The White House launched a 24-hour YouTube stream called Trump TV as President Donald Trump’s dispute with major news outlets deepened. The move followed bans on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, lawsuits from the barred outlets and a protest by the television press pool.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, saying the outlets can still operate but cannot work from inside the complex. The outlets have sued, while major networks have withheld White House TV pool coverage of Trump.
Sen. John Curtis is urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden as part of a probe into presidential family business ties and foreign gifts. The request follows reporting that a Russian oligarch helped fund post-wedding celebrations for Trump Jr. in the Bahamas.
Braden Peters, the influencer known as Clavicular, has been charged in Massachusetts with rape, drugging someone for sexual intercourse and procuring liquor for someone under 21. The charges follow a separate Florida civil lawsuit by a teenage content creator alleging battery and other claims, which Peters has denied.
President Trump defended his foreign policy at the United Nations, warning Iran and pledging to use U.S. military power to protect American interests. His speech came amid conflicts involving Iran, Gaza and Ukraine and ahead of a White House meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled Hayden Panettiere’s death an accident caused by the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs. Officials said there were no signs of trauma, and authorities were investigating the circumstances.
Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted more than a dozen men over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that targeted churches and luxury hotels. Reports differed on the number convicted and killed, while nine defendants were acquitted and sentencing is still to come.
A 15-year-old suspect was detained after a shooting near a vocational high school in Turkey’s Manisa province injured multiple people. Authorities said the motive remains under investigation, while the attack follows two school shootings in April.