News for May 5, 2025

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to dismiss a states’ lawsuit that seeks to roll back FDA rules making the abortion pill mifepristone easier to get.

The Trump administration said it will block Harvard University from getting new federal research grants unless the school meets its demands.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the military to cut top officer ranks, including a 20% reduction in four-star generals and admirals.

A man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in rural southwest Florida, and officials are searching for the animal.

Nineteen states and Washington, D.C. are suing the Trump administration over mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, saying the cuts have disrupted public health work and exceeded legal limits.

Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah Port after the Houthi movement fired a missile that hit near Israel’s main airport.

Pauleen Le рассказывает, как падение Сайгона 50 лет назад shaped her family’s hard journey from Vietnam to the United States.

Minnesota became a major home for Vietnam War refugees, and Governor Wendell Anderson helped build state support through the Indochinese Resettlement Office.

Rep. Mike Lawler faced loud criticism at a crowded New York town hall, where voters pressed him on Donald Trump’s agenda and several people were removed as the event turned chaotic.

Donald Trump said he knew Anthony Albanese and not Peter Dutton after Albanese won Australia’s election in a big Labor victory.

Mike Pence received the JFK Profile in Courage Award for refusing Donald Trump’s push to block the 2020 election transfer of power.

President Donald Trump said he will start a 100% tariff on movies made outside the United States, framing foreign film production as a threat to U.S. jobs and national security.

ICE is holding a Guatemalan mother and her newborn U.S. citizen baby as her deportation case moves forward after she gave birth in custody.

President Donald Trump said he wants the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and expand Alcatraz as a tougher prison for violent offenders.

President Donald Trump said he wants to impose 100% tariffs on films made outside the US, and the Commerce Department has begun the process as Hollywood waits for more details.