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US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
May 06, 2025 3:33 pm - The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump's latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products. The deficit — which measures the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad against what it buys — has roughly doubled over the last year.
Sen. Durbin wants DOJ to probe anonymous pizza deliveries to judges

By Derek Hawkins
May 06, 2025 3:31 pm - The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate a series of anonymous pizza deliveries made to the h...
Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after rebels say they’ll stop targeting ships

By WILL WEISSERT
May 06, 2025 3:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, saying that the Iran-backed rebels ...
Supreme Court allows military to ban transgender troops while case continues

By Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow
May 06, 2025 1:55 pm - A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender troops from the military.
Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

By REBECCA SANTANA
May 06, 2025 11:53 am - Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
Israel's military says it has fully disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes

By ELENA BECATOROS
May 06, 2025 9:14 am - JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country’s international airport ...
Trump, Carney faceoff in Oval Office leaves gaping differences on tariffs, 51st state

By ROB GILLIES and JOSH BOAK
May 06, 2025 7:15 am - President Donald Trump welcomed Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, with a bit of menace on social media, only to then turn on the charm and hospitality once the two leaders were sitting together in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Ukraine drone attacks briefly shut down Moscow's international airports

By The Associated Press
May 06, 2025 7:01 am - All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prison

By ED WHITE
May 05, 2025 1:52 pm - President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house America's worst criminals.
Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country

By REBECCA SANTANA
May 05, 2025 1:49 pm - Pushing forward with its mass deportation agenda, President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it would pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the United States illegally and return to their home country voluntarily.

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