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President Trump on Monday urged Congress to approve federal tax incentives aimed at reviving American film and television productions. LA Times
Federal officials said the targeted schools were connected to more than 5,000 drivers who had failed English proficiency tests. LA Times
Nine years ago, Qantas challenged Airbus and Boeing to create an aircraft capable of flying from Australia’s East Coast to anywhere in the world, nonstop. Airbus responded by building the A350-1000ULR, outfitted with a fifth fuel tank to enable long-distance flying of up to 22 hours nonstop. New York Post
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On Friday, President Trump announced plans to lift tariffs on beef imports for 90 days to ease consumer wallet pains and fix supply shortages. New York Post
California Democrats are giving an 11th hour reprieve to utility companies responsible for deadly wildfires across the state. New York Post
U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy in Iran, but it said the attacks were aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. New York Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
The Treasury secretary is also facing pushback on the Trump administration’s trade policies at the global gathering. New York Times
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms. New York Times
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Dems will lose.
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The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. Russia said Germany had provided no evidence. New York Times
Judge Tony Graf has denied accused killer Tyler Robinson’s request to restrict public and media access in the courtroom during his upcoming trial. OANN
President Donald Trump warned Iran not to retaliate against Washington's Monday strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. OANN
VOA VIEW: Iran better listen.
President Donald Trump warned that Chicago "will die" without federal help after a violent weekend that included the city's largest mass shooting this year. OANN
VOA VIEW: Chicago would be wise to listen.
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The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial was directed to continue deliberating after jurors told the judge they could not come to a unanimous decision on their fourth day of deliberations. OANN
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A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge's emergency order. Washington Times
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker told President Trump to take his federal law enforcement and shove it after Mr. Trump criticized a violent shooting incident in Chicago and offered help. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Pritzker is a fool.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, responding to a growing backlash over Flock cameras, has ordered the pole-mounted license plate readers to be removed from all state roads. Washington Times
A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader Joe's over frozen sandwiches that Smucker claims are too similar to its Uncrustables. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line laid over terrain so rugged helicopters are often required to make basic fixes. Washington Times
The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Edouard. CBS
Tech companies pour trillions of dollars into new data centers, the backbone of the AI boom. But many communities across the U.S. are rejecting them. CBS
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The Supreme Court divided 5-4 in allowing construction of the new White House ballroom to continue. CBS
The White House said the agreements will reduce costs to treat Parkinson's disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, liver disease and other illnesses. CBS
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards. CBS
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Trump argued rapid growth should not prompt Fed rate hikes, even as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target. CNBC
Eligible children with Trump Accounts will start receiving the $250 Dell gift this week, according to the Dell Foundation. CNBC
To help fund Trump Accounts, American Airlines said it will match the federal $1,000 contribution for employees' children. CNBC
Raytheon is developing a new 1,500-pound long-range missile, the AIM-424 LRAAM, to extend the reach and survivability of Navy and Marine aviators. FOX News
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer David Taylor was going door-to-door to evacuate Oklahoma families when he made his last contact with dispatch. FOX News
Police in two U.S. cities are searching for answers after separate shootings left 26 people shot overnight, including three who were killed. FOX News
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation Monday to the Trump administration after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. UPI
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations met Monday in Asheville, N.C., at a summit in which U.S. leaders intended to focus on growth and Iran. UPI
The Cuban government has formally authorized private businesses to operate retail and restaurant chains across the country. UPI
Mexican authorities arrested three people and seized 210 firearms smuggled from Texas during a highway operation in Nuevo Leon state. UPI
Israel has announced the signing of a multi-billion export deal to supply and build another country a comprehensive air defense umbrella. UPI
Oil prices surged as hostilities resumed in the U.S.-Iran conflict for the first time in almost month after American forces hit Larak Island. UPI
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United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a stark warning to Harvard officials that she would take firm action on the Ivy League university if it continues to covertly violate federal law by pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Following his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump made the elimination of collegiate DEI initiatives a core administration priority, signing executive orders (EOs) that directly targeted Harvard and other higher education institutions. Harvard should be penalized.
The university is also facing a multi-front legal battle: the Department of Education is investigating Harvard’s race-based admissions and reports of campus antisemitism, while the Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued the Ivy League institution for failing to purge past admissions data. During an episode of the New York Post‘s“Pod Force One,” McMahon said that Harvard remains informed as the administration continues to attempt to eliminate what it refers to as unlawful discrimination in higher education.
“Having always the hammer, if you will, of investigation, of losing federal funding for research and programs, as well as having lawsuits potentially brought by the Department of Justice are certainly things that they bear in mind as well,” the education secretary. The White House has sought to revoke $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard after determining the university was not complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging it failed to adequately protect Jewish students from campus antisemitism and harassment.
A federal judge subsequently ordered the restoration of the funds, a decision the Trump administration has since appealed. McMahon highlighted that the administration does not intend to strip universities of critical research funding, but she made it clear that compliance with federal law remains nonnegotiable. “It is not the goal or the desire of the federal government to take away that funding, because our research universities provide an unbelievable amount of very effective and good research and invention for the country,” McMahon stated. “We want to make sure that that research can continue, but they just need to know that they’re going to have to operate within the confines of the law to do that.” “What we have seen as a result of a lot of the action that we have taken is there have been civics institutes set up on many of the campuses where civics is taught, history of our country is taught, and less of the ideology,” she added.
