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Melania Trump adviser urges advertisers to drop Kimmel after ‘widow’ joke
Marc Beckman said ABC should fire Jimmy Kimmel after Melania and Donald Trump condemned a monologue joke the host says was about the couple’s age difference
Former New Jersey mayoral candidate admits forging voter forms
Henrilynn Ibezim pleaded guilty to third-degree forgery in a case involving nearly 1,000 voter registration applications from Plainfield’s 2021 Democratic primary
Trump says EU car and truck tariffs will rise to 25%
The president accused the European Union of failing to comply with last year’s trade deal but did not explain the alleged breach. The higher rate is set to take effect next week
Alito challenges race-bias argument in TPS case at Supreme Court
The justices are weighing whether courts can review the Trump administration’s move to end deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians
DHS faults Illinois after convicted child sex abuser released despite ICE detainer
Federal officials said ICE later arrested Erik Giovanni-Quiroa in Chicago after Illinois authorities did not honor an immigration detainer following his conviction
Federal whistleblower watchdog seeks $14M as complaints surge
Commissioner Harriet Solloway says her office has hundreds of unreviewed submissions and needs new funding to keep Canada’s public-sector integrity system functioning
Zack Polanski apologises over repost criticising police arrest
The Green leader said he should not have commented on the police response on social media after criticism from Sir Keir Starmer, the Met chief and figures in his own party
Cole Allen waives detention fight for now in Trump assassination-attempt case
The 31-year-old California man remains jailed as prosecutors allege he traveled to Washington with guns and knives before trying to reach the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
Warsh’s Fed chair nomination advances to full Senate
The Senate Banking Committee backed President Trump’s pick on a 13-11 party-line vote, setting up a confirmation fight as Jerome Powell’s term as chair nears its end
Prosecutors say Trump dinner suspect took armed selfie before attack
A new detention memo says Cole Tomas Allen posed in his Washington Hilton room about 30 minutes before allegedly rushing a security checkpoint near the president