ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Phone calls, records suggest some Cornell students tried to contain rape allegations
ABC News has reviewed records from Cornell’s internal investigation — which began in November 2024 and lasted through May 2025.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Ukraine says attacks knocked out over half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized over half of Russia's oil refining capacity
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: People train to run 50K while eating Taco Bell
ABC News' Danny New talks to the co-founder of the International Taco Bell 50K, an annual event where people run 31 miles while stopping to eat at 11 Taco Bell restaurants along the way.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - How would Susan Collins approach a new Supreme Court vacancy?
The Maine senator's vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 is still an issue as she seeks reelection.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Isaac Arnsdorf) - Four ways the midterm elections could go, one month away
Democrats have polls and history on their side. Republicans have money.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Danielle Douglas-Gabriel) - Thousands of public servants are stuck waiting for student loan forgiveness
A federal program intended to help borrowers catch up on payments has been bogged down by staffing cuts and a surge in applications.
WASHINGTONPOST (Alexandra Tirado Oropeza) - Banned book or not? Can you guess from the plot?
Objections rise from issues like sexual content and profanity or racial slurs and stereotypes. PEN America counted 6,870 bans across 23 states in the 2024-2025 school year.
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Trump REVERSES course, tells Republicans to vote by mail now
After multiple failed attempts to severely restrict voting by mail, President Trump now appears to be completely reversing course. Over the weekend, the president encouraged Republicans to cast their ballots any way they can, including by mail. Meanwhile, with affordability a top concern for many Americans ahead of the midterms, MS NOW reporter Alex Tabet spoke with Alaskans who voted for Trump three times and said they are disappointed with his administration. This comes as Trump told MS NOW on Saturday that he has no regrets about his two years back in office. MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner joins Way Too Early to provide analysis.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump's Supreme Court relationship faces a new term — and a new test
The Supreme Court 's next chapter begins Monday, with the justices set to decide key questions involving President Trump's immigration agenda, climate -change litigation and gun control in their new term. The big picture: But one of the most closely watched fights may be on Truth Social, rather than the docket, as an increasingly agitated Trump chastises the high court he helped shape. - The executive and judicial branches are set for another round in the white-columned ring with a president who moves at breakneck speed . State of play: The court recently agreed to hear two major immigration cases, one over mandatory detention for certain immigrants and another over deporting immigrants to third countries where they lack ties. - On the…
How has President Trump responded to the Supreme Court's decision to block his attempt to rewrite mail-in voting rules?
President Trump expressed significant frustration on Truth Social, stating that the justices were "merely a shell of their original selves" and were not the people he interviewed to serve. In a recent interview with Time, he also stated that he regretted nominating them, saying he gave them the "chance of a lifetime" and that it was "unfortunate what they did."
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What were some of the immigration and policy victories the Trump administration received from the Supreme Court during the previous term?
During the last term, the Supreme Court handed the administration several wins, including green-lighting policies on its shadow docket that allowed the administration to end temporary protected status, enforce stricter asylum rules, and use a revamped tool to check voters' citizenship.
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What upcoming constitutional questions regarding firearms and voting will the Supreme Court consider later this year?
Later this year, the court will weigh the constitutionality of bans on AR-15-style weapons and consider whether Arizona can mandate proof of citizenship for individuals registering to vote.
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Which other specific cases were added to the Supreme Court's lineup on Thursday?
In addition to the mandatory detention case, the court added two other cases: one regarding a federal law protecting land use by religious groups (brought by a missionary organization) and another regarding military benefits in divorce settlement agreements.
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AXIOS (Ben Berkowitz) - Strong data. Bad vibes. Voters are judging Trump's economy by prices.
President Trump's economic data keeps getting stronger. His economic polling keeps getting worse by the day. Why it matters: The midterms are less than a month away, and the administration is circling the drain on voters' No. 1 issue. - It may be too late to change that, but it's also not clear anyone has much of a plan to try. What they're saying: "If I say 'oh, people are wrong, the economy is great,' then it looks like I'm insensitive. And if I then go into why the economy is great, then it looks like I'm insensitive," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." - "It's true that the polls, which have gotten the president's success wrong every time, have been saying that people are…
What is the "gator economy" concept mentioned by Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI?
Krishna Guha describes the current economic situation as a "gator economy" rather than a K-shaped economy. He explains this as being like an alligator's mouth, where the bottom stays flat and the top is pointing to the sky poised to chomp, suggesting an AI-fueled bonanza that may be leaving many ordinary Americans behind.
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How did National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett describe the difficulty of messaging the economy's success to the public?
Kevin Hassett stated that if the administration says the economy is great when people feel it is not, it looks insensitive; conversely, if they explain why the economy is great, it also risks looking insensitive. He argued that while polls show people are depressed about the economy, their actions—specifically spending and default data—speak louder than their words.
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What specific economic promises has President Trump made to voters as part of his strategy leading up to the midterms?
President Trump has promised $5,000 checks for every adult citizen if Republicans win the midterms (a $1.3 trillion proposal) and promised seniors $2 billion in Medicare rebates, which amounts to approximately two weeks' worth of premium payments.
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What specific economic factors did 91% of respondents identify as their primary concern when rating the economy in a CBS News poll?
In the latest CBS News poll, 91% of respondents stated that "prices" were what they think about when they rate the economy.
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