Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. Ask a friend if they can spell “éclaircissement.” Close out the week with Friday’s news: Illinois toys and Trump’s tariff reprieve The Trump administration won temporary reprieve Thursday after an appeals court ruled the White House can keep up tariffs while challenging a court order that had blocked them. Trade whiplash: … Read more
About four months after resigning from the federal agency Trump rebranded as the U.S. DOGE Service, this NJ resident won local office by 49 votes. How did Elon Musk become so powerful in Washington? As leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk has made major changes, but who is Elon Musk and … Read more
Samia Nakhoul and Hatem Maher | Reuters May 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians. … Read more
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik died at the age of 69 “after a private battle with illness,” FBI Director Kash Patel announced May 29. Kerik was New York City’s top cop in the wake of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. “With over forty years of service in law enforcement and national … Read more
Trump says he will look at pardoning convicted Whitmer kidnap plotters At a press conference, Donald Trump said he will look at pardoning the men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a radio interview that President Donald Trump had previously told her … Read more
Appeals court allows Trump tariffs while appeal plays out An appeals court ruled the Trump administration will be allowed to levy tariffs while an appeal on previous court rulings plays out. President Donald Trump attacked the judges who blocked his tariffs, a ruling later temporarily paused on appeal, and blamed a conservative legal group for … Read more
Judge blocks Trump’s foreign student ban at Harvard University A federal judge extended an order to block the Trump administration from revoking foreign students to Harvard University. President Donald Trump announced Paul Ingrassia, who is currently a White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, as his pick to head the U.S. Office of … Read more
Elon Musk hoped to transform the federal government by making it significantly smaller. But his DOGE effort proved more challenging that he expected. Elon Musk officially departs Trump administration Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration as his allotted 130 days as a “special government employee” ends. Elon Musk leaves DOGE without meeting his ambitious … Read more
The Army said it would cover the cost of any damage to Washington, D.C.’s streets from its June 14 parade. Mayor Muriel Bowser is still worried she’ll be left holding the bag for repairs. White House plans parade for Trump’s bday, Army’s 250th anniversary The White House is planning a massive military parade to celebrate … Read more
