Molly Finnegan

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Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, a week after winning the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by Trump. Trump said he was still interested in making Canada the 51st state, although he admitted “it takes two to tango.”“It would really be a wonderful marriage,” the president said.

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14 hours agoThe MSNBC host shows how the Canadian prime minister told off Trump "to his face." MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said President Donald Trump “is clearly off his game” after watching footage of his Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. “The Canadian prime minister both …

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Politics May 6, 2025 1:19 PM EDT President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Houthi rebel forces in Yemen had signaled to the United States that “they don’t want to fight anymore.”“They just don’t want to fight and we will honor that,” Trump said during a bilateral meeting with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office. “We will stop the bombings and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word.

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1 hour agoYemen: Video shows planes ablaze after Israeli attack on Yemen's Sanaa Airport-SANAA, YEMEN - MAY 6, 2025: Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the Sanaa airport in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, May 6, shortly after ordering residents to evacuate, according to the Houthi group. Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said several strikes targeted the airport. Warplanes also hit power stations in the districts of Dhahaban, Asr, Hezyaz, and Attan area in Sanaa, it said.

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More than 200 college presidents and other officials signed a letter Tuesday protesting the “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” that higher education is facing under the Trump administration. Leaders of some elite private institutions that have been repeatedly targeted by President Donald Trump were among the signers. “We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight.