Monday, May 5th, 2025
Today, Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker that he doesn’t know if he has an obligation to uphold the constitution; Trump’s approval rating is collapsing in rural America; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s bid to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Harmeet Dhillon has canceled a Biden era program that ended human waste backing up into people’s homes in Alabama; Judge Beryl Howell has issued a blistering ruling against Trump’s actions against the law firm Perkins Coie; border agents are posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport a migrant mom; Trump’s DoJ is going to give a bunch of our taxpayer money to Ashli Babbit’s family; Trump folds his lawsuit against Maine over trans athletes; United Airlines cancels Newark flights over FAA staffing; the Pentagon inspector general is expanding his investigation into Pete Hegseth over Signalgate; Mike Waltz accidentally reveals a third party app the government is using to archive Signal chat messages; the fate of Voice of America is up in the air again; Katie Ledecky breaks her own 10 year old world record for the 800 meter freestyle; a new Trump rule puts veterans’ homes in foreclosure; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
Meet the Press: Inside Takes on the Latest Stories with Kristen Welker | NBC News
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency | AP News
Border agents posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport migrant mom | Arizona Daily Star
Embattled Voice of America's fate uncertain after brief apparent reprieve | POLITICO
United Airlines Cancels Newark Flights Over FAA Staffing | WSJ
Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages | NBC News
Win for Maine as Trump officials agree to halt school funding freeze | Maine | The Guardian
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Collapses With Rural Americans | Newsweek
Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants | All Rise News
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