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Top News Stories for Friday, May 1st 2026
Thursday, Apr 30th, 2026 -
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will force a vote on his Iran war powers resolution on Thursday, with a twist — if it advances, it would be on track to get a final vote after the 60th day of the Iran war, which hits at midnight. , and Schiff says this is their first chance to act. "They acknowledge that under the War Powers Act that when 60 days comes, that the president, if he does not have authorization from ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 30th, 2026 -
The Supreme Court achieved one of the principal goals of the conservative legal movement by destroying the last remaining pillar of Voting Rights Act of 1965. In Wednesday's decision in Louisiana v. Callais , the court's six-justice conservative majority effectively dismantled its protections against racial gerrymandering, and thus rendered the once-mighty law a hollow shell of itself. "Section 2 of the Voting ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Apr 30th, 2026 -
during President Donald Trump's appearance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, another would-be assassin stood on the sidewalk and The location, and the presence of a Republican president, is likely to be where the comparison ends. In 1981, gunman John Hinckley Jr. also shot White House press secretary James Brady, leaving him partially paralyzed. Brady would go on to become a leading gun control advocate ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
Lawyers for world's richest person try to paint him as humanitarian as judge cuts off his long-winded replies After a dramatic first day of opening statements and testimony from Elon Musk in his case against Sam Altman and OpenAI, the trial continued on Wednesday with a cross-examination of the Tesla CEO. Musk began his second day of on the stand by repeating the accusation that Altman "stole a charity" and would ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
By Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he would stay on as a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends May 15, citing lingering legal threats against him and the central bank as part of a pressure campaign by President Donald Trump for lower borrowing costs. "After my term as chair ends on May 15, I will continue to serve as a governor for a period of time to be determined," Powell said at a news ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
No compatible source was found for this media. No compatible source was found for this media. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) does not seem fond of the State Department's plan to include President Trump's likeness in to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Bacon said during an appearance on "CNN News Central" on Wednesday morning that he found the idea "a little silly," alluding to widespread imagery ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
Broadcast license renewals are "all but automatic" due to 1996 change in US law. Disney will have the law on its side in its fight against the unusual broadcast license review ordered yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, legal experts say. In 1996, Congress made it a lot harder for the FCC to take away a broadcast license, even when it's up for renewal. "Since the NAB [National Association of ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
Former attorney general Pam Bondi will appear before the House Oversight Committee in late May to be asked questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. MS NOW anchor Ana Cabrera broke the news on Wednesday morning, saying, "We're also tracking more breaking news on Capitol Hill, where moments after House Democrats announced plans to try to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress ...
Source: mediaite.com
Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2026 -
Members fuel our mission to deliver the unvarnished truth about the powerful, the popular and the personal. Become a member today and help support the journalism everyone deserves. Already a member? In a win for anti-abortion advocates, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that an anti-abortion pregnancy center had the right to challenge an order that would force them to disclose information about their ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Apr 28th, 2026 -
Five years ago, supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol after he fed them lies about the 2020 election. " and Trump had directed them to march to the Capitol. Upon returning to office, Trump pardoned virtually all of them, including Today, he argues it's Democrats who have the problem with political violence. outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night. But what do ...
Source: news.yahoo.com