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A federal judge in California ordered the government to stop using "blatantly coercive" language to persuade immigrant children to self-deport. LA Times
VOA VIEW: A liberal fool judge,
The implosion of Swalwell's candidacy, amid allegations of sexual assault, makes an unsettled contest even more wide open. LA Times
VOA VIEW: He had no chance,
A leading national civil rights group combating antisemitism flunked Mayor Zohran Mamdani's actions in fighting Jew hatred during his first 100 days in office. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He is an idiot.
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One person has died in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township, NJ, according to authorities. New York Post
"No one is more impressed with Kamala Harris than Kamala herself.'' New York Post
VOA VIEW: She is a loser.
If Mamdani succeeds in closing Rikers Island, compulsory decarceration would become a permanent feature of the city’s criminal justice system. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The idea is a joke.
The U.S. had demanded that Iran immediately reopen the strait to all maritime traffic, but Iran said it would do so only after a final peace deal, according to Iranian officials. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Iran can't be trusted
All six board members that oversee the national historic landmark were terminated, part of the administration’s efforts to reshape the federal bureaucracy. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They were a waste.
CNN faced more mockery this week after mistakenly publishing a draft obituary that prematurely declared "Back to the Future" star Michael J. Fox dead — prompting a pointed joke from the beloved actor himself. Despite the mishap, Fox is alive and well. OANN
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A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced to three to nine years in prison on Thursday for a 2023 incident that left a fleeing suspect dead. OANN
VOA VIEW: It should be overturned.
Democrat Representative Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign faced a major blow on Friday as two co-chairs and several key backers withdrew their support following sexual assault allegations reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. OANN
Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon's far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Washington Times
In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi's water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port. Washington Times
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Drug czar Sara Carter says cartels have been forced to find ways to diversify their income because President Trump has shut down the southern border and disrupted drug-running routes. Washington Times
After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple isn't sure what they can afford. Washington Times
A zookeeper at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens stated a young male red panda Friday, which led the animal to scratch the zookeeper. Washington Times
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating ChatGPT after family members of those slain in last year's shooting at Florida State University said the suspect was coached through his attack by the AI chatbot. Washington Times
Kimberly Langwell, a mom in Beaumont, Texas, had dinner plans with her teenage daughter and boyfriend on July 9, 1999 – but she never came home from work. It would take more than 20 years before one man's long-kept secret would expose her killer. CBS
The woman alleged the California gubernatorial candidate sexually assaulted her twice when she was too drunk to consent. CBS
VOA VIEW: Some of the allegations don't sound real, but he may not be totally innocent.
The State Department said on Saturday it has revoked the green cards and detained the family of the Iranian regime propagandist known as "Screaming Mary." CBS
VOA VIEW: As the US should.
Plans submitted by the Interior Department show the triumphal arch would be 250 feet tall, the tallest triumphal arch in the world. CBS
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America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ladder. CBS
The DOJ said in a court filing that the D.C. pipe bomb defendant's case should not be dismissed and that his actions were not covered by Trump's sweeping pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters. CBS
Two American warships transited through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the start of the conflict. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran is not being real.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Less than under Biden.
New government data shows the pace of inflation has increased, pushing up one estimate for the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027. CNBC
The university's headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from March to its lowest on record. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The year is far from being over.
The killing of Missouri teen Miles Young, who allegedly begged for his life during a deadly ambush, sparks Republican outrage over immigration policies. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Its part of Biden's fault.
Cult expert Christine Marie and her husband Tolga Kates documented Samuel Bateman's world, helping expose the alleged FLDS offshoot leader's abuse of underage girls. FOX News
A friend says Brian and Lynette Hooker's 8-foot dinghy was undersized and underpowered for the rough conditions the night she vanished in the Bahamas. FOX News
DHS says the Coast Guard recovered more than 4,500 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Ecuador as part of Operation Pacific Viper counter-drug efforts. FOX News
A federal judge upheld a previous ruling that that a Reconstruction-era federal ban on home distilling of alcoholic spirits is unconstitutional. UPI
VOA VIEW: The judge may be right.
Britain said it is pausing a plan to transfer ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius because it cannot complete the deal without U.S. support. UPI
The FAA launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport. UPI
The government of Brazil on Friday announced an agreement with the United States to combat transnational crime, including illegal shupments. UPI
Employees at the Department of Agriculture filed a complaint in response to an Easter email from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. UPI
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President Trump's first four years in the White House brought about significant changes to the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, shifting it rightward.
But the president's second term could yield less of an impact on the federal bench, as a confluence of factors — fewer vacancies, a slower pace of retirements and the results of the upcoming midterm elections — are likely to slow the judicial machine that churned out more than 200 judges in Mr. Trump's first term. Liberal stupidity.
The Senate has so far confirmed 33 of Mr. Trump's nominees to the federal bench: six to the courts of appeals and 27 to the district courts. While that surpasses the 24 judges who were appointed in the first 13 months of the president's first term, those picks included one Supreme Court justice and 13 judges named to the courts of appeals.
There are 37 current vacancies on the nation's trial courts, and another six seats are set to open up in the coming months. There are also four future vacancies on the appeals courts. Of the 47 vacancies, current and future, Mr. Trump has announced just 12 nominees.
"Getting good judges on the courts was a very high priority in the first administration. I don't think it's as high a priority in this administration for three reasons: One, there just aren't as many seats available. Two, they succeeded so much the first time around, especially with the Supreme Court, that there's not that much more room for success.
And three, they are trying to do so much through executive action. That's clearly been the focus now," Ed Whelan, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center who is a leading commentator on judicial nominations, told CBS News. "I don't think that the vacancies are getting the same level of attention that they got the first time around."
