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Trump backs remote voting for new parents amid House GOP impasse

April 4, 2025

A dozen Democratic states sue to stop President Trump’s tariffs
Twelve states filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the legality of President Donald Trump’s broad tariff agenda, arguing it unlawfully undermines Congress’ constitutional authority to regulate foreign commerce. The legal challenge, led by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, seeks to halt the enforcement of the global tariffs Trump levied that…
Trump upends DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, sparking ‘bloodbath’ in senior ranks
The Trump administration has quietly transformed the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, forcing out a majority of career managers and implementing new priorities that current and former officials say abandon a decadeslong mission of enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination in hiring, housing and voting rights. More than a dozen senior lawyers — many with decades…
Dartmouth abstains from signing letter against federal funding cuts
Dartmouth College, the only Ivy League university that did not sign a letter condemning the Trump administration for trying to dictate policies and pausing billions of dollars in federal funding, said doing so would not have been an effective way to defend its mission and values. College President Sian Leah Beilock instead wants to focus…
South Korea Q1 GDP shrinks 0.2% as exports wane
SEOUL — South Korea’s economy contracted in the first quarter of this year, as exports dipped and a monthslong political crisis weighed on consumption, according to central bank data released Thursday. The Bank of Korea said in an advance estimate that real gross domestic product in Asia’s fourth-largest economy shrank 0.2% during the Janu to…
Senate Democratic retirements clear the way for a new generation: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. With another Senate Democrat announcing retirement plans, we explore the wave of younger candidates who are looking to replace them. Plus,…
Meghan Markle credits this 1 tip to being ‘happier than she’s ever been’
Meghan Markle says she’s the “happiest” she’s ever been — and is sharing tips for how she stays that way. “A confession for you today that I can very comfortable say is that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” the Duchess of Sussex said at the 2025 TIME100 Summit in New York. Meghan, 43, credits…
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ is coming back for Season 2. What to know
There’s more #MomTok drama on the way! “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” returns for Season 2 this spring … and an extended trailer dropped on April 22. The Hulu reality series premiered in September 2024 and was renewed for a second season a month later. On March 10, Hulu released a premiere date for Season 2 and on April 22,…
The fertility rate was stable in 2024, but it’s still near record lows
As the Trump administration renews its focus on declining birth rates in the U.S., new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that births were fairly stable in 2024, rising 1% over the year prior. There were 3,622,673 births in the U.S. last year, according to a CDC report released Wednesday. Overall,…
Everything to remember before Season 5 comes out
Parents, hide your daughters: Joe Goldberg is coming back for a fifth and final season of Netflix’s “You,” and let’s just say that no one is safe from the cage in the basement. Fans who’ve been following “You” (which is based on Caroline Kepnes’ novels) for the last four seasons know that our pouty, floppy-haired protagonist…