NASA nominee wrote $2M in bad checks to casinos, records show
Isaacman is a billionaire pilot and astronaut who founded the Shift4 Payments company as a teenager and commanded the first civilian space crew in 2021 aboard a SpaceX capsule. Read more
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Social Security may lose thousands more staff under new rule
President Donald Trump said last week his administration would proceed with plans to designate tens of thousands of federal workers as “at will” employees involved in policy decisions, stripping them of civil service protections. Read more
George Santos is sentenced to 87 months in prison
His 87-month sentence will bring an end, or at least a pause, to a turbulent period in which Santos was catapulted from anonymity to political and pop cultural infamy, a national spotlight that, even when negative, he often relished more than rejected. Read more
Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing immigration arrest
In a criminal complaint, the U.S. Justice Department said Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, refused to turn over the man after immigration agents showed up to arrest him in her courtroom on April 18, and that she tried to help him evade arrest by allowing him to exit through a jury door. Read more
Sources: Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia $100B arms deal
The offered package comes after the administration of former President Joe Biden unsuccessfully tried to finalize a defense pact with Riyadh as part of a broad deal that envisioned Saudi Arabia normalizing ties with Israel. Read more
Analysts: Hegseth’s personal phone use created vulnerabilities
The phone number could be found in a variety of places, including WhatsApp, Facebook and a fantasy sports site. Read more
Judge orders return of second migrant deported to El Salvador
The ruling could set up another showdown between the Trump administration and federal courts over immigration enforcement. Read more
Trump takes big step toward seabed mining in international waters
The USGS estimates that nodules in a single swath of the Eastern Pacific, between Hawaii and Mexico, contain more nickel, cobalt and manganese than all terrestrial reserves combined. Read more
Trump refutes China’s claim of no trade talks
“They had a meeting this morning,” Trump told reporters, declining to say to whom he was referring. “It doesn’t matter who ‘they’ is. We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China.” Read more
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Shooter in 2022 Chicago parade massacre gets life in prison
Robert Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery in March shortly before his trial was set to begin for the shooting in Highland Park that also injured over 40 people. Read more
U.S. at tipping point for return of endemic measles
At current U.S. childhood vaccination rates, measles could return to spreading regularly at high levels, with an estimated 851,300 cases over the next 25 years, computer models used by the researchers suggest. Read more
Judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from sanctuary cities
U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction at the request of 16 cities and counties nationally, led by San Francisco, in a lawsuit filed in February arguing that the administration was unlawfully trying to force local officials to cooperate with federal immigration arrests. Read more
False measles vaccine claims confuse many, KFF poll finds
The health policy nonprofit polled Americans on whether they had been exposed to three circulating false or misleading statements about measles. Read more
Trump pushes job training for trades over college degrees
The Labor, Education and Commerce departments will focus on job needs in emerging industries, including those enabled by artificial intelligence, with a goal to support more than 1 million apprenticeships per year, according to a White House summary of the order. Read more
Justice Department cancels 365 grants for police, victims of crime
At least 365 grants from the Office of Justice Programs, the department’s largest grant-making arm, were terminated late Tuesday, said two of the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss details that have not been made public. Read more
Illinois Sen. Durbin to retire after 44 years in Congress
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, one of those interested in succeeding Durbin in leadership, called him a “titan of the Senate.” Read more
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Americans sour on Trump’s handling of economy
Just 37% of respondents to the six-day poll that concluded on Monday approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, down from 42% in the hours after his January 20 inauguration, when he promised to supercharge the economy and bring about a “Golden Age of America.” Read more
‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow convicted in Arizona murder case
After deliberating for just under three hours, a jury in Maricopa County Superior Court returned the unanimous guilty verdict against her. Read more
FDA to phase out many synthetic food dyes
They cited concerns about a possible link between consumption of the dyes and health conditions like ADHD, obesity and diabetes, an area many scientists say requires more research. Read more
Trump steps down from threat to fire Fed’s Powell, market jumps
“I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office today. Read more
FAA acts to prevent helicopter collisions near Las Vegas airport
A January 29 collision between a helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people and prompted the FAA to launch a review of helicopter operations near major U.S. airports. Read more
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