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Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress

By Kyle Stewart and Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday, according to a copy of her termination email obtained by NBC News. In the email sent to Hayden, Trent Morse, the deputy director of presidential personnel, wrote: “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately.” The email was shared with congressional Democrats and obtained by NBC News. Principal Deputy Librarian Robert Newlen sent an email Thursday informing library employees of Hayden’s dismissal, according to a copy obtained by

Trump signs executive order seeking to lower US drug costs by challenging prices in other countries

By Tami Luhby President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday morning that promises to crack down on “unreasonable or discriminatory” practices by foreign countries that result in Americans paying far higher costs for prescription drugs. “Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries, which is what we were doing,” Trump said before signing the executive order, which he claimed could lower drug prices by as much as 90%. Also, drugmakers must start offering US patients the lowest price paid for a drug in a peer country, known as the “Most Favored Nation” price, or face

American Council of Learned Societies Announces 2025 ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellows and Grantees

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce the 2025 awardees of the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, which supports exceptional research by faculty in the humanities and interpretive social sciences at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This year’s 20 awardees come from 11 HBCUs and represent a range of scholarly approaches to humanistic research, community engaged work, and pedagogical innovation. Eight fellows will receive up to $50,000 each to support long-term engagement with a research project. Twelve grantees will receive $10,000 each to support early-stage project development and small-scale research-grounded projects. Both awards are designed to offer flexible support that attends

Trump admin’s threat to suspend core U.S. legal right sparks outcry and alarm

By David Rohde Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress. The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the government’s evidence against them and present a defense. But White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller downplayed its significance on Friday, suggesting that the administration could move to suspend it unilaterally. “That’s an option we’re actively looking at,” Miller told reporters at the White House.

Newark Liberty Airport suffers third system outage in less than 2 weeks, impacting hundreds of flights

By Naveen Dhaliwal Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused widespread delays and a ground stop over the weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration said the third outage in less than two weeks happened Sunday morning after a backup air traffic control system momentarily failed. 45-minute ground stop follows latest outage The FAA confirmed the latest system outage, but unlike the previous two out of the Philadelphia facility that controls Newark Liberty’s operations, this one involved a momentary failure of a backup system, which prompted a 45-minute ground stop to ensure that system was back up and running properly.

Trump says he will order that the U.S. pay only the price other nations do for some drugs

President Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, he says could bring down the costs of some medications. It is an attempt to revive a program he tried and failed to implement during his first term. The order Mr. Trump is promising will direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to tie what Medicare pays for medications administered in a doctor’s office to the lowest price paid by other countries. “I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY whereby the United States will pay the same price as the Nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals

By Natalie Sherman The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief for key UK industries from some of the new tariffs President Donald Trump has announced since his return to the White House in January. But it will leave a 10% duty in place on most goods from the UK. Though hailed by the leaders of the two countries as significant, analysts said it did not appear to

Flowers for Mother’s Day may be more expensive due to Trump’s tariffs

By Kathleen Clancy With Mother’s Day approaching, you may be looking to buy a bouquet of flowers — and prices could be higher due to tariffs enacted by President Trump. “We’re going to do the best we can to sort of keep those prices where they need to be. But people can definitely expect to be paying a little bit more,” said Jody Costello, a florist in Royal Oak, Michigan. While Mr. Trump paused hefty tariffs he announced in early April for 90 days, a 10% baseline tariff on all U.S. imports is in effect. About 80% of flowers bought in the United States are grown

FAA announces new air traffic control system in hope of taming busy skies

By David K. Li and Jay Blackman The Federal Aviation Administration will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern demands, officials said Thursday. The federal government has been under pressure to address mounting traveler concerns in the wake of fatal crashes, ongoing delays and an embarrassing recent revelation that the airspace controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey lost all contact with pilots last week after a failure of the copper wiring that transmits radar data from New York to Philadelphia TRACON. President Donald

USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

By Andrea Hsu In testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and Wednesday, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins confirmed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now looking to fill critical positions, after agreeing to pay more than 15,000 employees’ salaries and benefits through September in exchange for their resignations. “We are actively looking and recruiting to fill those positions that are integral to the efforts and the key frontlines,” Rollins told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. USDA is among the agencies that twice invited employees to quit their jobs through the deferred resignation program — once in

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