A summary of the most important social, economic and political news of the week.
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The devastating flood in Texas last weekend has killed over 120 people, including 36 children. Authorities estimate at least 160 are still missing. The bulk of the devastation occurred in Kerr County, where severe storms caused flash flooding along the Guadalupe River, about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. Camp
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After the longest House vote in congressional history—7 hours and 24 minutes—President Trump's signature legislative package squeaked through the House 218-214, marking the first major legislative victory of his second term. The 940-page bill, which passed the Senate 50-50 with JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote,
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After less than two weeks of intense conflict, President Trump, with help from Qatar, successfully negotiated a full ceasefire between Iran and Israel, bringing an abrupt end to what he dubbed "THE 12 DAY WAR.” How It Unfolded: * Last weekend, U.S. B-2 bombers struck two of Iran'
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Saturday night the U.S. carried out targeted strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump said in
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Thursday night, Israel unilaterally launched unprecedented strikes across Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military sites and hitting the key Natanz enrichment facility. The attacks killed Iran's top three military generals, including Mohammad Bagheri, the second-highest commander after the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nuclear scientists were also
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The close political relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk came to a dramatic end this week as the two clashed publicly over Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.” * After the CBS interview we mentioned last week, where Musk said he didn’t know if a bill could be “both”
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As originally planned, Elon Musk's brief but turbulent stint in Washington came to an official close this week. The tech billionaire confirmed his departure from the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a post on X, thanking the president “for the opportunity to reduce
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Former President Joe Biden announced late last week that he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones. The 82-year-old's cancer carries a Gleason score of 9, indicating it is among the most aggressive forms of the disease. While stage 4 prostate cancer
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President Trump has just returned from a Middle East tour that included stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. * A new approach to foreign policy—During a pivotal foreign policy speech in Saudi Arabia, President Trump outlined an approach less focused on exporting American ideals and democracy,
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church, the first American pope in history. He has adopted the papal name Leo XIV. Prevost was born in Chicago with Creole heritage but has spent much of his life abroad. He studied in Rome,
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Any time a politician makes a campaign promise, you’ll find varying degrees of deserved skepticism on the part of the media and the public. Over time, as promises are made and never fulfilled, you might even start to tune these promises out, believing they’ll never come to pass.
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The conclave to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope will begin this Wednesday, May 7. Following centuries of tradition, cardinals who were under 80 years old at the time of the prior pope’s passing will gather in the Sistine Chapel—the same 15th-century venue that hosted its