Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Details Emerge About Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Violent History as Salvadoran Government Blocks Maryland Senator From Meeting With Him
Meanwhile, the White House press team hosted the mother of a murdered Maryland woman talk about the recent conviction of her daughter’s killer, who is an illegal immigrant.
Religious Parents Objecting to LGBT Curriculum in Maryland Schools Will Have Their Day at Supreme Court
A coalition of parents of different faiths is fighting for the ability to opt their children out of a curriculum that includes LGBT books.
Prospective Jurors Are Grilled on Their Opinions of the #MeToo Movement at Harvey Weinstein’s Retrial, as Defense Denounces Jail’s ‘Cruel’ Treatment of Ailing Producer
Mr. Weinstein’s attorneys say he faces ‘further serious medical conditions, and possibly death’ if he’s not moved to a hospital.
Commemoration of the ‘Shot Heard ’Round the World’ Begins a Celebration That Will Culminate With America’s 250th Birthday
‘I Just Wish It Was Gone’: ‘Home Alone 2’ Director Calls Trump’s Infamous Cameo a ‘Curse’
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Italy’s Meloni, an Admirer of Trump, Is Due at Washington To Press the Principles of Free Trade
Father Pushes Back After Getting Hassled by Police for Playing Catch With Son in Park Reserved for Tots
Who Really Started a So-Called ‘Trade War,’ and Other Tariff Questions Never Asked in the Press
Trump’s Tariffs Make Tax Cuts and Deregulation All the More Imperative
National
Texas Considers Bill That Would Block Weapons Bans On Publicly-Leased Land
The legislation would allow people with gun permits to carry their weapons at the Texas State Fair.
DOGE Spreading Like Wildfire as States Create Replicas Aimed at Rooting Out Government Waste
‘We were DOGE before DOGE was cool,’ one Florida lawmaker says.
After Claiming He Would Find the Cause of Autism by September, Kennedy Now Admits There Will Only Be ‘Some’ Answers
Robert F. Kennedy walked back his timeline during a rambling press conference about autism Wednesday morning.
Suspected Arsonist Torched Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion Because of War at Gaza, He Told 911 Operator
The latest evidence offers insight into the motive behind the Sunday morning firebomb attack.
Accused Tesla Firebomber Used Skeletons in Tree To Intimidate Neighbor
The self-identified ‘queer’ engineer’s behavior alarmed neighbors, who were not shocked by his arrest.
Sam Altman May Go After Bitter Rival Elon Musk With His Own Social Media Platform
The pair have a long history of attacking each other.
Foreign
New Jersey Resident Who Was Held Hostage in Iran Denounces Booker for Effort To Free Maryland Man Held in El Salvador
Xiyue Wang tells the Sun two U.S. representatives ‘closely engaged with my family’ while he was in captivity, ‘but Booker, as my senator, could certainly have done much more.’
The Demand for Exotic Ant Farm Colonies Is Driving a New Smuggling Trend
Authorities intercept more than 5,000 live ants concealed in specially modified test tubes and syringes.
Trump Now Saying China Faces Tariffs of Up to 245 Percent Even as Xi Speaks of Value of ‘Free Trade’
Xi also denounces ‘unilateralism and protectionism’ — without, of course, hinting at what China’s been doing for years to protect its markets against foreign competition.
Netanyahu Says Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Must Be Eliminated’ as Supreme Leader Khamenei Calls on Islamic World To Rise Against Israel
The public spat between the two leaders comes ahead of a second round of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran on Saturday.
Great Britain’s Supreme Court Upends Equality Laws With Unanimous Ruling Defining ‘Women’ as ‘Biological Women’
A spokesman for the British government says the law provides ‘clarity and confidence for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges, and sports clubs.’
‘Miracle From Heaven’: Dog Kidnapped During October 7 Attacks Rescued From Gaza
Billy, a 3-year-old Cavalier Spaniel, ran up to an IDF reservist in Rafah.
Politics
Trump Administration Says It Plans To Sue Maine Over Transgender Ban
Maine’s Democratic governor made headlines in February when she expressed her intentions to defy that order.
Elise Stefanik Considers Run for New York Governor After Having U.N. Nomination Pulled
‘No one knows if it’s serious,’ one top New York GOP official tells the Sun.
Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Suggests Shapiro Invited Arson at Governor’s Mansion Because He’s Too Anti-Trump
The man accused of lighting fire to Shapiro’s official residence on the first night of Passover did so because of the governor’s support of Israel, police have claimed.
Trump Sidesteps Judge’s Ruling by Axing All Wire Services From the White House Press Pool
The move is the latest in Mr. Trump’s war with the Associated Press, which refuses to use the term ‘Gulf of America.’
DeSantis Spars With Once-Loyal Republican Florida Legislators Over $10 Million Donation to His Wife’s Non-Profit
Casey DeSantis is likely preparing a run for Florida governor herself.
Editorials
Opinion
Italy’s Meloni, an Admirer of Trump, Is Due at Washington To Press the Principles of Free Trade
Father Pushes Back After Getting Hassled by Police for Playing Catch With Son in Park Reserved for Tots
Who Really Started a So-Called ‘Trade War,’ and Other Tariff Questions Never Asked in the Press
Trump’s Tariffs Make Tax Cuts and Deregulation All the More Imperative
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‘Miracle From Heaven’: Dog Kidnapped During October 7 Attacks Rescued From Gaza
After Claiming He Would Find the Cause of Autism by September, Kennedy Now Admits There Will Only Be ‘Some’ Answers
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Jack Smith 2.0? Trump Could Face a Special Prosecutor and Contempt Charges for ‘Disobedience’ in Flying Migrants to El Salvador
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