Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 - Trump-Putin call; Take It Down Act; FAA outage; Babbit family’s $5M settlement and more

Today’s Headlines: Former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a two-hour call about ending the war in Ukraine, marked by mutual praise but no concrete progress; despite ongoing Russia-Ukraine talks, Putin showed no interest in a ceasefire or returning seized land, both of which Ukraine considers essential. Meanwhile, Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act, the first federal law targeting non-consensual explicit imagery, including AI deepfakes, requiring removal within 48 hours and allowing for prison time. The FAA avoided disruptions thanks to a recent software update, though it is investigating the cause of a near-outage. The DOJ settled with Ashli Babbitt’s family for $5 million over her 2021 Capitol riot shooting, while the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to revoke deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans. Finally, the DOJ dropped charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for an ICE protest but filed assault charges against Rep. Monica McIver, which she claims are politically motivated.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• WA Post: Trump, Putin talk as Ukraine and Europe push for immediate ceasefire

• CBS News: Trump signs "Take it Down Act," revenge porn bill backed by Melania Trump

• CNN: FAA investigates brief communications outage at air traffic facility responsible for flights at Newark 

• Newsweek: Trump Admin Reaches $5M Settlement With Ashli Babbitt's Family

• Axios: Supreme Court allows Trump admin to pull TPS for thousands of Venezuelans

• NBC News: DOJ says it has charged N.J. congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility

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