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  • US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP  Ryan Mancini
    The U.S. national debt hit crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released data on the national debt reaching 100.2 percent of GDP on Thursday,...
     
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US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP 

By: Ryan Mancini
30 April 2026 at 20:31
The U.S. national debt hit crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released data on the national debt reaching 100.2 percent of GDP on Thursday,...

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Landry suspends Louisiana's May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling

By: Max Rego
30 April 2026 at 20:27
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Landry signed an executive order suspending the elections, for which early voting was set to...

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Trump comments on wearing a bullet-proof vest after WHCD shooting

By: Julia Manchester
30 April 2026 at 20:22
President Trump joked about the possibility of him wearing a bulletproof vest in the future on Thursday in the aftermath of a third assassination attempt, joking that he does not know if he “can handle looking 20 pounds heavier.”  The comment elicited laughs in the Oval Office where Trump was fielding questions from the press. ...

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  • Education Department caps graduate school loans  Sarah Davis
    The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1.  The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed the...
     
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Education Department caps graduate school loans 

By: Sarah Davis
30 April 2026 at 20:04
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1.  The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed the...

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  • Senate Republicans again block effort to halt Trump’s war in Iran Lauren Gambino and staff
    Vote comes as 60-day deadline looms, with two GOP backing limits and dispute over whether ceasefire pauses clockUS politics live – latest updatesThe Republican-led Senate on Thursday again blocked a Democratic attempt to stop Donald Trump’s war in Iran, rejecting a war powers resolution that would have limited the conflict until Congress authorizes further military action.The vote was 47-50, with two Republicans – Susan Collins, a senator of Maine, and Rand Paul, of Kentucky – voting in favor an
     
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Senate Republicans again block effort to halt Trump’s war in Iran

By: Lauren Gambino and staff
30 April 2026 at 20:02

Vote comes as 60-day deadline looms, with two GOP backing limits and dispute over whether ceasefire pauses clock

The Republican-led Senate on Thursday again blocked a Democratic attempt to stop Donald Trump’s war in Iran, rejecting a war powers resolution that would have limited the conflict until Congress authorizes further military action.

The vote was 47-50, with two Republicans – Susan Collins, a senator of Maine, and Rand Paul, of Kentucky – voting in favor and one Democrat – John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania – opposing it.

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© Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

© Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

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Jim Cramer on inflation report: 'These numbers are just bad'

By: Ashleigh Fields
30 April 2026 at 19:57
CNBC host Jim Cramer on Thursday slammed the newest inflation report signaling financial gloom for the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S., rose by 0.7 percent from February to March. The index is compiled by the Commerce Department's...

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  • Greene: Lawler 'hated' Trump, 'made fun of him constantly' Tara Suter
    Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) of making fun of President Trump, noting that the New York Republican “hated” the president. “He hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, mimicked him, making fun of his voice,” Greene told conservative media personality Tucker Carlson in an interview released Wednesday, in...
     
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Greene: Lawler 'hated' Trump, 'made fun of him constantly'

By: Tara Suter
30 April 2026 at 19:44
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) of making fun of President Trump, noting that the New York Republican “hated” the president. “He hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, mimicked him, making fun of his voice,” Greene told conservative media personality Tucker Carlson in an interview released Wednesday, in...

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Live updates: Hegseth takes heat in Senate; DHS funding bill heads to Trump's desk

By: The Hill Staff
30 April 2026 at 19:33
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the hot seat Thursday, facing questions from senators over the ongoing Iran war and President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request a day after clashing with House Democrats. The House on Thursday passed a bill by voice vote to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security...

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  • Trump signs executive order expanding retirement benefits Julia Manchester
    President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. The executive order does not create a new government retirement plan, but it helps match workers with existing plans from private companies. Under the order, the Treasury Department will launch TrumpIRA.gov, where...
     
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Trump signs executive order expanding retirement benefits

By: Julia Manchester
30 April 2026 at 19:18
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. The executive order does not create a new government retirement plan, but it helps match workers with existing plans from private companies. Under the order, the Treasury Department will launch TrumpIRA.gov, where...

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Trump removes Scotch whisky tariffs after visit from King Charles III

By: Mallory Wilson
30 April 2026 at 19:18
President Trump said Thursday that he is removing tariffs on Scotch whisky after the visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon, two very important Industries within Scotland...

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  • ‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela Tom Phillips in Caracas
    Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in CaracasUS and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro. Continue rea
     
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‘A new chapter’: first commercial fight from US since 2019 lands in Venezuela

By: Tom Phillips in Caracas
30 April 2026 at 19:12

Four months after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, officials hail repairing of ties as airliner touches down in Caracas

US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas.

Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro.

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© Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

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Conservative 'Squawk Box' host tussles with Scalise over gas prices 

By: Sarah Davis
30 April 2026 at 15:25
A conservative TV host pressed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Thursday about rising fuel prices across the U.S. as the war in Iran stretches past 60 days. The average cost of gas has skyrocketed amid the ongoing conflict, hitting the highest level in four years on Tuesday. The national average as of Thursday morning...

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