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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…

The International Space Station serves as an orbiting scientific laboratory where astronauts conduct experiments. The Trump administration has proposed cutting its budget by roughly $500 million and reducing research at the outpost. AP/Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service When Casey Dreier saw President Trump’s proposed budget for NASA, he couldn’t believe the numbers. “This is the worst NASA budget I’ve seen in my lifetime,” says Dreier, the chief of space policy for the Planetary Society, a nonprofit that advocates for space exploration. The budget proposes deep cuts for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate,…

When Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia found out that Republican research had linked the G.O.P.’s nominee for lieutenant governor to a blog featuring photos of naked men, he tried to save his party from an embarrassing situation.Mr. Youngkin called the candidate, John Reid, a longtime conservative talk radio host in Richmond, and told him he needed to abandon his campaign because the website was certain to be discovered and would tank the party’s entire ticket.“I need you to drop out,” Mr. Youngkin said, according to two people briefed on the call.Then a funny thing happened. Mr. Reid did not quit.…

The deadly storms that tore through eight U.S. states in early April, killing at least 24 people, were made significantly worse by climate change, according to a study released this week. Analysis from World Weather Attribution, a climate science group, found that human-caused global warming made the record-breaking downpours about 9% heavier. The powerful storms destroyed homes, roads and farmland. From April 3 to April 6, the storms swept across the Midwest and South, dumping record amounts of rain across Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and other states. The study found the four days of rainfall was the heaviest ever recorded for the region.…