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san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
Israel has agreed to a new U.S.-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, according to the White House, though Hamas officials have not formally responded. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been leading negotiations aimed at halting the war and securing the release of hostages still held by Hamas. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday, May 29, that Israel approved the proposal before the U.S. presented it to Hamas.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino claimed the agency will soon release surveillance footage showing no one was near Jeffrey Epstein when he died by suicide in a federal jail cell in 2019. In an interview on Fox News, Bongino said the footage captures the entire Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) bay and shows Epstein as “the only person in there and the only person coming out.”Bongino clarified that the video does not show the suicide itself.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
The Trump administration will begin revoking visas for Chinese students in the United States who have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or are studying in fields considered sensitive to national security. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move Wednesday, May 28, describing it as part of an effort to “enhance scrutiny” of Chinese nationals amid broader immigration and security reforms.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
Elon Musk has officially ended his role in the Trump administration, stepping down on Wednesday, May 27, as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sweeping budget cuts, legal battles and increasing friction with the White House marked his five-month stint.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
President Donald Trump said Tuesday, May 27, that he plans to pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, the reality television couple convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. The announcement came during a phone call from the Oval Office with the couple’s children, Savannah and Chase Chrisley, posted to social media by a White House aide.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
The U.S. State Department has halted all new student and exchange visa interviews at embassies and consulates worldwide, first reported by Politico. The internal directive, reportedly issued Tuesday, pauses appointments for F, M and J visa categories. This comes as the Trump administration prepares to implement expanded social media screening for international applicants. The State Department paused all new F, M and J student visa interviews to implement expanded social media screening.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
Elon Musk has broken ranks with President Donald Trump over the administration’s signature tax and spending bill. He said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act undermines the very agency Trump tapped him to lead. In an exclusive interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Musk criticized the bill’s impact on federal finances and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the bill would increase the federal deficit by $3.8 trillion over the next decade.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
The FBI is revisiting three unsolved cases from the Biden administration — each one closed without resolution and now getting a fresh look. Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced the renewed push Monday, May 26, saying the bureau will reexamine the 2021 pipe bombings on Capitol Hill, the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs draft opinion and the 2023 discovery of cocaine at the White House.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
Prime Minister Mark Carney invited King Charles III to deliver Canada’s throne speech, a gesture not seen since 1977, as the country faces annexation threats and rising tariffs from President Donald Trump. The King arrived in Ottawa on Monday, May 26, for a two-day visit, marking his first trip to Canada since ascending the throne. His speech to open Parliament comes at a moment of heightened political pressure.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devan Markham |Jonah Applegarth |Kaleb Gillespie
Authorities captured three escaped inmates from a New Orleans jail in separate operations spanning two states. The arrests come as officials intensify the search for two fugitives still on the run after one of the largest jailbreaks in Louisiana history. Police arrested Jermaine Donald, 42, and Leo Tate, 31, on Monday, May 26, in Walker County, Texas, after a high-speed chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
