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CNN — A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference. The vote came after House Republicans released a package of major changes to the sweeping domestic policy bill earlier in the evening that reflect days of negotiations from GOP leaders in an effort to win over key holdouts. House GOP leaders are racing to bring the bill to the floor for a full…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said. Law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum, Thursday, May 22,…
The fatal shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday occurred on the same night as the American Jewish Committee was holding an event for young professionals. The sold-out “Young Diplomats Reception” is described as an event “bringing together Jewish young professionals (22-45) and the diplomatic community,” according to its Eventbrite page. The event was organized by ACCESS, the American Jewish Committee’s division for young professionals. The two Israeli embassy staff members who were shot dead were leaving an event, according to Pamela A. Smith, chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. The theme of this year’s Young Diplomats Reception was…
With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) by his side U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s one bad headline after another coming from the White House these days. Just as the tariff-related turmoil rocking markets subsided — and only temporarily, since the clock is still ticking on the pause on “reciprocal tariffs” — fears of ballooning U.S. debt are sparking another broad sell-off in markets. This time, investors are wary…
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — There are hardly any tourists in the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir. Most of the hotels and ornate pinewood houseboats are empty. Resorts in the snowclad mountains have fallen silent. Hundreds of cabs are parked and idle.It’s the fallout of last month’s gun massacre that left 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir followed by tit-for-tat military strikes by India and Pakistan, bringing the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of their third war over the region.“There might be some tourist arrivals, but it counts almost negligible. It is almost a zero footfall right now,”…
WASHINGTON (AP) — It seems like a triumph for a cryptocurrency industry that has long sought mainstream acceptance: Top investors in one of President Donald Trump ’s crypto projects invited to dine with him at his luxury golf club in Northern Virginia on the heels of the Senate advancing key pro-crypto legislation and while bitcoin prices soar. But Thursday night’s dinner for the 220 biggest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin has raised uncomfortable questions about potentially shadowy buyers using the anonymity of the internet to buy access to the president. While Democrats charge that Trump is using the power…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It’s crunch time for the maker of Levi’s and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, workers pack clothes destined for the U.S. market.The fate of about 16,000 workers in the factory at the United Aryan export processing zone hangs in the balance. In September, a duty-free trade agreement between Kenya and the United States could expire under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA.The factory’s founder, Pankaj Bedi, said manufacturers would be unable to compete well in the U.S. market if the…
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a launch ceremony Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the accident, saying it brought shame to the nation’s prestige and vowing to punish those found responsible, state media reported. In a rare admission of failure, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a malfunction in the launch mechanism caused the stern of the as-yet unnamed 5,000-ton destroyer to slide prematurely into the water, crushing parts of the hull and leaving the bow stranded on the shipway. Kim called the launch failure “a criminal act”…
Jeff CarlisleMay 21, 2025, 08:05 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.AC Milan and United States attacker Christian Pulisic won’t be part of the team that takes part in the Gold Cup, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.The reason for Pulisic’s unavailability is that he needs a recovery period after a grueling season in Europe. If he plays in Milan’s season finale against Monza on Saturday, it will be his 50th game across all competitions for the club this season.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedOne source told ESPN that Pulisic had been dealing with a chronic hip…
Singtel’s new data centers in Singapore and Thailand are expected to boost revenue, says Group CEOSingtel’s two new data centers in Singapore and Thailand are expected to improve the telco’s revenue after they come online in the later part of this year and early next year, Singtel’s Group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” Thursday. “Currently, we are just optimizing. We are just sitting on very fully loaded data centers that we have. So you will not see revenue growth in the near term, but once the data centers turn on, you’ll see that,” Yuen said. On…