Date: May 30, 2025
Host: Jim Schneider
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Which stories made the cut for this week’s News Round-Up broadcast? Here’s a sample from the early minutes of the program:
–A man was arrested at JFK Airport in New York on Sunday following an alleged attempt to firebomb a branch office of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
–The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that it had arrested an illegal immigrant who delivered a racially tinged threat to President Trump over his aggressive border and deportation crackdown.
–FBI Director Kash Patel said that he has been forced to divert agents to investigate copycats of the potential threats to President Trump as a result of former FBI Director James Comey’s 8647 social media post.
–Last weekend, dozens of protesters in Wichita, Kansas, clogged the downtown sidewalks chanting James Comey’s slogan and not a single person was arrested for threatening President Trump.
–Scott Shara is the father of 19 year old Grace Shara who had Downs Syndrome and died in October of 2021. A jury trial (Shara v. Ascension Health) on Monday, June 2 will address the alleged wrongful death of Grace and the results could have broader implications for accountability in U.S. health care.
–Hamas has rejected the latest U.S. proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release unless changes are made to the agreement drafted by U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff.
–Iran will not consider temporarily suspending uranium enrichment to secure a nuclear deal with the U.S.
–Iranian officials on Thursday met with their Chinese and Russian counterparts to discuss ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the Trump administration.
–Vladimir Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge, in writing, to stop enlarging NATO eastward and lift the chunk of sanctions on Russia.
–Multiple Chinese nationals have been indicted for their role in orchestrating an elaborate transnational fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly in the U.S. and Canada.
–Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. addressed the World Health Organization on May 20th, stating that its political involvement, specifically allowing the Chinese communist regime to exert undue influence during the COVID-19 pandemic, was a key reason why President Trump withdrew the U.S. from this organization.
–Argentina has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
–Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program.
–A federal appeals court has put the brakes on a lower court ruling that overturned most of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
–The U.S. will hold off on implementing additional tariffs on the European Union until July 9th.
Jim presented many more stories so as always, this Crosstalk is full and moves fast. Listener comments wrapped up the hour.
