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Islamabad, Pakistan / New Delhi, India CNN  —  New Delhi and Islamabad ramped up hostile rhetoric for a second day after India’s assault on parts of Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir – igniting fears as both nations stand on the brink of a wider conflict. The spike in cross-border fire puts India and Pakistan in dangerous territory, with Islamabad vowing to retaliate against New Delhi’s assault early Wednesday, as the international community calls for restraint. India’s strikes have killed at least 31 people across Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, including a 3-year-old girl, and wounded 46 others, according to a military spokesperson.…

CNN  —  As part of their effort to pass a massive tax, immigration and spending cuts package, House Republicans are eyeing plans to shave billions from the federal budget. Some of those cuts could affect Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, which nearly 80 million children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents and adults without dependents rely on for critical care. Most US adults say they don’t want to see decreases in Medicaid spending, according to a recent KFF poll. It’s not clear yet what changes, if any, would be made to the programs. Those decisions will be…

CNN  —  As part of their effort to pass a massive tax, immigration and spending cuts package, House Republicans are eyeing plans to shave billions from the federal budget. Some of those cuts could affect Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, which nearly 80 million children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents and adults without dependents rely on for critical care. Most US adults say they don’t want to see decreases in Medicaid spending, according to a recent KFF poll. It’s not clear yet what changes, if any, would be made to the programs. Those decisions will be…

A suspected member of the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang was among five people arrested during a human smuggling bust in Texas, authorities said Wednesday.The three suspects accused of human smuggling have been “circumventing Border Patrol checkpoints” and using known human smuggling routes to bring up to 15 people per week into the U.S., Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters. He said two other individuals present during their arrests were accused of drug possession. The three suspects charged with human smuggling were identified as 24-year-old Jose Francisco Barriento Vega of Mexico, 49-year-old Mary Lou Tula and 44-year-old Alexis Segundo…

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “defend ourselves alone” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with the Iran-backed group. The US deal, announced just hours after the Israeli military carried out major strikes against Yemen’s international airport and other facilities in response to a Houthi attack on Israel’s main airport, was a surprise to Israel, which was not informed in advance about the truce, an Israeli official told CNN earlier. According to Trump, the US would halt an ongoing military campaign against the Houthis in exchange for the group…

CNN  —  Universities across the country are scrambling to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity push in an effort to hold on to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants that fund critical medical research in areas such as cancer and maternal health. Last month, the Trump administration threatened to cancel medical research funds and to pull the accreditation for universities that have diversity and inclusion programs and that boycott Israeli companies. The latest moves broaden the anti-DEI mandate that Trump signed just hours into his second term, declaring diversity, equity and inclusion efforts discriminatory. The administration is locked…

CNN  —  The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a full-on US diplomatic drive to cool tempers and head off a wider war. But this latest fighting over and beyond Kashmir, the disputed Muslim-majority region, may become a test of the Trump administration’s bandwidth and limited aspirations for global convening — and for the world without American leadership. President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered a passive initial response to the fighting, set off by a terror attack on Indian tourists that New Delhi blames on Pakistan-backed militants. “It’s…

Milken Institute International Chair Curtis S. Chin on the importance of a ‘sustainable’ trade relationship between the U.S. and China and his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, where President Donald Trump will also soon visit. Toyota executives predict President Donald Trump’s automobile tariffs will cost the company $1.3 billion in April and May earnings.  The automaker, which reported its highest-ever annual profit last year, according to the New York Times, expects profit to decline by roughly 20% in the current fiscal year, it said on Thursday.The world’s top-selling car manufacturer said it expected operating income to total 3.8 trillion yen…

CNN  —  The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer to codifying President Donald Trump’s push to rename the body of water. The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure. Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America.…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump will rescind a set of Biden-era curbs meant to keep advanced technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries but that has been panned by tech giants. The move could have sweeping impacts on the global distribution of critical AI chips, as well as which companies profit from the new technology and America’s position as a world leader in artificial intelligence. “I vocally opposed this rule for months, and indeed, the ranking member and I together urge the Biden administration not to adopt it, and I’m very pleased that President Trump has now confirmed he…