DOGE, Tesla, Elon Musk, Pope Francis, Harvey Weinstein, Trump, NCAA, NFL: Daily Briefing

Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. “A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Quick look at Wednesday’s news: Polarizing politics could be driving Tesla’s worst Q1 in years Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would scale back his government role starting in May, adding he expected his time allocation to the cost-cutting Department of … Read more

Ukraine, Western talks downgraded as Marco Rubio cancels London trip

Elizabeth Piper, John Irish and Daphne Psaledakis  |  Reuters LONDON/PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) – Talks between the U.S., Ukraine and European officials to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine faltered on Wednesday as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly cancelled his trip to London and negotiations were downgraded. Rubio’s no show prompted a broader … Read more

Trump’s Education Department has abandoned civil rights, families say

Protesters stage ‘study-in’ in front of Education Department Protesters staged a “study-in” demonstration in front of the Education Department after President Donald Trump’s executive order. Amy Cupp was alarmed when her seventh-grade daughter came home from school with bruises in the shape of fingerprints. School staff had locked the girl in a room while trying … Read more

Supreme Court likely to side with parents in LGBTQ+ storybooks fight

Parents say the storybooks are being used to teach ideas about gender and sexuality that go against their religion. SCOTUS considers Planned Parenthood defunding case amid protests Pro and anti-abortion protesters lined up outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., as the justices heard a Planned Parenthood defunding case. WASHINGTON – It was clear that … Read more

Trump must give some Venezuelan migrants 21 days’ notice before deportations, judge rules

Deportations and revoked visas: What is Trump’s immigration endgame? Legal migrants are left in limbo as millions see their status disappear from the Trump administration. April 22 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Colorado directed President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday to give Venezuelan migrants detained in that state notice 21 days in advance before any deportations under a law historically used … Read more