Politics
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Portrait de David Hackett Souter. Jeffrey Markowitz | Sygma | Getty Images Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement. He was 85 years old. Souter, who was appointed to the high court in 1990 by his fellow Republican, President George H.W. Bush, […]
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Trump says it is ‘such an honor’ that Vatican elected first U.S. pope
President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost after his election as pope Thursday, making him the first American-born pontiff in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, of Chicago, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope,” Trump wrote on […]
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American Robert Prevost chosen to be Pope Leo XIV
White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. Dylan Martinez | Reuters Roman Catholic cardinals selected a new pope on the second day of their conclave Thursday, signaling the election with plumes of white smoke billowing from a chimney […]
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Trump says he’s pulling nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will pull his controversial nomination of Ed Martin to be the top federal prosecutor for […]
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Trump says 10% is floor for tariffs; ‘Some will be much higher’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that 10% will be the floor for his tariffs on imports from other countries that seek to reach trade agreements with the United States. “Some will be much higher because they have massive trade surpluses and in many cases they didn’t treat us right,” Trump told reporters at the […]
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Watch live: Trump unveils United Kingdom trade deal, first since ‘reciprocal’ tariff pause
President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled the broad outline of a trade agreement with the United Kingdom. The deal is the first by the United States with a country whose imports were subject to new tariffs imposed by Trump in early April. But specifics about the deal were not immediately clear, and nothing was signed […]
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Senate stablecoin vote outcome uncertain, after key Democrats back out
The Senate will hold a key vote on a landmark crypto regulation package on Thursday. Dubbed the GENIUS Act, the bill will require 60 votes to advance to the Senate floor for final passage. The GENIUS Act aims to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, or digital assets that are pegged to the value of […]
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European Union to launch dispute against U.S. tariffs with World Trade Organization
This photograph shows a European flag flying outside the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 6, 2025. Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday said it would launch a dispute with the World Trade Organization over the U.S.’s “reciprocal” tariff policy. The European Commission also said it had […]
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Trump calls Fed Chair Jerome Powell a ‘fool’ after central bank keeps rates steady again
President Donald Trump derided Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell once again Thursday, a day after the central bank voted to not lower rates because of economic uncertainty created by tariffs. Trump said in a Truth Social post: “‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him […]
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Trump pulls surgeon general nominee Janette Nesheiwat after questions about medical education
US Vice President JD Vance, from left, Pam Bondi, US attorney general, Chris Wright, US energy secretary, Janette Nesheiwat, US surgeon general nominee for US President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, […]
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