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While other appointees have been forced out by judges, Bill Essayli has been allowed to lead the L.A. office under the title of 'first assistant U.S. attorney.' LA Times
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An illegal migrant who kidnapped and raped four women in San Francisco after pretending to be their ride-share driver could spend the rest of his life in prison, according to prosecutors. New York Post
Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries. New York Times
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President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit. New York Times
With the midterms approaching, the president may be running out of time to get new cabinet members confirmed without bipartisan support. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Physicians from 39 countries are being pushed out of U.S. hospitals as a policy blocks their ability to work. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They should go peacefully.
In a significant development for Caribbean diplomacy, the Cuban government announced on Thursday that it would release 2,010 prisoners, with inmates beginning to leave custody on Friday. OANN
Tehran has allegedly rejected a U.S. proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire and refused to participate in future talks in Islamabad, creating a significant setback to both the broader conflict negotiations and Pakistan’s mediation efforts, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). OANN
VOA VIEW: The US does not want or need a ceasefire.
For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? Washington Times
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President Trump has shifted his fraud cleanup blitz to California, pitting Vice President J.D. Vance, his new Fraud Czar, against Gov. Gavin Newsom. Washington Times
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing sharp criticism from politicians and commentators after framing the daylight killing of a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl in terms of gun violence rather than the criminals responsible. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
The government's legal bid to continue East Wing construction has the hallmarks of President Trump's social media posts. CBS
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The search continues for a missing American service member after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet on Friday. CBS
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Friday demanded that TSA immediately rescind its "shoes-on" policy, calling it a "reckless act." Nicole Sganga has more details. CBS
The executive order is designed to increase the NCAA's control over college sports, and threatens to remove federal funding for colleges and universities that don't comply with NCAA rules. CBS
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting. CBS
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The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran. CNBC
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%. CNBC
United Airlines became the second U.S. carrier in a week to raise check bag fees as the industry grapples with a more than 80% jump in jet fuel costs. CNBC
Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested eight in an alleged $50 million hospice fraud scheme that prosecutors say turned Medicare into a cash grab. FOX News
DHS announces parents of suspects in the foiled MacDill Air Force Base explosive plot are illegal immigrants who defied a 1998 removal order. FOX News
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ICE arrested an illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Long Island girl he was babysitting before local charges were upgraded. FOX News
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NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth. UPI
A federal judge refused a DOJ request for him to reconsider blocking grand jury subpoenas it issued to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. UPI
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The Swedish Coast Guard boarded a ship Friday that was sanctioned by the European Union, alleging the ship created an oil spill off the coast. UPI
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Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent. Kiley made a major mistake.
"I'm also today asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster," Kiley said in a call with reporters. The move complicates House Speaker Mike Johnson's narrow majority, though Kiley said he plans to caucus with the Republican Party "for the remainder of this term." "That is how I was elected to begin this term," he said.
But Kiley would not say whether he would be a reliable vote for Johnson during procedural votes. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, can afford to lose one vote, if all members are present and voting. Kiley's switch means Republicans now hold 217 seats compared with Democrats' 214, with three vacancies. Kiley is the only independent in the lower chamber.
Kiley said he had a brief discussion with Johnson over the weekend about his plans. Asked whether his move could be framed as a falling out with the Republican Party, Kiley said he would "characterize it as my frustration with partisanship itself." Kiley announced Friday he would run in California's newly drawn 6th Congressional District as an independent, saying "political division has become a serious problem for our country."
"It is no secret I've been frustrated, at times disgusted, by the hyper-partisanship in Congress. In the last year it's led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, a massive increase in healthcare costs, and of course, a pointless redistricting war. The epidemic of gerrymandering has spread from Texas to California to states all across the country. Both parties are complicit," he said Friday.
The two-term congressman was critical of Johnson's handling of the 43-day government shutdown that stretched from October to November. He also broke with his party to help force a vote on the now-expired Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits at the end of last year. More recently, he helped sink a key procedural vote that would have barred lawmakers from overturning President Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
