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President Trump’s nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center is under fresh scrutiny as emails show he pressed senior intelligence analysts to amend an assessment of links between the Venezuelan government and the criminal gang, Tren de Aragua, known as TDA, to align the assessment more closely with Trump administration policies and to include references critical of Biden-era immigration programs.Emails obtained by CBS News show Joe Kent, who currently serves as chief of staff to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, asked for a “re writing” of a memorandum on the topic authored by the National Intelligence Council, a team…

A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg A federal appeals court on Thursday dashed the hopes of journalists and free-press advocacy groups seeking to stave off the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America by the Trump White House. The administration, led…

The Trump administration wants to kickstart wealth creation for American children by creating $1,000 “Trump accounts” for babies born during President Trump’s second term in office. Originally called “money account for growth and advancement,” or “MAGA” savings accounts, the renamed accounts would be managed by banks or investment firms, and operate like traditional investment accounts. Here’s what to know about the proposed “Trump accounts” for newborns. What are they called?House Republicans on Wednesday submitted an amendment to Mr. Trump’s domestic policy bill to ditch the original “Maga” acronym and rename the accounts “Trump accounts,” after the president himself.Who would get one?Every child born…

Last night, the president’s destructive spending bill passed the House by a single vote. Ad Policy Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump speak to members of the press as they depart a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol in May.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) It wasn’t quite the dead of night, but in the bleary dawn of Thursday morning, the House GOP conference rallied to pass President Donald Trump’s signature domestic spending bill, by the narrowest of margins, with a vote of 215 to 214. House Speaker Mike Johnson scheduled a floor vote as the…

Woman shot outside CIA headquarters CIA security shoots woman outside agency headquarters 00:25 A woman was shot by CIA security Thursday morning after she drove up to a gate at the agency’s headquarters, and failed to stop, sources said. The woman was taken to a medical facility with what law enforcement officials believed was a non-fatal gunshot wound to the upper body.”There was a security incident that law enforcement responded to outside CIA Headquarters,” a CIA spokesperson said. “The main gate is currently closed until further notice. Additional details will be made available as appropriate.”The CIA and FBI were looking into…

The victims of a fatal shooting outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., have been identified as a young couple who worked at the Israeli Embassy and were on the verge of getting engaged. The Israeli Foreign Ministry identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, and referred to them both as embassy staff members. The Israeli Embassy said the pair were “in the prime of their lives.” “No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss,” the embassy said in a statement on social media. “Our hearts are with their families, and the…

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education shown on March 12, after the Trump administration announced mass layoffs. Win McNamee/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images/Getty Images North America On Thursday, a federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon from carrying out Trump’s executive order calling for the secretary to close the Education Department. The judge also told the administration to reinstate Education Department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced on March 11 and “to restore the Department to the status…

Washington — An evenly divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision that invalidated a contract approved the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board that established the nation’s first religious charter school.The high court split 4-4, which leaves in place the decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the case.  The high court issued a one-line unsigned decision stating “the judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.”The case, argued at the end of April, could have opened the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools. But following the arguments,…

World leaders reacted Thursday morning to the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., as the Israeli government blamed the attack on “antisemitic incitement” by other countries, “especially from Europe.”Washington’s chief of police said the suspect in the attack, identified as a Chicago man, shouted “free, free Palestine,” as he was taken into custody.”These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA,” President Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform. “Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that…

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun participates in a session during the Token 2049 crypto conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. Sun is a top investor in Trump’s meme coin and says he plans to attend an exclusive dinner with the president. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight at his Trump National Golf Club near Washington, D.C., with a unique guest list: 220 of the largest investors in his $TRUMP meme coin, whose current or previous holdings of the cryptocurrency earned them a seat at…