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- Fed Approves Capital One–Discover Merger to Create 8th Largest US Bankby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-04-19 at 6:30 PM
The merger process is expected to be completed by May 18, with the transaction having received backing from shareholders.
- US and Iran Conclude Second Round of Nuclear Talks, Agree to Thirdby Andrew Thornebrooke on 2025-04-19 at 4:31 PM
Iran’s foreign minister and U.S. special envoy agreed to a third round of talks aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Vance Meets With Vatican Officialsby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 4:00 PM
Discussion topics included freedom of religion and immigration.
- Education Department Asks Harvard for Foreign Funders’ List After University Submits Inaccurate Recordsby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-04-19 at 3:30 PM
The agency is demanding details such as names, addresses, and contact info of foreign funding sources.
- Epoch Readers Rally Behind Trump’s China Tariffs, Demand Revival of US Manufacturing: Pollby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 2:53 PM
Readers of The Epoch Times endorse President Donald Trump’s tariffs and say restoring industry and confronting China’s communist regime are national priorities.
- Ultra-Processed Food Researcher Alleges Censorship, Leaves NIHby Zachary Stieber on 2025-04-19 at 1:28 PM
Kevin Hall had been with the agency for 21 years.
- Survey Finds LA County Quality of Life Index Stuck at a 10-Year Lowby Kimberly Hayek on 2025-04-19 at 12:06 PM
The cost of living has county residents in a funk, a UCLA study finds. And 44 percent fear someone they know could be deported.
- California Plans to Sue Federal Government for ‘Dismantling of AmeriCorps’by Jill McLaughlin on 2025-04-19 at 10:36 AM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 17 that the state plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the “dismantling of AmeriCorps.” According to the nonprofit organization America’s Service Commissions, which supports and provides services to AmeriCorps volunteer programs, approximately 85 percent of AmeriCorps federal staff have been placed on paid administrative leave,
- Made-in-America Entrepreneurs See Opportunities in Global Tariffsby Allan Stein on 2025-04-19 at 9:00 AM
By sourcing materials domestically and thinking locally, U.S.-based companies say they’re in a better position to survive—and thrive.
- Vance Meets With Italy’s Meloni in Trip to Rome, Vaticanby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 8:27 AM
The practicing Catholic also participated in a Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica.
- Trump Admin Signals Major Offshore Drilling Expansion, Eyes Arctic and New Coastal Zonesby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 4:27 AM
Federal oil and gas leasing boundaries are being redrawn to include the ‘High Arctic’ zone and other areas off-limits under the Biden administration.
- Witkoff to Meet Iranian Foreign Minister in Rome for Second Round of Nuclear Talksby Ryan Morgan on 2025-04-19 at 4:00 AM
Iran’s foreign minister called for Washington to clarify its demands in a second round of talks concerning Iran’s nuclear programs.
- Appeals Court Halts Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Order in Deportations Caseby Sam Dorman on 2025-04-19 at 3:54 AM
The appeals order came on the same evening as an emergency hearing before Boasberg.
- Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending ‘X’ Gender Marker on Passportsby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 3:32 AM
The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of seven plaintiffs who identify as transgender or nonbinary.
- Trump Moves Forward With Plan to Make It Easier to Fire Some Federal Workersby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 3:14 AM
An estimated 50,000 career government employees would be reclassified as ‘at-will’ employees held to new civil service regulations.
- Trump Floats Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status—What Is It?by Aaron Gifford on 2025-04-19 at 1:42 AM
If the IRS rescinds the university’s tax-exempt status, the dispute will likely go to the courts.
- Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members for Nowby Matthew Vadum on 2025-04-19 at 12:33 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union argues that the administration is defying the Supreme Court’s recent ruling requiring due process for would-be deportees.
- Maryland Senator Describes Meeting With Abrego Garcia in El Salvadorby Jacob Burg on 2025-04-19 at 12:26 AM
The senator said he would try to arrange a phone call between the deported Salvadoran and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura.
- What to Know About the Florida State University Campus Shootingby Jacob Burg, T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-18 at 10:53 PM
Two of the people injured in the shooting were expected to be discharged from hospital on April 18.
- Trump: US Will ‘Take a Pass’ If Russia–Ukraine Negotiation Dynamic Doesn’t Change | Capitol Reportby Steve Lance on 2025-04-18 at 10:52 PM
President Donald Trump says a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine must be made within days—or he may abandon negotiations altogether, saying the United States wants to see the war end, as thousands of soldiers continue to die each week. The White House now says that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant deported to El