TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrants
The Trump administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft between January 20 and April 8, according to figures provided to Congress by the U.S. military.
Homeland Security subpoenas California's immigrant assistance program in latest crackdown on illegal immigration
A judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from carrying out sweeping cuts and layoffs at over a dozen government agencies late Friday, part of a massive federal cost-cutting drive led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Global Impact
Pope Leo suggests people may return to the church because of an American pope
Pope Leo XIV told NBC News' Lester Holt at the Vatican on Monday that people may come back to the church in part because it now has an American-born leader.
India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared
India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.
Economic Pulse
U.S. and China agree to slash reciprocal tariffs in major step toward easing trade war
The United States and China said Monday that they had agreed to a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month, sending stocks soaring amid hopes of an easing trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Medicaid Work Requirements Sought to Fund Trump Tax Cuts
House Republicans want to impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients up to 64 years old and impose more costs on some beneficiaries to help pay for President Donald Trump’s planned sweeping tax package.
Quick Takes
Spotify, SoundCloud and other tech platforms have worked to remove a new song from Ye that praises Adolf Hitler, but the song and its video have continued to proliferate online including across X, where it has racked up millions of views.
Saturday Night Live made a subtle joke about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ongoing security drama across the pond.
The Steelers’ official position on receiver George Pickens is that both sides needed a “fresh start.” That’s a nice way of saying, “Get lost.”
Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.
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