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Trump: Probe Harris Paying Springsteen, Beyoncé for Endorsements
President Donald Trump is calling "for a major investigation" into former Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign allegedly paying for celebrity "endorsements" under the "guise of entertainment" from Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Oprah, and U2's front man.
Mon, 19 May 2025 07:06:14 EDTWall Street Opens Lower After Moody's Rating Cut
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower Monday as Treasury yields rose after Moody's downgraded the U.S. sovereign rating, sharpening focus on its mounting debt.
Mon, 19 May 2025 07:01:55 EDTTurbulent Waters May Have Contributed to Mexican Tall Ship's Crash Into Brooklyn Bridge
When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had just turned, and a fast current was heading up the East River as a 10 mph wind set in.
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:44:31 EDTGOP Senators Still Wary of 'One, Big, Beautiful' Bill
President Donald Trump's desire for "one, big, beautiful" reconciliation bill from Congress continues to meet resistance in the U.S. Senate, it was reported Monday.
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:18:58 EDTRight-Wing Hopeful in Polish Presidential Election
There's a long way to go yet in Poland's presidential election - but Sunday's first round was a good day for candidates on the political right and far right and it flashed a big red warning signal for the moderate government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Tusk's candidate,...
Mon, 19 May 2025 04:00:46 EDTTrump Tower Plans in Works for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Trump Organization and a local partner are exploring plans to build a skyscraper in Vietnam's business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, with Eric Trump expected to visit this week, a Vietnamese government document seen by Reuters shows.
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:10:03 EDTWorld Health Organization Looks Ahead to Life Without US
Hundreds of World Health Organization officials will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday with one question dominating their thoughts: How to tackle crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the United States.
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:08:06 EDTExperts Puzzled: US Hasn't Seen Human Bird Flu in 3 Months
Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.
Mon, 19 May 2025 07:59:54 EDTSupreme Court May Broaden Religious Rights in Looming Rulings
The Supreme Court in a trio of rulings expected in the coming weeks appears inclined to extend its trend of taking an expansive view of religious rights while potentially dealing a sharp blow to the principle of separation of church and state. During arguments in the...
Mon, 19 May 2025 07:54:38 EDTSouth Korea Presidential Candidate Kim Says Open to Discussing US Troop Cost
South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo said on Monday he was willing to discuss sharing more of the cost of stationing the U.S. military in the country, which President Donald Trump has demanded...
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:01:41 EDTIran: Nuclear Talks Will Fail if US Pushes Zero Enrichment
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States "will lead nowhere" if Washington insists that Tehran drop its uranium enrichment activity to zero, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhtravanchi was quoted by state media on Monday as saying.
Mon, 19 May 2025 07:19:41 EDTBiden's Most Vulnerable Moments Apparent in Hur Audio
The long withheld special counsel Rob Hur audio of his interview with then-President Joe Biden, now revealed, is providing audible context to the already published report and transcript of the Oct. 8-9, 2023, sit-downs.
Sun, 18 May 2025 16:18:44 EDTGOP Pushes Trump Tax Plan Amid Disputes
Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to move President Donald Trump's tax bill toward passage this week, despite ongoing disputes over spending cuts and tax breaks that could strain their narrow majority. The legislation, which had been stalled...
Mon, 19 May 2025 06:53:03 EDTTrump Hopes for Ceasefire Progress in Russia-Ukraine War in Monday Calls With Putin, Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
Mon, 19 May 2025 01:00:46 EDTNetanyahu Announces Israel Will 'Take Control of All' of Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will "take control" of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory.
Mon, 19 May 2025 06:34:13 EDTBessent: Nations Must Negotiate in 'Good Faith' or Tariffs Will Be Enacted
President Donald Trump will impose tariffs at the rate he threatened last month on trading partners that do not negotiate in "good faith" on deals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in television interviews Sunday.
Mon, 19 May 2025 06:27:38 EDTMore Storms Take Aim at Central US, Where Many Are Digging Out From Tornado Damage
More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. The National Weather Service said...
Mon, 19 May 2025 06:32:28 EDTFBI's Patel, Bongino: Jeffrey Epstein 'Killed Himself'
FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino are in agreement that sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein "killed himself" on Aug. 10, 2019, in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC).
Sun, 18 May 2025 21:02:51 EDTPatel: FBI Under Comey Covered for Hillary Clinton
FBI Director Kash Patel suggested in a recent interview that the agency under former Director James Comey operated independently from the Trump Department of Justice by choosing which cases to prosecute, and ostensibly how it chose to report that information to the public.
Sun, 18 May 2025 19:28:37 EDTUnion: New Jersey Rail Strike to End
New Jersey Transit trains will begin operating again on Monday after the agency reached a deal with striking rail engineers on wage increases, the engineers' union said on Sunday, ending a work stoppage that had affected about 350,000 passengers.
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