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South African Confrontation in the Oval Office

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 21.05.2025.

It displays 303 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.05.2025 โ‡ข South African Confrontation in the Oval Office
โŒจImmigration enforcement controversies dominated morning coverage, with a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to maintain custody of migrants deported to South Sudan after finding the deportations potentially violated court orders.

Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system, announced the previous day, drew criticism from China, which warned it could militarize space. The Congressional Budget Office released an analysis showing Trump's "big, beautiful bill" would add $2.3 trillion to the deficit while transferring wealth from poor to rich Americans.

The day's defining event came when Trump hosted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, dimming the Oval Office lights to show videos alleging persecution of white farmers in South Africa. Most outlets characterized this as an "ambush" promoting "false" or "baseless" claims of "white genocide," with South African politician Julius Malema responding by doubling down with inflammatory rhetoric.

Late updates reported the Justice Department ending civil rights investigations into local police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville.
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05:05 (09:05)โ‡ขSouth Sudan Deportations Halted By Judge

โŒจThe newspapers report on immigration enforcement controversies dominating U.S. headlines. Multiple outlets cover a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to maintain custody of migrants deported to South Sudan, questioning whether these deportations violated previous court orders (NBC News, NPR, AP News). Meanwhile, ICE enforcement activities are increasing across Massachusetts, prompting local resistance (Boston Globe). Political coverage focuses on Trump meeting with House Republicans to advance his budget reconciliation bill, described as a "big, beautiful bill," though Freedom Caucus members remain unconvinced (Breitbart, The Hill). Other headlines note the DOJ opening an investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over pandemic testimony (CBS, NY Post).
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Russiaโ€™s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. The South American country has been quietly dismantling it.
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07:27 (11:27)โ‡ขGaza Famine Warning As CDC Goes Silent

โŒจThe newspapers report on international and domestic issues dominating U.S. headlines. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues with doctors warning of famine and desperate calls for food aid (ABC News). War crimes allegations in Ukraine are highlighted with intercepted radio transmissions appearing to match video of POW executions (CNN). On the domestic front, Republican budget proposals face criticism for potential Medicare cuts exceeding $500 billion (Common Dreams), while Trump's tax bill moves forward with a tentative SALT cap agreement (Fox News, Washington Post). Health concerns emerge as the CDC's public disease warning systems have gone notably silent (NPR). Trump continues attacking Biden's mental capacity, claiming "treasonous thugs" took advantage to open borders (NY Post, The Hill).
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09:09 (13:09)โ‡ขChina Warns Trump's Golden Dome Could Militarize Space

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system drawing criticism from China, which warns it could turn space into a "battlefield" (CBS, Newsweek). Political developments include Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's death at 75 (ABC News), Matt Gaetz considering a Florida gubernatorial run (NBC News), and controversy over former FBI Director James Comey's "86 47" social media post interpreted as a threat against Trump (Breitbart). Education policy contrasts emerge with Sanders unveiling a "College for All Act" as Trump targets higher education (Common Dreams). Immigration issues continue with the U.S. maintaining control of migrants sent to South Sudan (AP News), while Texas faces scrutiny for new abortion restriction attempts (Slate).
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Pavement, one of the most celebrated indie rock bands of the 1990s, grappled with the challenge of making a living from music without slotting into the corporate machine. A new documentary recreates the groupโ€™s spirit for a very different cultural age.
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How the tech billionaire came to Washington and turned potential allies into irritated foes
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10:35 (14:35)โ‡ขTrump's Legislative Agenda Advances

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's legislative agenda advancing in Congress, with Republicans working to push through his "big, beautiful bill" (The Hill, ABC News, Fox News). New controversies include a criminal investigation of a top Democrat over COVID testimony (Fox News), and Trump's plans to reshape American historical narratives drawing criticism from historians (NPR). International news focuses on Russian intelligence operations in Brazil, described as a "spy factory" (NYTimes). Legal developments include the Justice Department dropping police reform agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville (Washington Post), and a paused trial for Karen Read after the judge flagged issues requiring individual juror interviews (Boston Globe).
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Trumpโ€™s pick to head the IRS, Billy Long, was invited to attend Donald Trumpโ€™s inauguration as the guest of an executive who said Long promised him benefits for his financial services company.
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How the tech billionaire came to Washington and turned potential allies into irritated foes
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11:59 (15:59)โ‡ขGOP Scrambles to Save Trump Agenda Bill

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's legislative agenda facing challenges, with House Republicans negotiating to revamp a major policy bill (NYTimes, The Hill, ABC News). A Congressional Budget Office report indicates the bill would transfer wealth from poor to rich Americans (Common Dreams, MSNBC). Internationally, China has condemned Trump's proposed $125 billion "Golden Dome" missile defense system, warning it could militarize space (CBS, Fox News). Other stories include testimony resuming in the Karen Read trial after judicial intervention (Boston Globe), the DOJ abandoning police reform settlements related to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor (USA Today, Washington Post), and revelations from the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking trial (NY Post).
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Russiaโ€™s intelligence services created an assembly line in Brazil for deep-cover operatives. The South American country has been quietly dismantling it.
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Some left writers have argued that contemporary capitalism is mutating into a form of โ€œneofeudalismโ€ as tech barons run amok. But what weโ€™re actually witnessing is an important shift within rather than a transition from capitalism.
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President Trump is meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the White House and is expected to press him to roll back his countryโ€™s racial equity laws.
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13:02 (17:02)โ‡ขTrump Confronts South African President

โŒจThe newspapers report on President Trump meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House (ABC News, CBS, Fox News, NYTimes, AP News), with coverage emphasizing tensions over South Africa's racial equity laws. Multiple sources note Trump confronted Ramaphosa with video about treatment of white farmers (Fox News, Breitbart). Simultaneously, the administration is rolling back police reform efforts, with the DOJ ending consent decrees and investigations in several cities including Minneapolis (NPR, Washington Post, Epoch Times). The Republican tax bill continues to face challenges, with conservatives pushing for changes (USA Today, Vox) and analysis showing it would transfer wealth from poor to rich Americans (Common Dreams).
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Malcolm X challenged the violence of US power, abroad and at home. Dontรฉ Stallworth writes about how Malcolmโ€™s radical internationalism, from Congo to Palestine, speaks to our moment.
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The heavily trailed Oval Office meeting between South Africa's president and Trump started well and very quickly went off the rails when Trump started playing a videos and repeating discredited claims that there is a white genocide occurring in South Africa.
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13:33 (17:33)โ‡ขTrump Ambushes Ramaphosa Over White Farmers

โŒจThe newspapers report on a tense White House meeting between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, where Trump confronted Ramaphosa with videos about alleged violence against white farmers in South Africa (ABC News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Epoch Times, Fox News, NPR, NYTimes, The Hill). Multiple sources describe the meeting as "ambushing" Ramaphosa with claims many outlets label as "false" or "discredited" regarding "white genocide" (NPR, NYTimes). Meanwhile, Trump continues negotiations with GOP holdouts over his agenda bill (ABC News, The Blaze), while controversy surrounds Qatar's $400 million gift of a presidential jet (USA Today).
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15:01 (19:01)โ‡ขTrump Ambushes Ramaphosa With White Genocide Claims

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on a controversial Oval Office meeting where President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with claims about "white genocide" in South Africa (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Epoch Times, Fox News, HuffPost, NPR, NY Times, The Hill, Washington Post). Multiple sources describe this as an "ambush" (CNN, HuffPost, NYTimes) where Trump showed videos and printouts alleging persecution of white farmers, claims most outlets label "false" or "baseless" (AP News, Boston Globe). Additionally, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of the Republican "megabill" showing it would transfer wealth from poor to rich Americans (Common Dreams, MSNBC), while the Justice Department is ending civil rights investigations into local police departments (NBC News).
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16:27 (20:27)โ‡ขTrump Screens 'White Genocide' Video To South African President

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on President Trump's contentious meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, where Trump confronted him with videos and printouts allegedly showing persecution of white farmers in South Africa (ABC, AP, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC, NPR, NY Times, The Hill, Washington Post). Most sources describe the interaction as an "ambush" where Trump dimmed the Oval Office lights to play what multiple outlets call "false" claims about white genocide. New developments include the death of Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly from esophageal cancer (NBC), controversy over pardoned January 6 rioters visiting the White House (NPR), and Pentagon's acceptance of a $400M Qatari jet for presidential use (OANN, USA Today).
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18:12 (22:12)โ‡ขSouth African Showdown in the Oval Office

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on a tense Oval Office confrontation between President Trump and South African President Ramaphosa over claims of white persecution in South Africa (ABC, AP, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NYTimes, Washington Post). The conflict escalated when South African politician Julius Malema responded by doubling down with inflammatory anti-farmer rhetoric (Breitbart). New developments include controversy over Jan. 6 rioters visiting the White House (NPR), DHS violating court orders by deporting migrants to South Sudan (NBC, Vox), and CBO analysis showing the GOP tax bill would add $2.3 trillion to the deficit (Reason, Common Dreams). Congressional negotiations continue as Trump meets with Republican holdouts ahead of tonight's bill vote (Newsweek, The Hill).
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The Trump administration has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to block a judge's order requiring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to answer a series of questions and disclose documents regarding its tasks and responsibilities.
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President Donald Trumpโ€™s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa โ€” which featured a surprise video showing radical politicians calling for the murder of white Afrikaners โ€” was โ€œthe most important thing to happen to South Africa since apartheid ended,โ€ Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak said in a fiery Fox News interview.
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20:05 (00:05)โ‡ขTrump's White Genocide Showdown

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on President Trump's confrontation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa over claims of "white genocide" in South Africa. Trump screened videos allegedly showing persecution of white Afrikaners in an Oval Office meeting described by multiple outlets as an "ambush" (ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, NYTimes, USA Today, Washington Post). Media sources are divided, with conservative outlets like Breitbart praising Trump's actions while mainstream media largely characterizes the genocide claims as "false" or "baseless." Meanwhile, House Speaker Johnson advances Trump's tax legislation (Boston Globe, MSNBC), which faces criticism after CBO analysis. In sports news, the Knicks face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals (NY Post) and Colts owner Jim Irsay has died at 65 (Newsweek).
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21:35 (01:35)โ‡ขTrump's South Africa Showdown Intensifies

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on the controversial meeting between President Trump and South African President Ramaphosa. Trump showed what multiple outlets describe as misleading or out-of-context videos to support his claims about white genocide in South Africa (ABC, CNN, Washington Post). A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration "unquestionably" violated a court order regarding deportations to South Sudan (NPR, HuffPost, NBC, USA Today). Congressional chaos continues over the Republican tax bill, which CBO analysis shows would add $2.3 trillion to the deficit (Boston Globe, Reason, The Hill). In entertainment news, ABC News reportedly asked "The View" to tone down Trump criticism (Daily Beast), while sports fans celebrated as the Knicks hosted the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals (NY Post).
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President Donald Trumpโ€™s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa โ€” which featured a surprise video showing radical politicians calling for the murder of white Afrikaners โ€” was โ€œthe most important thing to happen to South Africa since apartheid ended,โ€ Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak said in a fiery Fox News interview.
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23:40 (03:40)โ‡ขGOP Megabill Clears Committee After Overnight Marathon

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on a Republican tax bill advancing through the House. After a marathon overnight committee session, the GOP "megabill" or "Trump agenda bill" is headed for a floor vote after Republican leadership won over holdouts (Fox News, NBC, NPR, The Epoch Times, The Hill, USA Today). The legislation centers on trillions in tax cuts partially offset by changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (NPR). In breaking news, two Israeli Embassy staff were shot and killed outside a Jewish Museum in DC, with a suspect reportedly in custody (CBS). Rep. James Comer announced plans to intensify Biden family investigations (Breitbart), while California faces cancellation of critical FEMA earthquake retrofit grants (LA Times).