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Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions

By Perry Stein
May 17, 2025 7:44 pm - Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, ...
Trump administration strikes deal to allow sales of rapid-fire gun modification

By Arelis R. Hernández
May 17, 2025 7:27 pm - The Trump administration has struck a deal to allow sales of a trigger mechanism that modifies a semiautomatic firearm to allow it to fire more rapidly. Gun-control advoc...
College newspapers under pressure as immigration fears silence sources

By Angie Orellana Hernandez
May 17, 2025 6:42 pm - International students have asked to remain anonymous in college newspaper articles examining White House policies, to nix their names from old stories and — if they’re r...
Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent

By Naomi Nix, Nitasha Tiku and Trisha Thadani
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

By SIMON CARR & SONYA DYMOVA
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand

By ADRIANA MORGA
May 17, 2025 1:42 pm - Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans.
US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 16, 2025 2:56 pm - U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump’s trade war will worsen inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, declined 2.7% on a monthly basis to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. The only lower reading was in June 2022. Since January, sentiment has tumbled nearly 30%.
Trump’s stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It’s also about Hamas and Iran

By GERALD IMRAY
May 16, 2025 12:01 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump's claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he moved to punish over a range of issues soon after returning to office.
Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setback

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
May 16, 2025 11:45 am - In a massive setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it.
Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE
May 16, 2025 8:56 am - At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his regional trip.

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