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Top News Stories for Thursday, November 20th 2025
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The Trump administration is reportedly considering new challenges to state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. One of those challenges could come in the form of an executive order calling for an attorney general-led task force to challenge AI laws deemed too burdensome, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Nov. 19). The order would also call for federal funding to be withheld from those ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Democrat is accused of stealing Federal Emergency Management Agency overpayments that her family health care company had received through a federally funded ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
Hiring picked up in the early fall after a lackluster summer. An overdue report from the Labor Department Thursday showed U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The report was released almost seven weeks behind schedule due to the government shutdown. And because the shutdown also delayed data-gathering, there won't be another jobs report until mid-December. ...
Source: npr.org
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
President has previously criticised the New York City mayor-elect, labelling him a 'communist' and threatening to deport him Donald Trump has confirmed a long-awaited meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will happen in Washington this week, setting up an in-person clash between the political opposites who for months have antagonised each other. The sit-down, which Trump said on social media would ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The U.S. and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the that calls for major concessions from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a person familiar with the matter. As reports emerged of the proposal, blindsided European diplomats insisted they and Ukraine must be consulted. The plan, first reported by Axios, calls for major concessions from Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter, ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Nov 20th, 2025 -
The U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government, while also passing three appropriations bills. One of the pieces of legislation is the agricultural appropriations bill, which revises the 2018 Farm Bill language that legalized hemp products with less than 0.3% THC. The new bill would essentially destroy the cannabis industry, including the hemp agricultural and CBD retail industry. The ...
Source: cbd.market
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
While the Federal Open Market Committee approved a cut at the meeting, the path forward looks less certain. Disagreements stretched into the outlook for December, with officials expressing skepticism about the need for an additional cut that markets had been widely anticipating, with "many" saying that no more cuts are needed at least in 2025. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
United States President Donald Trump has pledged to address the conflict in Sudan, in response to an apparent request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On Wednesday, Trump announced his intention to intervene twice, once at the Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, and a second time on his online platform, Truth Social. "Arab Leaders from all over the World, in particular the highly respected Crown ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article This legislation prohibits federal immigration officials from arresting individuals attending or leaving New York courthouses A US District Judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Trump administration against New York policies that prevent immigration officials from ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Nov 19th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Congressional Picnic at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Democrats are hoping to introduce a bill that would bring transparency to Donald Trump's White House renovation project. The "Stop Ballroom Bribery Act" has been sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Robert Garcia, the latter from the House Oversight Committee. The bill ...
Source: rawstory.com