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He's still not happy with the Fed chair. I'm Pam Cusso, Fox News. As President Trump calls for patience with his economic plan, he's again calling on the chairman of the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, a move Jerome Powell has so far refused to make. You know, he just doesn't like me because I think he's a total stiff.
And, you know, it's just one of those things. He should lower them. During an interview on NBC's Meet the Press, the president also said he won't remove Powell from his post before his term expires at the end of next year.
Starting tomorrow, student loan payments that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic will resume. Fox's Chanley Painter reports. As you may recall, during the pandemic, the first Trump administration paused collections on direct federal loans, and then the Biden White House extended that
But now, after more than five years, the second Trump administration is resuming collections on defaulted student loans. The secretary of education posting this quote, the student loan portfolio has increased to over one point six trillion dollars and still climbing today. On May 5th, we will begin the process of
moving roughly 1.8 million borrowers into repayment plans and restart collections of loans in default. The Department of Education says it will target borrowers who haven't made payments for more than 270 days or more. Roughly 5 million borrowers are in default on their student loans. Borrowers experiencing financial difficulties can go to their loan servicer to have their payments delayed or reduced.
One of America's most popular entertainers held the biggest concert of her career this weekend, and police in Brazil say Lady Gaga's performance was almost disrupted by an alleged bomb attack. Two people are under arrest after several raids. America's listening to Fox News.
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Toyota, let's go places. Israel is planning to strike back at Houthi rebels in Yemen. Earlier today, the Houthis launched a missile that landed near Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. Multiple people were hurt and the attack canceled a number of flights and halted commuter traffic.
There's a new champion at the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty won the 151st run for the Roses, beating 18 other horses on a sloppy, muddy track. After pulling away from pre-race favorite journalism, Sovereignty crossed the wire at 2.02 and 3 tenths of a second.
This was trainer Bill Mott's second Derby victory. Six years ago, Mott's horse country house was moved up to first place after maximum security was disqualified. The victory also broke an 0-for-13 Derby streak for owner Godolphin. That's the racing stable of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Next up is the Preakness Stakes in two weeks.
Bob Mortale, Fox News. Since teaming up with President Trump, Elon Musk has attracted all kinds of criticism. He's currently heading up the Department of Government Efficiency while also working on electric cars, space travel, and artificial intelligence. He sat down with Fox's Lara Trump and explained what he hopes his legacy will be. That I was useful in the furtherance of civilization. I helped move civilization forward, added to the store of knowledge and capability, and
that I helped understand the universe. Musk's Neuralink is currently working on a system to help blind people see. As the clock ticks on TikTok, President Trump says he would extend the June 19th deadline for China-based bite
bite dance to divest the U.S. assets of TikTok. Mr. Trump tells NBC's Meet the Press he has a soft spot for the wildly popular app. TikTok critics say the app collects data on Americans for China. I'm Pam Puso and this is Fox News.
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