Trump News for Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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Trump nominates Dr Casey Means, influencer close to RFK Jr, for surgeon general
The Guardian
President taps wellness influencer after withdrawing initial pick, former Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat
May 7, 2025, 11:56 PM
Trump withdraws surgeon general nominee, replaces her with Stanford grad, doctor
UPI News
President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his nominee for U.S. surgeon general and announced Dr. Casey Means as his new selection.
May 7, 2025, 11:48 PM
Cuban mother deported from US pleads with Trump to reunite with her family
Toronto Star
HAVANA (AP) — Ten times a day for the past two weeks, Heidy Sánchez has made the same two-block trek from her parents’ home in Havana looking for an internet
May 7, 2025, 11:46 PM
Dr. Casey Means, Trump's new surgeon general nominee, is RFK Jr. ally and MAHA advocate
CBS News
President Trump said his new pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, has "impeccable" credentials, after the White House withdrew his earlier nominee.
May 7, 2025, 11:46 PM
Chief Justice Roberts says judicial independence is key to checking Congress and the president
Toronto Star
BUFFALO (AP) — Amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses
May 7, 2025, 11:43 PM
India will 'pay the price' for 'blatant mistake' says Pakistan PM
Sky News
There have been calls for restraint from several countries, including the UK. Meanwhile Donald Trump said he wants to see India and Pakistan "work it out" and offered to do anything to help.
May 7, 2025, 11:33 PM
Sources: Trump administration might send deportees to Libya
UPI News
Officials in the Trump administration have proposed flying several deportees to Libya aboard a U.S. military aircraft as soon as Wednesday, several reports say.
May 7, 2025, 11:28 PM
Judge seeks more information from Trump administration about prison deal with El Salvador
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he'll order the Trump administration to provide more information about the terms under which dozens of Venezuelan immigrants are being held
May 7, 2025, 11:09 PM
Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks
The Guardian
New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts
May 7, 2025, 11:07 PM
Donald Trump to announce ‘major trade deal' with UK on Thursday
BreakingNews.ie
It would mark the first deal agreed upon since Mr Trump’s ‘liberation day’ announcement of global tariffs last month.
May 7, 2025, 11:00 PM
Sunoco’s bid for gas station operator Parkland fits Trump’s MAGA agenda
The Globe and Mail
Boardroom battle and tariff-battered stock opens door wide for cross-border takeover
May 7, 2025, 10:13 PM
Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general
The Globe and Mail
Casey Means has no government experience and dropped out of her surgical residency program, saying she became disillusioned with traditional medicine
May 7, 2025, 10:09 PM
FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls for
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We need more
May 7, 2025, 9:52 PM
What to know about the air traffic controller shortage
Toronto Star
The Trump administration is promising to fix the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers after recent control tower mishaps and a string of crashes earlier this year.
May 7, 2025, 9:49 PM
Trump administration cuts to AmeriCorps causing "damage and chaos," groups say
CBS News
A CBS News review of the list of 1,000 terminated programs show that half are in red states.
May 7, 2025, 9:21 PM
Trump cuts Energy Star program that saved households $450 a year
The Verge
The Energy Star program, which shows you how much money an appliance will cost you to run, could be on its way out.
May 7, 2025, 9:11 PM
Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the Trump administration can’t deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court.
May 7, 2025, 9:07 PM
VIDEO: Fedeli's strategy: Don't 'give oxygen' to Trump tariff talk
BayToday
Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli touches on Trump's recent musings on film tariffs and speaks about the overall trade war situation with the United States
May 7, 2025, 9:00 PM