Month: May 2025
May 08, 2025
Congress
FEMA chief is fired
Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton told people he was terminated Thursday.
May 08, 2025
Education
St. Theresa School students in Coral Gables cheered after election of new pope, priest says
After white smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney in Vatican City, the bells from Roman Catholic churches around the world started tolling. Church of the Little Flower...
May 08, 2025
Politics
Trump blasts Fed Chair Jerome Powell again for not cutting rates: ‘Not in love with me’
The Fed on Wednesday kept short-term borrowing costs in the 4.25%-4.50% range, where they have been since December. The Fed on Wednesday kept short-term borrowing costs in the 4.25%-4.50% range, where they have been since...
May 08, 2025
Congress
Trump hints at pulling Ed Martin’s nomination
President Donald Trump suggested he is withdrawing the controversial nomination of Ed Martin to be the District of Columbia's top federal prosecutor. “We have somebody else that will be...
May 08, 2025
Congress
Citing seniority concerns, Jasmine Crockett wavers on Oversight run
Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she would "rethink" whether to pursue a bid for the top Democratic job on the House Oversight Committee after a more senior member of the...
May 08, 2025
Congress
The House votes to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Trump’s “Gulf of America”
The House took a largely party-line 211-206 vote Thursday to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” moving to codify President Donald Trump's recent executive order....
May 08, 2025
Politics
Biden stumbles over his words as he defiantly calls out Dems who claim he was in mental decline
The former president ironically went on to stumble over his words as he listed some of the earlier crises he handled after taking office. The former president ironically went...
May 08, 2025
Politics
Biden reveals on ‘The View’ he ‘wasn’t surprised’ Trump defeated Harris in 2024 election
The former president pointed the finger at someone else for Harris' loss. The former president pointed the finger at someone else for Harris' loss.
May 08, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr.’s former running mate attacks Trump’s new surgeon general pick
Casey Means’ nomination to the post comes after former Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination was abruptly withdrawn. Casey Means’ nomination to the post comes after former Fox News...
May 08, 2025
Politics
Trump details framework of landmark US-UK trade deal: ‘Won’t be any red tape’
President Trump announced Thursday that the US and UK had agreed on the framework of a trade deal – the first established since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last...