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A quarter-century later, Giuliani tries to join 9/11 health program

May 7, 2026, 3:17 p.m. ET Rudy Giuliani, who was hospitalized in Florida with pneumonia that his lawyer has attributed to toxic exposures after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is just now applying for coverage under the World Trade Center Health Program. Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized on May 3. His spokesperson, Ted Goodman, said the former New York City mayor was being treated for pneumonia. Goodman also revealed that Giuliani was previously diagnosed with restrictive airway disease, attributin ...

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Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

Updated 9:46 PM EDT, May 7, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million, a White House official involved in the project said Thursday. Ryan Erb, the construction operations and facilities manager in the White House Office of Administration, which is spearheading the proposal, discussed details with members of the National Cap ...

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Attorney for SPLC expecting a superseding indictment in fraud case

12h During the initial hearing in the Justice Department’s fraud case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, an attorney for the civil rights group said he believes a second indictment might be coming in the case. The attorney, Abbe Lowell, told a federal judge in Alabama that a superseding indictment in the case could mean a trial date — currently expected to be in the fall — would need to be pushed back. The SPLC has been charged with using fictious companies to secretly pay informants i ...

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'I'm Sure': Trump Border Czar Says ICE Agents Certainly Detain U.S. Citizens -- 'But We Don't Deport Them'

May 7th, 2026, 6:13 pm Trump border czar Tom Homan admitted on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have most likely detained U.S. citizens while sweeping for undocumented migrants. During a gaggle outside the White House, a reporter asked how Homan makes sure that U.S. citizens and legal immigrants are protected from deportation operations. “We do our job,” Homan answered. “If you’re a U.S. citizen, you’ve got nothing to fear. We deport people that are going to be depor ...

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RFK Jr allies worry he is being 'marginalized' by Trump and his voice is drowned out: report

Thursday 07 May 2026 16:59 EDT Allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are reportedly worried he is being “marginalized” by the Trump administration. There are “fears among Kennedy’s close allies that he is being marginalized inside the administration, opening a fresh rift within the nascent MAGA-MAHA alliance,” according to a report from CNN. The concerns surfaced after Trump’s latest Surgeon General pick, Dr. Nicole Saphier, was announced without Kennedy reporte ...

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Trump says giving EU until July 4 to fulfill trade deal or will raise tariffs

May 7, 2026 3:14 PM EDT Updated 52 mins ago WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der ‌Leyen on Thursday and would give the EU until July 4 to fulfill its side of the trade deal before hiking U.S. tariffs to much higher levels. "I’ve been waiting patiently for the EU to ⁠fulfill their side of the Historic Trade Deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotlan ...

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USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

May 7, 2026, 2:03 PM LAS VEGAS -- Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition. In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless they were from licensed dealers in an effort to curb crime. In January, the Department of Justice revisited the 1927 ...

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US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

... The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more. That would apply to about 2,700 American passport holders, according to figures supplied to the State Department by the Department of Health and Human Services. The revocation program, plans for which were first reported by the AP in February, soon will be greatly expanded to cover parents who owe more than $2,500 in unpaid child support — the thresh ...

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Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state's lone majority-Black district

May. 7, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature passed a new congressional map splitting up the state’s lone majority-Black district, swiftly responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s major redistricting ruling last week. The redrawn district lines, which Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign into law, put Republicans in position to gain a seat in this fall’s midterm elections and secure full control over Tennessee’s congressional delegation. The new map carves up a Memphis-based s ...

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FBI defends Kash Patel after report alleging he gifts custom whiskey bottles

Thu 7 May 2026 14.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 7 May 2026 14.32 EDT The FBI said that agency director Kash Patel “followed all applicable ethical guidelines” after a report in the Atlantic alleged that he distributed customized bourbon whiskey bottles as gifts. In an article published on Wednesday, the Atlantic described Patel as travelling with a stock of “personalized branded bourbon” that he allegedly hands out frequently to people around him. The report says the bottles feature the brandi ...

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Supreme court's Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ

35 min ago - Fri 8 May 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 8 May 2026 07.01 EDT The claims Samuel Alito, a supreme court justice, made about voter turnout in Louisiana in a landmark Voting Rights Act case were based on a misleading data analysis, a Guardian revie ... (The Guardian)

Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

1 hr ago - Updated 9:46 PM EDT, May 7, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 millio ... (AP)

Cuban foreign minister warns US on 'dangerous path' that could lead to 'bloodbath in Cuba'

1 hr ago - May 7, 2026, 8:10 PM Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned that the United States is on a "dangerous path" that could lead to a "bloodbath in Cuba" in response to President Donald Trump's continued rhetoric about taking over the country, and ... (ABC News)

'I'm Sure': Trump Border Czar Says ICE Agents Certainly Detain U.S. Citizens -- 'But We Don't Deport Them'

2 hrs ago - May 7th, 2026, 6:13 pm Trump border czar Tom Homan admitted on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have most likely detained U.S. citizens while sweeping for undocumented migrants. During a gaggle outside the White House, a repo ... (MEDIAite)

Accused WHCD shooter seeks to disqualify Pirro, Blanche because they attended event

2 hrs ago - Accused WHCD shooter seeks to disqualify Pirro, Blanche because they attended event CBS News May 7, 2026, 10:52 PM Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge Thursday night to disqualify U.S. Attorn ... (CBS News, via WTOP)

Louisiana presses US Supreme Court to halt abortion pill mail delivery

2 hrs ago - May 7, 2026 5:38 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago May 7 (Reuters) - Louisiana urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prevent abortion pills from being prescribed through telemedicine and distributed by mail, as the Republican-led state presses its ca ... (Reuters)

Attorney for SPLC expecting a superseding indictment in fraud case

3 hrs ago - 12h During the initial hearing in the Justice Department’s fraud case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, an attorney for the civil rights group said he believes a second indictment might be coming in the case. The attorney, Abbe Lowell, t ... (msn/CNN Politics)

Iran-backed groups targeted U.S. facilities in Iraq 600 times, U.S. official says

3 hrs ago - May 7, 2026, 5:04 PM EDT WASHINGTON - The U.S. is urging the Iraqi government to break with Tehran-backed militia groups and has sanctioned Iraqi officials over their ties with Iran, following more than 600 attacks against U.S. diplomatic facilities ... (NBC News)

State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in U.S. as tensions grow

3 hrs ago - May 7, 2026 / 4:59 PM EDT The State Department is initiating a review of all 53 Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a U.S. official told CBS News on Thursday, in a move that could lead Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider orderin ... (CBS News)

RFK Jr allies worry he is being 'marginalized' by Trump and his voice is drowned out: report

4 hrs ago - Thursday 07 May 2026 16:59 EDT Allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are reportedly worried he is being “marginalized” by the Trump administration. There are “fears among Kennedy’s close allies that h ... (The Independent)

Clyburn rips South Carolina redistricting push: 'We cannot let them succeed'

4 hrs ago - 05/07/26 4:38 PM ET Rep. James Clyburn, the lone Democrat representing South Carolina in the House, on Thursday ripped a push among Palmetto State Republicans to redraw their district lines amid pressure from President Trump. “Republicans in th ... (The Hill)

A quarter-century later, Giuliani tries to join 9/11 health program

5 hrs ago - May 7, 2026, 3:17 p.m. ET Rudy Giuliani, who was hospitalized in Florida with pneumonia that his lawyer has attributed to toxic exposures after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is just now applying for coverage under the World Trade Center Health Program. ... (USA Today)

Lawmaker calls for Memphis to secede from Tennessee following redistricting

8 hrs ago - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) is calling on Memphis to secede from the state of Tennessee following a redistricted map that will likely ensure no Democratic representation in the state. The House ... (Action News 5)

IATSE Goes on Strike Against 'CoComelon: The Melon Patch' Children's Series

10 hrs ago - May 7, 2026 11:28am PT By Arushi Jacob The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has gone on strike against the second season of the YouTube children's series, "CoComelon: The Melon Patch," as the crew says they have not been p ... (Variety)

Federal judge finds DOGE's elimination of humanities grants "unlawful"

11 hrs ago - Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration's mass elimination of humanities grants to three of the nation's major scholarly groups was "unlawful" and "unconstitutional." In April 2025, the Department of Government ... (CBS)

Canvas hack strands university students during finals week

11 hrs ago - Canvas hack strands university students during finals week By Ramishah Maruf Updated 19 min ago Updated May 7, 2026, 8:11 PM ET PUBLISHED May 7, 2026, 7:04 PM ET Tero Vesalainen/iStockphoto/Getty Images New York — Students attempting to access ... (CNN)

CIA Says Iran Can Outlast U.S. Blockade On Strait Of Hormuz For Months: Report

12 hrs ago - May 7, 2026, 01:14 PM EDT | Updated 4 hours ago A recent confidential intelligence analysis concluded Iran can endure the Trump administration’s naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz for several more months before facing severe economic consequ ... (Huff Post)

Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

12 hrs ago - By TIM SULLIVAN Updated 3:51 PM CDT, May 7, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with ... (AP)

'Trump's roving censor': Top Senate Democrats demand Brendan Carr end Disney review

12 hrs ago - 05/07/2026 01:31 PM EDT A dozen senior Senate Democrats, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, on Thursday demanded that FCC Chair Brendan Carr immediately rescind his order hauling in Disney’s broadcast licenses for early review. The letter, ... (Politico)

Judge conditionally agrees to cancel Comey appearance in Trump threat case

13 hrs ago - 05/07/26 3:25 PM ET A federal judge in North Carolina conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming court appearance on charges of threatening President Trump at his request and with the government’s support. C ... (The Hill)