May 12, 2025 Mexico, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: The governor of the Mexican state of Baja California said she and her husband were informed that their U.S. tourist visas have been withdrawn. In a post on the social platform X, Marina del Pilar Ávila said she was informed her visa was revoked via consular message, shortly after her husband, Carlos Torres, received a similar …
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May 12, 2025 Democrats, Politics
San Francisco’s ABC affiliate reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California’s local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in parks that are the most visible signs of the crisis of people living on the streets. The announcement of a new model ordinance for counties, cities …
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May 12, 2025 Healthcare, Science
US News reports: As part of the 2025 Best States rankings, U.S. News evaluated adult obesity rates for all 50 states based on self-reported survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a partnership between the CDC and state health departments. Thirty-nine states with data available for 2023 posted age-adjusted obesity rates of 30% or more, with three hitting …
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May 12, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration
Politico reports: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced on Monday that the U.S. will terminate the temporary protected status program for Afghanistan, a move that could lead to the deportation of over 9,000 Afghans residing in the country. Noem said in a statement that the conditions in Afghanistan have improved sufficiently to warrant the program’s termination. Afghans’ temporary protected …
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May 12, 2025 Environment, Trump Administration
Axios reports: Stop-start technology has become a common feature in new vehicles as a way to save a few bucks on gas and reduce emissions. Advocates like it because it helps combat climate change, but critics find it irritating. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin blasted stop-start systems in a post Monday on X, signaling that the agency would take action against …
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May 12, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: A group of nearly 50 White South Africans landed at Dulles International Airport on Monday as refugees, coming to the United States under a humanitarian designation meant for people fleeing war or persecution that the Trump administration has suspended for all other groups worldwide. Trump has said the Afrikaners are facing racial discrimination due to a …
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May 12, 2025 Christianists, Republicans
The Christian Post reports: A bill seeking to allow Texas public and charter schools to hold voluntary prayer and readings of religious texts has stalled after lawmakers failed to take action on the legislation. The House Committee on State Affairs grappled with Senate Bill 11, which would allow school boards to decide whether to carve out time for private prayer …
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May 12, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists
NewsNation reports: In a press briefing on Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the Biden administration for the current issues at Newark, adding that he will be requesting an investigation by the Office of Inspector General into why a radar center that controls the airport’s airspace was moved to Philadelphia. Duffy announced that copper wires at Newark, JFK and LaGuardia …
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May 12, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Axios reports: President Trump will name deputy attorney general Todd Blanche to be the acting Librarian of Congress, a Justice Department official confirmed to Axios. Blanche, who represented Trump in his hush money trial, already holds the number two position at the Justice Department. His interim appointment represents another example of administration officials juggling multiple posts. Trump recently ousted former …
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May 12, 2025 Fox News, State Television
Mediaite reports: Fox News’ David Webb claimed that President Donald Trump is “losing money” in his capacity as commander-in-chief on Outnumbered Monday, despite reports that the Trump family’s net worth has increased by $2.9 billion thanks to his cryptocurrency business alone, which has flourished in the months since Trump took office. In a discussion about the financial position of former …
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