US News Headlines April 20th 2025

CBS Meet the Press

• The show discusses the ongoing standoff between President Trump and the courts, specifically the case of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
• Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and other panel members discuss the issue, with some arguing that it's a "screw-up" and others seeing it as a potential pattern of behavior by the administration.
• The discussion also touches on the economy, trade policies, and the Federal Reserve chair.

Almanac

• Today is Sunday, April 20, 2025, which is Easter Sunday.
• The moon is waning, and morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, and Uranus.
• People born on this date include St. Rose of Lima, French Emperor Napoleon III, artist Daniel Chester French, German dictator Adolf Hitler, actor Harold Lloyd, and others.

History

• 1871: The U.S. Congress passed the Third Force Act, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act.
• 1902: Marie Curie and Pierre Curie isolated radioactive radium salts from pitchblende in their laboratory in Paris.
• 1976: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order low-cost housing for minorities in a city's white suburbs to ease racial segregation.
• 2010: An explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill.

Thought for the Day

• "I intend to live life, not just exist." – American actor George Takei