Saturday, May 10, 2025

The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2025-05-09

Domestic

This week, President Trump says he wants the world to see the United States as a “luxury store.”

Is it one most Americans can afford?

US ports say the trade war is already slowing traffic.

The Roundup has the latest on trade talks. Also, more on the right to due process and fresh US intelligence that undercuts arguments about the president’s power to remove those in the US without legal status to prisons overseas.
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International 

This week; a new Pope. An American, what do we know about Pope Leo XIV?

Also, the latest as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan.

These two nuclear neighbors have been to war three times over Kashmir. What will it take to pull both bank from the brink of a fourth conflict?

Israel ramps up its war in Gaza. Vice President Vance calls out the Kremlin for stalled efforts to agree a peace deal with Ukraine.

And during his visit to the White House, Canada’s newly elected prime minister tells President Trump what’s up for debate and what’s not for sale.
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Weekly Roundup: A Majority of Americans Think Trump is a Dangerous Dictator (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad and Dan discuss Donald Trump’s recent interviews, highlighting concerns about his mental acuity and decisions on immigration policies.

They analyze new data from PRRI, revealing that a significant portion of Americans view Trump as a dangerous dictator while also detailing public sentiment on Trump’s first hundred days in office.

The guys also explore a Supreme Court case from Oklahoma regarding the funding of a Catholic charter school and its implications for the separation of church and state.
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10 Tips For Using Notes More Effectively

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeypOg858NU

 

BREAKING: Trump appoints Judge Jeanine to TOP POSITION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNpTqMH0nHk

 

Court: Alabama redistricting discriminates against Black voters : NPR

In finding for the Black voters who sued, they wrote, "try as we might, we cannot understand the 2023 Plan as anything other than an intentional effort to dilute Black Alabamians' voting strength and evade the unambiguous requirements of court orders standing in the way."…

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5392385/alabama-redistricting-discriminates-black-voters 


 

Marc Andreessen Doesn’t Want You to See This

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UK1KhrWhKdU

 








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