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Thursday April 24th, 2025 day edition

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Disaster survivors in Arkansas left homeless by recent tornadoes have been blocked from receiving federal recovery aid after President Donald Trump rejected the state’s request to declare a major disaster in March.

The Trump administration denied Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ request for individual and public assistance following an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes that also affected neighboring Mississippi and Missouri and left more than 40 people dead.

The denial follows executive orders signed by Trump seeking to shift the burden of disaster response and recovery from the federal government onto states, as extreme weather becomes increasingly destructive and costly in a warming world.

It is unclear how states will fill the financial void, which for decades has been viewed as a federal responsibility given the wide-reaching, multi-state nature of disasters.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on why it denied the disaster request.

In 2023, former President Joe Biden granted an Arkansas disaster declaration request following deadly tornadoes within 48 hours of the storms.

“They’re the ones that are responding, and we want to be able to bring them the resources as quickly as possible. »

Trump reinserts himself into Canadian politics, saying 'as a state, it works great'

Authored by cbc.ca

On tariffs, he said he was "working on a deal" with Canada, but later suggested he could raise them further.

At the time, the two leaders described the call as productive and Carney said that Trump had respected Canadian sovereignty.

Since December, Trump has cited various figures, between $100 billion US and $250 billion US, in saying that the country "subsidizes" Canada. »

Dozen states sue Trump in bid to block new tariffs

Authored by cnbc.com

A dozen states sued President Donald Trump and his administration Wednesday, seeking a court order declaring that his new tariffs on foreign imports are illegal.

It argues that a president has no authority to arbitrarily impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the U.S. law that Trump has cited in executing his tariff policy.

"No matter what the White House claims, tariffs are a tax that will be passed on to Arizona consumers. »

Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon

Authored by cbsnews.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

The table was removed and a new chair and large mirror with makeup lighting was installed, another source said.

Hegseth is doing his own makeup ahead of TV appearances, not paying for a makeup artist, a defense official told CBS News. »

Wife of wrongly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia forced into safe house after government posts address online

Authored by independent.co.uk

The wife of a wrongly deported Salvadoran father living in Maryland was moved to a safe house after Donald Trump’s administration posted a court document that included her address on social media.

A statement from DHS to The Independent said “these are public documents that anyone could get access to.”.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura says she moved to a safe house after the Department of Homeland Security posted her address on X ( AP ). »