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White House scales back plan to dismantle the CFPB but still wants to slash staff by two-thirds

The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, laying out a plan for an agency that would be significantly smaller than it was under President Joe Biden but still bigger than the one President Donald Trump envisioned right after he took office. Under the new plan, the bureau's headcount would be reduced from 1,700 authorized employees before Trump’s second term to roughly 550 staffers. The administration originally intended to shrink the bureau's staff to around 200 employees. The plan is opposed by the C

Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission

French president hits back after Trump mocks how his wife treats him

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Why 'unretired' seniors are picking up gig work to pay the bills

Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. “No tickets. Full stops,” he'd scrawled in the book. “Careful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes.” With a Ph.D in neuropsychology and decades of experience running his own business, Goldberg, 74, didn't picture chauffeuring strangers around when he retired. But financially, things didn’t go as planned. So he makes the best of his situation shuttling passengers through New York City at night. “I like the freedom. I like t

Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

Property owner fined $50K for 'illegally pruning trees' cited by insurer

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Man accused of using cloned credit card to steal over $1K in diesel from gas station

NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) -- A man was arrested at a gas station in North Fort Myers after being accused of using a cloned credit card to steal more than $1,400 of diesel.According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the scene at a Love's truck stop on Tuesday in response to a credit card fraud in progress.Deputies found Antonio Miranda Fonte, 38, using a cloned credit card to steal 248 gallons of diesel worth $1,460.47, LCSO said."The way the gas prices and fuel prices are right now, people are resorting to, you know, the bottom of the bar

Woman allegedly stole over $180,000 from employer for Airbnb, Hawaii wedding

Russian aerial attacks kill 2 in Ukraine as Easter prisoner exchange planned

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John Roberts told Donald Trump exactly what he thinks

When Chief Justice John Roberts and the eight associate justices took the Supreme Court bench on Wednesday for a fundamental debate over American identity, they did not acknowledge the presence of Donald Trump in the courtroom.That was not unexpected: Wednesday marked the first time in modern history that the president of the United States attended an oral argument. But Trump was there as a litigant and spectator, not in any formal role.Then, in a move that was surprising, Roberts showed his hand.The chief justice can be cagey during arguments. In high-profile cases, he often sends mixed signa

Markets are volatile after Trump’s lack of clear exit plan

US stocks were slightly lower Thursday in volatile trading as investors monitored developments in the Middle East and digested President Donald Trump’s pledge to intensify the war with Iran.The Dow was down 93 points, or 0.2%, paring losses after dropping by more than 600 points earlier. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, after each dropping by more than 1%.Stocks opened lower Thursday before regaining some ground after reports from Iran’s semi-official news agencies that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to facilitate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.Sto

Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general

Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences

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Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate the Republican president’s perceived enemies. The departure of the country's chief law enforcement officer followed months of scrutiny from angry conservatives over the Justice Department's handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation and failed eff

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Trump says he’ll order all DHS workers be paid as Senate bill to fund department sits with House

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he will order that all Department of Homeland Security employees be paid, as Congress again took steps toward ending the longest-ever partial government shutdown.The move would expand Trump’s earlier directive for DHS to unilaterally pay Transportation and Security Administration workers in a bid to alleviate travel backlogs at understaffed airports. It was not immediately clear how the president would fund pay for the tens of thousands of other DHS staffers — including Federal Emergency Management Agency workers, civilians in the US Coast Guard

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

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Trump expected to impose new tariffs on certain pharmaceutical drugs

President Donald Trump plans to impose new tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to sell their drugs directly to consumers as part of his “Most Favored Nation” pricing initiative.The forthcoming tariffs are expected to apply to imports of patented drugs and their active ingredients, according to a draft of an order obtained by CNN.Those medications would be hit with a 100% tariff, according to the draft order, while providing some pathways for drugmakers to reduce or avoid those levies if they negotiate a deal with the administration or move their production to the

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What to expect from the March jobs report — and when the war could hit hiring

The March jobs report, due out Friday morning, could bring a much-needed reality check after two months of wild swings in the US labor market.But even if a level or baseline is achieved, and clarity is gained as to the health of the labor market, it’s a whole new ballgame now.The Middle East conflict, which looks set to stretch into its sixth week, and the resulting supply crunch from a choked-off Strait of Hormuz, are delivering shockwaves throughout the globe.Americans immediately saw an increase in prices at the pump; businesses watched transportation costs skip higher; and fears have hei

Oil prices jump on fresh fears of escalation in Iran war

A priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered

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Artemis II's moonbound toilet is working again to astronauts' relief after overnight fix

NASA’s moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate, and not just because their launch went so well. Their toilet is now working. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned as soon as the Artemis II crew reached orbit Wednesday evening. Mission Control guided astronaut Christina Koch through some plumbing tricks and she finally got it going. The bad news is that it’s so cold inside the Orion capsule — 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius) — that the four astronauts are digging into suitcases for long-sleeved clothes. Mission Control is trying to warm thin

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Trump says Iran war 'nearing completion' in address to the nation

Oil prices climbed and stocks slipped Thursday, after inflammatory remarks by US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials sparked fears that the conflict could still escalate significantly.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 6.6% to $107.8 a barrel. WTI, the US benchmark, had surged to $113 a barrel before paring gains to trade around 11% higher on the day at $111 a barrel.For context, oil is traded as a futures contract, which means an agreement to buy or sell at a specified price on a future date. Thursday’s WTI price reflects oil for delivery in May, whereas Brent reflects oil