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Trump admin invokes "state secrets" privilege in Ábrego García case

Woman holds photo of Abrego Garcia in cap

Homicides in big cities kept declining in Q1 of 2025, stats show

Police in Washington, D.C. investigate a suspected homicide on the evening of January 30, 2025.
Updated May 7, 2025 - Health

Trump taps wellness influencer Casey Means for surgeon general

RFK Jr. in the Oval Office with Trump
Updated May 7, 2025 - Business

"Hell to pay": Milken crowd hopes threat of GOP midterm wipeout will stop tariffs

Illustration of a voting booth surrounded by crumpled hundred-dollar bills.

Fed leaves rates on hold, warns of "higher risks" to U.S. economy in tariff shock

Powell at a podium
May 7, 2025 - World

Black smoke: No pope selected on first ballot

Black smoke dark blue sky

How Newark airport's problems could affect you

Illustration of a flying airplane with a fingers crossed emoji on the tail.

Most say George Floyd's killing didn't spur racial justice changes, Pew finds

A protester raises a large banner reading "Black Lives Matter, Trump Can't Erase Us" among others during the "Media March" in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2025.
May 7, 2025 - World

Scoop: Trump envoy Witkoff to brief UN Security Council on Gaza aid plan

Witkoff behind Trump
Updated May 7, 2025 - World

Pope Francis picked 80% of cardinals who'll elect his successor

Updated May 7, 2025 - World

Here's how the Catholic Church will choose a new pope

May 7, 2025 - Business

Where starter homes cost at least $1 million

Inside DeSantis' "made-for-TV" fall in Florida

Photo illustration of a somber portrait of Ron DeSantis between a split engraving image of the fall of Icarus, overlaid with torn paper and scratched textures.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi launches bid for U.S. Senate

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, wearing a dark blue suit and holding a backpack while walking down the U.S. Capitol steps.

Congress erupts over Trump's billion-dollar crypto deal

Photo illustration of President Donald Trump holding a stack of hundred dollar bills in one hand and a giant gold bitcoin in the other
May 7, 2025 - Business

Employers worry over immigration crackdown as labor shortage fears loom

Photo illustration of the Lunch Atop a Skyscraper photo, with all of the men but one removed, and in their place a faint outline.
Updated May 7, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Biden accuses Trump of "modern-day appeasement" over Russia-Ukraine war

Former President Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) on April 15 in Chicago, Illinois.
May 7, 2025 - Technology

OpenAI launches global push for democratic AI

Illustration of the OpenAI logo next to a large speech bubble.
Updated May 7, 2025 - Politics & Policy

World leaders call for calm after India strikes Pakistan

Photo depicts the wreckage of Indian Air Force fighter jet that crashed in Wuyan Pampore in Kashmir.
Updated May 6, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump administration opens antisemitism probe into UW after protest unrest

People protest the arrest of former Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil and show support for Palestinians during a demonstration at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, on March 15
May 6, 2025 - Health

Scoop: HHS to reinstate some specialized workers hit by layoffs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr in front of a window

Inside the Senate's last-ditch fight to save the GENIUS Act

This is Chuck Schumer and John Thune
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