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May 10, 2025
Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' label change
05/09/25 5:25 PM ET Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters Friday that a suit was filed against Google but did not provide further details, The Associated Press reported. Google did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment. The reported lawsuit makes good on Sheinbaum’ ...
Go to discussionStudent Loans: Republicans Back Plan to Give Some Borrowers Extra Money
Published May 09, 2025 at 5:19 PM EDT A Republican congressman is leading a new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would give married student loan borrowers a larger tax deduction on their loans. Why It Matters More than 42 million Americans have student loan debt, which has been a sticking point between Democrats and Republicans in recent years. Former President Joe Biden tried to forgive student loan debt during his time in office, arguing that Americans seeking an educa ...
Go to discussionTrump Has Skipped All but 12 of His Daily Intelligence Briefings
Updated May 10 2025 2:54AM EDT Published May 10 2025 1:03AM EDT Donald Trump has been president (for the second time) for more than 100 days. In that time, he has reportedly shown a troubling lack of regard for his daily intelligence briefings. Trump has reportedly sat for just 12 “daily” briefings since his second term began in January—an eyebrow-raising drop from the already infrequent schedule of his first time in office, POLITICO reports. Despite needing to navigate high-stakes diplom ...
Go to discussionFederal workers spoke to reporters after DOGE fired them. Now they face investigation.
May 9, 2025 / 6:05 PM EDT At least half a dozen USAID employees who spoke to reporters after they thought they had been fired by the Trump administration have now received notices from the foreign aid agency's internal human resources office that they are facing investigation for participating in interviews. The workers, whose formal dismissal date was delayed after leaders encountered bureaucratic snags, received an email in recent days carrying the subject line, "Administrative inquiry ...
Go to discussionMarjorie Taylor Greene declines to challenge Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate race
By JEFF AMY and JONATHAN J. COOPER Updated 7:55 PM CDT, May 9, 2025 ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Friday she won’t challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms, delivering relief for some Republicans who worry she’s too divisive to win. In a lengthy post on the social media platform X, Greene disputed GOP donors and consultants who fear she would turn off the moderate Republicans and independents needed to beat Ossoff. But Greene said she doesn ...
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