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Mahmoud Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla accuses US government of trying to silence pro-Palestinian activism.Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his deportation, has missed the birth of his son after being refused temporary release to attend the birth, his wife has said. Noor Abdalla said on Monday that she gave birth to the couple’s first child in New York without Khalil present after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the “purposeful decision” to make her family suffer. “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud,” Abdalla,…

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.Here’s what’s happening…-Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it took 20 years to implement REAL ID-DHS chief’s purse stolen with thousands of dollars-Ex-Pentagon aide urges Trump to fire Hegseth citing ‘full-blown meltdown’ and ‘total chaos’Hilton to Tackle ‘Califailure’ in Bid for Golden State GovernorEXCLUSIVE: The California 2026 gubernatorial race just got a major shakeup with Republican Steve Hilton entering the race to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successor. The former Fox News contributor and author of “Califailure” said he’s…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Hertz — The rental car company dropped about 5% after the stock rallied 112% after Bill Ackman revealed a big investment . Pershing Square has taken a 19.8% stake in Hertz with outright share ownership and total return swaps. Ackman believes Hertz is “uniquely well-positioned” in President Donald Trump’s tariff regime as auto duties are likely to cause used car prices to rise. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company declined 5.8% after Barclays cut its price target on Tesla ahead of its first-quarter earnings report. The firm cited “confusing”…

The Empire State Building in New York is shining gold and white tower lights for a four-hour window Monday night and into Tuesday morning in memory of Pope Francis following his death.The building was shining starting at 10 p.m. Monday night and will stay lit until 2 a.m. Tuesday to honor the life and legacy of the pontiff, according to the Empire State Building website.”A defining feature of the New York City skyline since 1976, the Empire State Building lights have captured the world’s imagination for decades,” the building’s website reads. “We maintain a tradition of changing the color of…

Dramatic police bodycam vision has been released showing the moment officers confronted a man accused of causing a fatal six-car crash and shooting another motorist during a 40-minute reign of terror.Bradley Donald Towle, a 41-year-old from Tewantin, who is now under police guard in hospital, has been charged with 15 offences following shooting and armed robbery incidents in the Queensland suburbs of Palmview and Landsborough on Monday afternoon.He was allegedly behind the wheel of a red Porsche Macan about 12.10pm when he caused a six-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of the Bruce Highway in Palmview.Camera IconPolice aim their weapons…

Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Dennis Schroder made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, and the Detroit Pistons snapped their NBA-record, 15-game postseason losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series.The Pistons, who hadn’t even been to the postseason since 2019, recovered after the Knicks erased a 15-point deficit to earn their first playoff victory since Game 4 of the 2008 Eastern Conference finals against Boston. The Celtics won the final two games of that series and the Pistons were then swept in 2009, 2006…

China has warned countries against striking trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Responding to reports suggesting that US President Donald Trump’s administration is pressuring other countries to isolate China, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that Beijing “will take countermeasures in a resolute and reciprocal manner” against nations that align with the US against it. The warning comes as countries prepare for talks with the US to seek exemptions from “reciprocal” tariffs that Trump imposed and then later…

Washington — The Education Department will soon begin collecting payments for student loans that are in default, including through wage garnishment for potentially millions of borrowers, the department announced Monday.Beginning May 5, the Education Department will begin involuntary collections through the Treasury Department’s offset program, which claws back delinquent debts by withholding payments such as tax refunds, federal salaries and Social Security benefits. More than 5 million borrowers are in default and 4 million more could be in the same position in a few months, which would put nearly a quarter of the federal student loan portfolio in default, according to…

Melbourne swingman Harrison Petty would be fine with clearing out the forward line for damaging matchwinner Kysaiah Pickett.

SEOUL: South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Apr 22) that he expects trade talks this week with the United States to pave the way toward a mutually beneficial solution. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will attend a joint meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Apr 24 in Washington at 8am (7am, Singapore time). The meeting was scheduled at the request of the US, Han said. Choi told reporters at Seoul’s airport ahead of his departure on Tuesday that he aimed to…