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Washington — The Senate is taking a key vote Thursday on a first-of-its-kind crypto regulation bill. But opposition from Democrats amid growing ties between the digital asset industry and the Trump family have threatened to tank the vote. Known as the GENIUS Act, the legislation would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an asset like the U.S. dollar. The measure advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee with bipartisan support in March, but has since lost Democratic support amid concerns about President Trump and his family’s business ventures involving cryptocurrency.The Senate is…

Anti-abortion activists pray and protest in front of the Greenville Women’s Clinic in Greenville, S.C., in March. Jim Urquhart for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jim Urquhart for NPR On a chilly March morning, Jason Storms stood on a patch of lawn across from a women’s health clinic in Greenville, S.C. It’s one of three clinics in that state that perform abortions. Dozens of other anti-abortion rights activists joined him, from Wisconsin, Florida and Mississippi. Storms had convened the group there for a conference to highlight what he felt to be the failures of the anti-abortion movement since Roe v.…

A Michigan jury said it was deadlocked on Thursday in a murder case against a police officer who fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop.Judge Christina Mims of the Kent County Circuit Court declared a mistrial after the jurors, who had been deliberating for four days, said they were unable to reach a verdict.The defendant, Christopher Schurr, formerly a police officer in Grand Rapids, Mich., took the stand during the trial and said that he feared for his life when he opened fire at the driver, Patrick Lyoya, after Mr. Lyoya grabbed his stun gun.“I believe if I didn’t…

Washington — The House on Thursday passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office. In a 211 to 206 vote, all but one Republican supporting the measure, which was introduced by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia in January and instructs federal agencies to update all documents and maps to reflect the name change within six months of enactment. It now goes to the Senate. Even if the name change is codified into U.S. law, however, other countries would…

The appointments—which include an attorney who helped steer a major anti-trans case—are about the failures of the Democrats as much as the ruthlessness of Republicans. Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.(Francis Chung / Politico / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump unleashed his first round of judicial nominees over the past week: four district court appointments and one appellate judge. Trump made 234 judicial appointments during his first term. He’ll now have the opportunity to make hundreds more, and we can be sure that…

A 48-year-old man has been charged with stalking and vandalism, including crashing his car through the front gate of the actress Jennifer Aniston’s Bel Air home, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.The man, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, from New Albany, Miss., could face three years in prison, the district attorney’s office said in a news release. He is accused of repeatedly harassing Ms. Aniston and “sending her unwanted social media, voice mail and email messages” over a roughly two-year period starting March 1, 2023.“Stalking is a crime that can quickly escalate from harassment to dangerous, violent actions, threatening…

Bill Gates wants to share all of his good fortune — literally. The billionaire businessman and philanthropist revealed exclusively to “CBS Mornings” on Thursday that he will give away virtually all of his wealth over the next 20 years through the Gates Foundation. He says a total of $200 billion will go toward causes that will help save and improve lives around the world. “By deciding to spend all this money in the next 20 years, we can get a lot more done,” Gates said in an interview taped last week, days before he announced the initiative. He’s confident the money will…

For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the trade deal would offer vindication for his assiduous cultivation of Mr. Trump. During his visit to the Oval Office in February, Mr. Starmer turned up with an invitation from King Charles III for the president to make a rare second state visit to Britain.The Trump administration appears to be nearing deals with India and Israel, and is continuing to negotiate with South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and other nations. Still, Mr. Trump once again displayed his unpredictable approach to economic policy on Tuesday when he downplayed the prospect of trade deals, saying other countries…

The fresco is on the north wall of the Sistine Chapel, up and to the right as the cardinals enter to choose their successor. It depicts a scene from the life of Jesus, as told in the Gospel of Matthew, painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Pietro Perugino in the 15th century.Jesus, robed in blue, stands just left of center with his disciples in an open piazza, a temple in the background. Just right of center kneels his disciple Peter, reaching up to take what Jesus is handing him, the object of ultimate importance, signified by its placement at the…

Washington — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal Thursday that will lower the burden of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and potentially deliver a political victory for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he would announce a “major trade deal” with a “big, highly respected country,” which he did not identify.On Thursday morning, the president posted on Truth Social that it “should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom.””The agreement with the United Kingdom is a full and comprehensive one that will cement…