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In Monterey County, growers are building lodging for thousands of guest workers coming in on H-2A visas. Some advocates say it is an injustice for the farmworkers who've lived here for years, many in substandard housing. LA Times
VOA VIEW: A good question.
President Trump's tariffs are upending crop trading, delaying tractor purchases and constraining imports of chemical supplies into the United States. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
President Trump and European leaders are demanding Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to a 30-day cease-fire starting Monday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Putin must be hit hard with sanctions.
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His super PAC, which is said to have amassed $400 million alongside its nonprofit arm, has grown even more influential. And powerful groups for congressional Republicans are being stocked with Trump allies. New York Times
VOA VIEW: To the victor belongs the spoils.
The Trump administration has directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations. New York Times
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish a national center for homeless veterans. OANN
VOA VIEW: Good!
Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google after the company changed “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” on its maps platform. OANN
VOA VIEW: America borders more land around the Gulf.
Homeland Security officials took a victory lap Saturday after immigration groups asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that had claimed the government wrongly deported an American child. Washington Times
The House Ways and Means Committee unveiled a portion of its sweeping tax legislation set to be the centerpiece of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," teeing up the final sprint to ram the president's agenda through the House. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It has to be big.
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A federal judge issued a restraining order blocking President Trump's plans for major personnel cuts across the government, saying he has to ask Congress for permission before he attempts such a broad rewrite of the bureaucracy. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The judge will be sorry if they keep up their crap.
A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Washington Times
About half of U.S. adults approve of how President Donald Trump is handling transgender issues, according to a new poll - a relative high point for a president who has the approval overall of about 4 in 10 Americans. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was not treated differently because of his race by prosecutors who brought racketeering and sex trafficking charges against him, a judge ruled Friday as he rejected a request to dismiss some charges three days before opening statements in the hip-hop mogul's trial. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The race card fails.
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The White House says President Trump is "determined" to maintain at least a 10% tariff on all imports, meaning all nations should expect a baseline tax on their goods even if they negotiate trade pacts with the U.S. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Good!
President Trump is expected to make another effort to cut drug prices significantly by binding the government's costs for certain medicines to reduced prices in other countries. Washington Times
The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, the U.S. Geological Survey said. CBS
VOA VIEW: Be careful.
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The recall follows a January investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into reports of engine failure in certain GM vehicles. CBS
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV is heading into a packed week. He will deliver his first Sunday blessing at St. Peter's Square. Around the world, Catholics are celebrating the first American-born pontiff. CBS
VOA VIEW: He needs to get an attitude adjustment.
The Gulf Coast and the Atlantic region are on edge as $10 billion dedicated to storm preparation has been cut, just a month from hurricane season. Conservationists have long been working to shore up natural barriers to slow storm flooding, but those changes don't happen fast. Michelle Miller visits a Florida preservation effort decades in the making. CBS
Some lawmakers who had shown a willingness to support crypto legislation are backtracking on concerns about President Trump's personal ventures in the space. CNBC
Explosions were reported in the area of Kashmir controlled by India after the ceasefire took effect. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They must work on lasting peace.
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Multiple court cases challenging the Trump administrations effort to deport undocumented immigrants from the U.S. are based on habeas claims. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The courts must pull back or congress will have to take action.
Meta, Alphabet and Amazon reported strong online advertising sales in the face of economic worries fueled by the White House's global trade overhaul. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Good!
The U.S. is poised for weaker tourism from overseas this year amid tensions tied to trade and immigration. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
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Chinese-made goods subject to President Trump's 145% tariffs have begun arriving at U.S. ports for companies from Amazon to Home Depot, Ikea and Tractor Supply. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The results will not be as bad as expected.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials are set to speak with counterparts from China at a meeting in Switzerland this weekend. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Both sides have to compromise.
As the fight to free Erik and Lyle Menendez heats up, bombshell details were revealed about troubling behavior both brothers showed in prison ahead of their resentencing hearings. FOX News
A federal judge granted Tufts University student Rümeysa Ozturk's bail request on Friday afternoon. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be punished severely.
Pope Leo XIV is being described by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as a "citizen of the world" who will seek to build bridges with President Donald Trump and other global leaders. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He better start quick.
As a Republican district attorney in the heavily blue Denver metro area, George Brauchler is bringing a tough-on-crime stance learned in some of the state's biggest mass shooting cases. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Good!
Mexican national Ximena Arias-Cristobal, 19, is in ICE detention in Georgia after she was arrested during a traffic stop for illegally turning right on red and driving with no license. FOX News
Anti-Israel agitators brawled with police after attempting to set up an encampment at Brooklyn College in NYC on Thursday. Video shows agitators clashing violently with authorities. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should receive a strong punishment.
The Trump administration is appealing a district judge's order that temporarily blocked plans to reduce the federal workforce and reorganize 21 departments and agencies. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump should prevail.
Immigrants in the United States illegally are being told to voluntarily self-deport "or remain and face the consequences," President Donald Trump warned in a new executive order. UPI
VOA VIEW: A word to the wise.
President Donald Trump has fired three Democrats sitting on the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission. UPI
VOA VIEW: To the victor belongs the spoils.
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