backed budget bill fails key test on Capitol Hill as 5 Republicans defect  MSNBC News
4. Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback  AP News
5. House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction  NBC News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 5:21 pm

11 inmates escape from Orleans Parish Justice Center in Louisiana - NBC News

1. 11 inmates escape from Orleans Parish Justice Center in Louisiana  NBC News
2. 11 inmates escape from Orleans jail; 1 recaptured  fox8live.com
3. New Orleans captured inmate has criminal history  WDSU
4. Orleans Parish Jail on lockdown after reported escape  WWLTV.com
5. Jail escape is an 'urgent and serious situation,' NOPD warns as police ask for public's help  NOLA.com

Published on 16 May 2025 | 5:10 pm

$40,000 SALT offer discussed with megabill holdouts - Politico

1. $40,000 SALT offer discussed with megabill holdouts  Politico
2. Why a $10,000 Deduction Is Blocking the G.O.P.’s $3.8 Trillion Tax Bill  The New York Times
3. Republican tensions escalate to a boiling point on 'SALT' tax fight in Trump's big bill  NBC News
4. GOP Tax Debate Gets Testy as Conservatives Fume Over SALT  WSJ
5. Californians could get bigger state, local tax deductions. Why that matters  Sacramento Bee

Published on 16 May 2025 | 5:02 pm

Risk of Severe Weather Looms Over Eastern Half of the U.S. - The New York Times

1. Risk of Severe Weather Looms Over Eastern Half of the U.S.  The New York Times
2. Renewed severe weather outbreak threatens over 146 million with giant hail, strong tornadoes and extreme gusts  FOX Weather
3. Multiday Outbreak Of Severe Weather, Tornado Threat Will Shift From Midwest To Plains Through Early Next Week  The Weather Channel
4. Millions under threat of strong tornadoes and violent winds as storm danger increases Friday  CNN
5. Hour by Hour: When severe storms expected to move through Cincinnati  WLWT

Published on 16 May 2025 | 4:58 pm

Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting - NPR

Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 4:56 pm

A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It. - The New York Times

1. A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.  The New York Times
2. DHS Is Considering Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship  WSJ
3. DHS considering reality show in which immigrants compete for citizenship  The Washington Post
4. Trump DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship  MSNBC News
5. Trump Officials in Talks with Duck Dynasty Producer for Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship  People.com

Published on 16 May 2025 | 4:36 pm

Trump blasts former FBI Director James Comey over controversial Instagram post - ABC News

1. Trump blasts former FBI Director James Comey over controversial Instagram post  ABC News
2. Former FBI Director James Comey takes down Instagram post after conservative uproar  CNN
3. Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47' social media post  Los Angeles Times
4. James Comey under investigation for post seen as potential threat to Trump's life  NBC News
5. What does 8647 mean? Why James Comey's Instagram post triggered federal response  USA Today

Published on 16 May 2025 | 4:30 pm

Marva Johnson is named FAMU's 13th president after Board of Trustees vote, public outcry - Tallahassee Democrat

1. Marva Johnson is named FAMU's 13th president after Board of Trustees vote, public outcry  Tallahassee Democrat
2. Marva Johnson selected by BOT as final candidate for Florida A&M’s next president  WCTV
3. Board of Florida's only public HBCU picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next president  News4JAX
4. FAMU presidential candidate Marva Johnson met with hostile crowd at evening meet-and-greet  WTXL ABC 27
5. Is MAGA world prepping for another college takeover in Florida?  MSNBC News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:57 pm

Trump administration must resume $11 billion in funding for public health departments, judge rules - AP News

1. Trump administration must resume $11 billion in funding for public health departments, judge rules  AP News
2. Judge Extends Block on Public Health Cuts for More Than 20 States  The New York Times
3. Letitia James Reacts After Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Withholding Funds  Newsweek
4. Federal Public Health Funding May Soon Evaporate. Here’s How Philanthropy Should Prepare  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
5. Senators and students sound the alarm on National Institutes of Health cuts  Albuquerque Journal

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:44 pm

FBI set to leave its headquarters in DC - WTOP

1. FBI set to leave its headquarters in DC  WTOP
2. Kash Patel says FBI will leave DC headquarters, move 1,500 employees  NBC4 Washington
3. Kash Patel announces FBI HQ leaving DC  FOX 5 DC
4. FBI moving 1,500 personnel from D.C., closing storied headquarters building: Patel  USA Today
5. FBI Director Kash Patel plans to relocate 1,500 agents, leave DC's Hoover Building: Report  WBFF

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:33 pm

CWG Live updates: Very warm with potential for strong storms today and tomorrow - The Washington Post

1. CWG Live updates: Very warm with potential for strong storms today and tomorrow  The Washington Post
2. First Alert Forecast: Another hot day; Scattered storms tonight  WNDU
3. Stormy & steamy end to the workweek for some in North Carolina  WXII
4. IMPACT DAY: Isolated T'storm possible for parts of Western PA  WTAE
5. Some weekend thunder to watch for  WTNH.com

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:13 pm

Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America - The Guardian

1. Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America  The Guardian
2. Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees  The New York Times
3. Kari Lake's agency fires hundreds of journalists, moves to sell studio  The Arizona Republic
4. Hundreds of VOA employees set to be axed amid legal fight with Trump  The Washington Post
5. Trump administration terminates nearly 600 Voice of America employees  Politico

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:11 pm

Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison - NPR

1. Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison  NPR
2. Hadi Matar, Salman Rushdie’s Attacker, Sentenced to 25 Years  The New York Times
3. Salmon Rushdie attacker gets 25-year prison sentence  upi.com
4. Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison  The Guardian
5. Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage sentenced to 25 years in prison  Yahoo

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:57 pm

NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war - NBC News

1. NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war  NBC News
2. He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma.  The New York Times
3. NYU withholds diploma of graduation speaker who condemned Gaza ‘atrocities’  The Washington Post
4. NYU withholds diploma of graduate who condemned Gaza war  BBC
5. Statement By NYU Spokesperson John Beckman  NYU

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:49 pm

One, Big, Beautiful Bill PROTECTS Medicaid by REMOVING Illegals from the Program - The White House (.gov)

1. One, Big, Beautiful Bill PROTECTS Medicaid by REMOVING Illegals from the Program  The White House (.gov)
2. Which States Would Be Affected by a House Proposal to Cut Federal Medicaid Funding for States That Cover Undocumented Immigrants?  KFF
3. Medicaid bill targets Colorado over health care for undocumented immigrants  Denver7
4. Medicaid cuts would penalize NY for covering undocumented seniors with state funds  Lohud
5. House GOP Medicaid overhaul targets blue states like Minnesota  MinnPost

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:48 pm

House Judiciary to examine New Jersey ICE facility incident - Politico

1. House Judiciary to examine New Jersey ICE facility incident  Politico
2. McIver set to be charged over Delaney Hall incident  New Jersey Globe
3. House Republicans mull consequences for Dems who 'stormed' ICE facility  Fox News
4. Temperatures rise over House Democrats’ scuffle with ICE agents  The Hill
5. NJ Democrats who confronted ICE should be censured, Noem says  Axios

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:30 pm

In Virginia, a military stronghold becomes a haven for Afghan refugees - AP News

1. In Virginia, a military stronghold becomes a haven for Afghan refugees  AP News
2. Noem's claim that Afghan refugees can safely return to their Taliban-ruled homeland is 'just absurd,' advocates say  NBC News
3. Trump administration ends protections from deportation for Afghans  The Hill
4. As Trump tells some Afghan war allies to leave US, the Alaska Legislature is asking for more  Alaska Beacon
5. DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan, raising concerns for Minnesota’s Afghan community  MPR News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:29 pm

Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star - AP News

1. Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star  AP News
2. You Need To Be Following The Guy Who Quit His Job And Is Sailing To Hawaii With His Cat  Jalopnik
3. Sailing to Hawaii, With a Cat and Minimal Experience  The New York Times
4. Oregon man and cat on journey across Pacific Ocean: How to follow 'Sailing with Phoenix'  Statesman Journal
5. Oregon man, tired of corporate career, sails across Pacific Ocean with his cat  Yahoo

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:26 pm

Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations - Politico

1. Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations  Politico
2. Trump says the clock is ticking for 150 countries to make a deal or face higher tariffs  CNN
3. Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Flat; Trump Floats New Tariff Rates Plan — Live Updates  WSJ
4. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures a Historic Trade Win for the United States  The White House (.gov)
5. Trump says US will unilaterally set new tariff rates for scores of countries  The Guardian

Published on 16 May 2025 | 2:25 pm

Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says 'people are starving' - Reuters

1. Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says 'people are starving'  Reuters
2. Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help  The New York Times
3. Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza, killing dozens, as Trump floats ‘freedom zone’  CNN
4. US would make Gaza a 'freedom zone', Trump says in Qatar  Reuters
5. Middle East crisis live: Trump pledges ‘good things to happen’ in Gaza as scores die in Israeli strikes  The Guardian

Published on 16 May 2025 | 1:40 pm

House GOP’s pension overhaul could hurt congressional staff - Politico

1. House GOP’s pension overhaul could hurt congressional staff  Politico
2. House GOP’s law enforcement ‘exemption’ from retirement cuts is illusory, groups say  Government Executive
3. The budget math for federal benefits is not getting better  Federal News Network
4. AFGE Fights House Republicans’ $50 Billion Cuts to Federal Workers’ Retirement, Attack on Merit System  AFGE
5. How Proposed Federal Benefits Changes Could Impact Your Retirement  Forbes

Published on 16 May 2025 | 1:05 pm

Trump’s vision for Air Force One will turn it from the ‘Flying White House’ to a ‘palace in the sky’ - The Conversation

1. Trump’s vision for Air Force One will turn it from the ‘Flying White House’ to a ‘palace in the sky’  The Conversation
2. Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump's Mideast tour  AP News
3. What’s wrong with Trump accepting a 747 from Qatar? Everything.  Defense News
4. Kevin McCarthy says with Qatar plane gift to Trump, "my problem is really with Boeing"  CBS News
5. Jumbo diplomatic gifting  Financial Times

Published on 16 May 2025 | 12:26 pm

200K without power in Michigan, some schools close after powerful storms - MLive.com

1. 200K without power in Michigan, some schools close after powerful storms  MLive.com
2. Tornado confirmed in Eaton County following Thursday night storms  https://www.wilx.com
3. Thousands are dealing with power outages. Michigan could face more storms Friday night  Yahoo
4. Power outages, damage rolling in amid severe weather  WLNS 6 News
5. Tornado, severe thunderstorm warnings rip through Southeast Michigan  FOX 2 Detroit

Published on 16 May 2025 | 11:20 am

Are white South Africans facing a genocide as Donald Trump claims? - BBC

1. Are white South Africans facing a genocide as Donald Trump claims?  BBC
2. The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans  The New York Times
3. Afrikaner resettled by Jewish-affiliated group denies antisemitism claims  The Washington Post
4. What to know as Trump brings a group of white South Africans to the US as refugees  AP News
5. Trump's white South African refugee plan is not going over with the Episcopal Church  MSNBC News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 11:19 am

Why Trump's second 100 days matter more - Axios

1. Why Trump's second 100 days matter more  Axios
2. The Memo: Trump’s honeymoon is over; his political resilience isn’t  The Hill
3. Ten Years and a Hundred Days of Trump  compactmag.com
4. Ron Hart: Trump’s first 100 daze: A retrospective  Main Street Media of Tennessee
5. Trump, FDR, and Adolf Hitler—the first hundred days  People's World

Published on 16 May 2025 | 9:32 am

Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past - The New York Times

1. Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past  The New York Times
2. Plaquemines Parish: Trump’s Justice Department is Making Schools Segregated Again  Balls and Strikes
3. The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall  The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Published on 16 May 2025 | 9:01 am

Trump Lets China Win in Tariff War — First Round, Anyhow - gatestoneinstitute.org

Trump Lets China Win in Tariff War — First Round, Anyhow  gatestoneinstitute.orgView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 9:00 am

The clean energy boom that could snarl the GOP megabill - Politico

1. The clean energy boom that could snarl the GOP megabill  Politico
2. The House Republican Plan To Increase Gas and Electricity Prices  Center for American Progress
3. Why Losing E.V. Tax Credits Could Hit G.M. and Ford Harder Than Tesla  The New York Times
4. Opinion | House Republicans are about to wreck Trump’s nuclear-powered dream  The Washington Post
5. GOP bill makes heavy cuts to green energy credits in its fine print  The Hill

Published on 16 May 2025 | 8:45 am

DeSantis signs Florida fluoride ban. What comes next? - Tampa Bay Times

1. DeSantis signs Florida fluoride ban. What comes next?  Tampa Bay Times
2. Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know.  The New York Times
3. DeSantis signs measure banning fluoridation in Florida's public water systems  WUSF
4. Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water  NBC News
5. DeSantis signs sweeping farm bill with impacts on drinking water to drones in Dade City  FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Published on 16 May 2025 | 8:15 am

Stephen Colbert on the President’s Trumped-Up Birthday Plans - The New York Times

1. Stephen Colbert on the President’s Trumped-Up Birthday Plans  The New York Times
2. Trump Military Parade Could COST Up To $45M | TRENDING  The Hill
3. Tanks, cannons and soldiers sleeping in DC offices: Inside Trump birthday military parade  USA Today
4. As Army plans parade for its 250th anniversary, protesters prepare, too  The Washington Post
5. Trump’s military parade will cost taxpayers up to $45 million  Fortune

Published on 16 May 2025 | 6:25 am

Louisiana's Nottoway Resort is total loss after fire: 'Its absence will be felt deeply' - NOLA.com

1. Louisiana's Nottoway Resort is total loss after fire: 'Its absence will be felt deeply'  NOLA.com
2. See what's left of Nottoway plantation in morning light after fire destroyed Louisiana mansion  The Advocate
3. The Largest Antebellum Plantation In the U.S. Went Up In Flames on Video — Here’s What Happened  People.com
4. Parish president mourns loss of iconic landmark after devastating fire  WBRZ
5. The Largest Antebellum Mansion in the South is Destroyed by Fire  Realtor.com

Published on 16 May 2025 | 6:03 am

Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline - The Texas Tribune

1. Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline  The Texas Tribune
2. Texas House races to pass bills ahead of midnight legislative deadline  KVUE
3. With deadline passed, thousands of Texas House bills are effectively dead  Houston Public Media
4. Thousands of Texas House bills ‘die’ at key midnight deadline  KXAN Austin
5. San Antonio news roundup: Texas legislative session deadlines approach  Axios

Published on 16 May 2025 | 5:27 am

Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus due to abortion ban - NPR

1. Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus due to abortion ban  NPR
2. Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support due to state's abortion law  FOX 5 Atlanta
3. Georgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban law  NBC News
4. Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia's abortion ban, hospital tells family  PBS
5. Brain-Dead Woman Forced To Carry Fetus To Birth In US Because Of Abortion Ban  NDTV

Published on 16 May 2025 | 5:06 am

US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments - AP News

1. US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments  AP News
2. Judge to Press Trump Administration Over Return of Wrongly Deported Man  The New York Times
3. Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over administration's claim of state secrets privilege  Yahoo
4. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers, Trump administration set to clash over state secrets  USA Today
5. Supporters to rally for Kilmar Abrego Garcia during court hearing in deportation case  CBS News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 4:13 am

Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse Closes To Avoid ICE Raids - Stereogum

1. Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse Closes To Avoid ICE Raids  Stereogum
2. Nashville immigrant, 19, went out for ice cream, ended up detained by ICE and sent to Louisiana. 'We're not criminals,' he says  The Tennessean
3. Kid Rock’s restaurant workers asked to go home to avoid rumored Ice raids  The Guardian
4. House GOP targets another Dem official accused of blocking ICE amid Delaney Hall fallout  Fox News
5. ‘We’re going to take a look’: TN congressman doubles down on call for investigation into Nashville mayor  WKRN News 2

Published on 16 May 2025 | 3:24 am

Suspected serial killer's last words before execution: Trump, keep making America great - NBC News

1. Suspected serial killer's last words before execution: Trump, keep making America great  NBC News
2. 2 more executions set in Florida, making it 6 so far in 2025  AP News
3. Suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to OJ Simpson case executed  KTLA
4. Inmate's last words before execution: 'President Trump, keep making America great'  USA Today
5. 'Casanova killer' executed decades after claiming to kill over 70 victims  Fox News

Published on 16 May 2025 | 1:08 am

Federal judge dismisses trespassing charges against 98 people arrested in new military buffer zone along Southwest border - ABC News

1. Federal judge dismisses trespassing charges against 98 people arrested in new military buffer zone along Southwest border  ABC News
2. Federal magistrate judge dismisses trespassing charges against 98 arrested in new military zone  Fox News
3. Judge dismisses trespassing charges against people crossing US-Mexico border  The Guardian
4. Military at the border: how effective is the defense area?  KOAT
5. Trump’s Military Buildup at the Border Expands  The New York Times

Published on 16 May 2025 | 12:33 am

She Vanished for 3 Weeks in the Sierra. Then the Phone Rang: ‘Dad, I’m Alive.’ - The New York Times

1. She Vanished for 3 Weeks in the Sierra. Then the Phone Rang: ‘Dad, I’m Alive.’  The New York Times
2. Georgia woman found alive after two-week disappearance in California mountains  Yahoo
3. Hiker missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada mountains found alive in snow-covered cabin  CBS News
4. US camper missing for weeks found safe in California cabin  The Guardian
5. Rescue of hiker missing for weeks in snowy California wilderness a ‘surreal moment’  CNN

Published on 15 May 2025 | 11:17 pm

Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments - NPR

1. Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments  NPR
2. Trump slams Supreme Court, Springsteen and Swift  CNBC
3. Trump's authoritarianism creeps into SCOTUS birthright citizenship hearing  MSNBC News
4. The Courts’ Power  The New York Times
5. Opinion | The Abrego Garcia Boomerang at the Supreme Court  WSJ

Published on 15 May 2025 | 11:06 pm

Crozer Health collapse: Gov. Josh Shapiro vows to take on private equity - WHYY

1. Crozer Health collapse: Gov. Josh Shapiro vows to take on private equity  WHYY
2. Paramedics save baby at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Pennsylvania weeks after closure  CBS News
3. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro calls for health care reform during stop in Delaware County  6abc Philadelphia
4. As Delco struggles with Crozer's closing Shapiro pushes for limits on private equity in healthcare  Inquirer.com
5. This idea to save hospitals has bipartisan support and a powerful lobby opponent  Spotlight PA

Published on 15 May 2025 | 11:03 pm

Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House - The Texas Tribune

1. Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House  The Texas Tribune
2. Will Texas lawmakers OK teacher raises? More school funding? Here’s latest bill  star-telegram.com
3. Texas Senate panel debates sweeping, $8 billion school funding bill after making significant changes  KUT
4. Here are winners and losers in the Texas Legislature's school funding plan  San Antonio Express-News
5. Texas schools haven’t seen a funding boost since 2019  KHOU

Published on 15 May 2025 | 10:41 pm

At least 7 preliminary tornado reports Thursday; Minneapolis tornado close call - MPR News

1. At least 7 preliminary tornado reports Thursday; Minneapolis tornado close call  MPR News
2. Wisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday  CNN
3. Powerful storms caused damage across Minnesota and Wisconsin  MPR News
4. 13 FIRST ALERT: Severe risk today with large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes possible  WEAU
5. Western Wisconsin tornadoes tear across fields in New Richmond, Hammond  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Published on 15 May 2025 | 10:10 pm

Thousands without power in Twin Cities after storm - kare11.com

1. Thousands without power in Twin Cities after storm  kare11.com
2. Tornadoes destroyed homes and businesses, left hundreds without power in Dodge County  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
3. Take a look at these social media photos of golf ball-sized hail that fell in Wisconsin on May 15  Yahoo
4. Tornado touches down in Dodge County  WISN
5. Wisconsin hail size reports; severe weather Thursday, May 15  FOX6 News Milwaukee

Published on 15 May 2025 | 10:01 pm

Supreme Court sides with family of man killed by police after he was pulled over for toll violations - CNN

1. Supreme Court sides with family of man killed by police after he was pulled over for toll violations  CNN
2. Brett Kavanaugh Just Gave a Gratuitous Win to Cops Who Kill  Slate Magazine
3. Supreme Court rules totality of circumstances must be considered in police shootings  The Washington Post
4. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Reopen Texas Civil Rights Lawsuit  Newsweek
5. Supreme Court Rejects ‘Moment of Threat’ Limit in Excessive Force Suits  The New York Times

Published on 15 May 2025 | 9:50 pm

Here are 5 key takeaways from the Minnesota legislative leaders’ budget agreement - Minnesota Reformer

1. Here are 5 key takeaways from the Minnesota legislative leaders’ budget agreement  Minnesota Reformer
2. Minnesota’s budget deal threatened over plans to undo health care for undocumented adults  Star Tribune
3. Progressive Caucus disrupts Walz budget conference over undocumented migrant insurance  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
4. Budget breakthrough? What Gov. Walz and the Legislature did and didn’t accomplish  MinnPost
5. Budget pact will be put to test as Minnesota lawmakers fill in details, bring plan up for votes  MPR News

Published on 15 May 2025 | 9:32 pm

Missouri Capitol rally vows to fight for paid sick leave, defeat abortion ban - Missouri Independent

1. Missouri Capitol rally vows to fight for paid sick leave, defeat abortion ban  Missouri Independent
2. Missouri lawmakers move to repeal abortion protections enacted by voters  ABC News
3. Republican legislators approve ballot item that would again ban most abortions in Missouri  STLPR
4. Missouri voters approved sick leave for workers. Republicans just voted to repeal it  Kansas City Star
5. Missouri voters to be asked to undo abortion protections passed last year  The Washington Post

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:51 pm

RFK Jr. Insists He Hasn't Fired 'Any Working Scientists' ― After Firing Hundreds Of Them - HuffPost

1. RFK Jr. Insists He Hasn't Fired 'Any Working Scientists' ― After Firing Hundreds Of Them  HuffPost
2. RFK Jr. Dodges Vaccine Questions, Says Not to Take Medical Advice From Him  The New York Times
3. RFK Jr. stands by deep cuts to health budget during contentious hearings  NPR
4. RFK defends 25% cut to HHS budget in FY 2026 request after shrinking workforce  Federal News Network
5. ‘We made a couple of mistakes’: RFK Jr. faces bipartisan scrutiny in first Senate hearing as health secretary  The Boston Globe

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:50 pm

Texas Woman Bought Guns for Son Who Was Planning School Shooting, Police Say - The New York Times

1. Texas Woman Bought Guns for Son Who Was Planning School Shooting, Police Say  The New York Times
2. A mom is accused of buying ammunition and tactical gear for her son, despite repeated warnings about violent plans at school  CNN
3. Mother allegedly buys ammunition, tactical gear for son's planned 'mass targeted violence' at middle school: Officials  ABC News
4. Thwarted attack: SAISD defends policy after student, 13, allowed back on campus following suspension  KSAT
5. Mom charged after buying ammo for teen son obsessed with mass killings, police say  The Washington Post

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:45 pm

Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say - AP News

1. Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say  AP News
2. 36 Deaths in Police Custody Should Have Been Called Homicides, Report Finds  The New York Times
3. Family of Tyrone West speaks out after medical examiner audit  WBAL-TV
4. Maryland mislabeled 41 homicides involving police restraint, audit finds  The Washington Post
5. Medical examiner audit reclassifies dozens of police-restraint deaths as homicides  Maryland Matters

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:44 pm

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations - NPR

1. DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations  NPR
2. DHS requests 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement  CNN
3. National Guard Tapped for Migrant Crackdown  The New York Times
4. DHS requests 20,000 National Guard troops to help with mass deportation  CBS News
5. DHS requests 20,000 National Guard troops to help with mass deportations  The Hill

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:20 pm

Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China - Army Times

1. Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China  Army Times
2. Army prepping for Pacific conflict with prepositioned equipment, logistics hubs  Defense One
3. Indo-Pacom Commander Highlights Army's Regional Contribution  U.S. Department of Defense (.gov)
4. Army, allies ponder Pacific role  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
5. "Fight Tonight" Requires Collaboration, Understanding, and Adaptability: Experts Discuss Readiness in the Indo-Pacific  army.mil

Published on 15 May 2025 | 8:00 pm

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this - AP News

1. Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this  AP News
2. Lawmakers in Both Parties Resist Trump’s Attempt to Seize Control of Their Library  The New York Times
3. Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers  AP News
4. President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  NPR
5. In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress  The Washington Post

Published on 15 May 2025 | 7:21 pm

Q&A on Trump’s Prescription Drug Pricing Executive Order - FactCheck.org

1. Q&A on Trump’s Prescription Drug Pricing Executive Order  FactCheck.org
2. Pharma is facing its nightmare scenario  Axios
3. 'Go ahead and do it': Top RFK Jr. deputy dares drugmakers that might pull manufacturing over new price pressure  Endpoints News
4. Roche says Trump's drug price order threatens its $50 billion US investment plans  Reuters
5. Trump’s US Drug-Pricing Plan Would Cost the Rest of the World  Bloomberg

Published on 15 May 2025 | 6:37 pm

Claudia Sheinbaum denounces proposed US remittance tax as ‘unacceptable’ - Al Jazeera

1. Claudia Sheinbaum denounces proposed US remittance tax as ‘unacceptable’  Al Jazeera
2. Desi diaspora set to take $1.6 billion hit as US plans bill to tax remittances  Times of India
3. Mexican government opposes remittance provision in Trump tax bill  CBS News
4. Sending money home? New US bill proposes 5% tax on remittances by non-citizens  The Economic Times
5. Republicans Want to Raise Taxes Targeting 40 Million Immigrants  Newsweek

Published on 15 May 2025 | 6:22 pm

As a heat dome hits Texas, some cities are hotter than the Sahara - NBC News

1. As a heat dome hits Texas, some cities are hotter than the Sahara  NBC News
2. 101 Degrees in May? Even for Texas, This Is Hot.  The New York Times
3. Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US  AP News
4. Austin breaks daily record for 3rd straight day; heat and small storm chances this weekend  KVUE
5. Swath of Texas swelters in record-setting spring heat wave  Reuters

Published on 15 May 2025 | 5:50 pm

House Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts and Associated Lives Lost by Congressional District - Center for American Progress

1. House Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts and Associated Lives Lost by Congressional District  Center for American Progress
2. Republicans advance bill with steep cuts to Medicaid as part of Trump agenda  The Hill
3. The GOP War on Medicaid: 14 Million Could Lose Healthcare to Fund Tax Breaks for Rich  Democracy Now!
4. McClellan, Virginia Democrats warn of dire impact to state if proposed Medicaid cuts materialize  Virginia Mercury
5. Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents could lose Medicaid coverage under House Republican proposals  Chicago Tribune

Published on 15 May 2025 | 5:14 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka headed to trial on trespassing charge after arrest at ICE facility - Politico

1. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka headed to trial on trespassing charge after arrest at ICE facility  Politico
2. Newark mayor says arrest at ICE detention center meant to ‘humiliate’ him  The Washington Post
3. After court appearance, Newark mayor accuses Trump administration of ‘authoritarianism’  New Jersey Monitor
4. Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest  AP News
5. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appears in court after ICE arrest outside Delaney Hall  CBS News

Published on 15 May 2025 | 4:58 pm

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty on charges of concealing undocumented immigrant - Axios

1. Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty on charges of concealing undocumented immigrant  Axios
2. Judge arrested by Trump administration cites presidential immunity ruling in defense  MSNBC News
3. Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man dodge immigration agents seeks donations for attorneys  AP News
4. Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest seeks to dismiss indictment  ABC News
5. Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Pleads Not Guilty to Obstructing Immigration Agents  The New York Times

Published on 15 May 2025 | 3:22 pm