News for May 20, 2025

Kermit the Frog will give a rare commencement speech at the University of Maryland, where he will tell graduates to stay curious and keep their sense of wonder.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with Sen. Chris Van Hollen at a Senate hearing as Van Hollen accused the Trump administration of harming foreign aid, refugee policy, and due process.

US Congresswoman LaMonica McIver has been charged with assault after a confrontation outside a New Jersey immigration detention centre, while Mayor Ras Baraka had his trespassing case dropped.

A federal judge is weighing an effort to stop the Department of Homeland Security from deporting immigrants to South Sudan, after lawyers said some people were sent there in violation of a court order.

Immigration lawyers say the United States may have deported Asian migrants to South Sudan in violation of a federal judge’s order on third-country removals.

Nate Sheets, the founder of Nature Nate’s Honey, is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner to push cleaner food and help protect honeybees.

Climate Central says climate change is raising heat risks for pregnant women in the U.S., with more hot days linked to complications like preterm birth.

Navy Secretary John Phelan’s Washington, D.C., home was badly damaged in a fire while it was empty during renovations.