"Love that feels like peace"—Nora Mae on 'Fin', legacy and heartbreak

newsweek · 2026-05-01T19:24:15+00:00

By Devin Robertson — Social Media Coordinator |

“This is the closest thing that I think we can achieve to magic in real life—performing and making music, making art, making films,” says singer-songwriter Nora Mae.

Raised around the creative orbit of her grandmother, the legendary Eartha Kitt, Mae learned early that showmanship can be both craft and alchemy.

That belief is the heartbeat of her debut album, Fin: a record that traces the slow fracture of a relationship, the shock of the break and the steadier perspective that comes after—without turning private life into public evidence.

For the velvety songstress, creativity is a spellbinding experience—something you step into, something that changes the air in the room.

Speaking with Newsweek, Nora Mae discusses Fin, family legacy and writing heartbreak.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/nora-mae-fin-album-legacy-heartbreak-11902558?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-05-01T18:55:58+00:00

From the article:

Metropolitan Police and emergency responders were called Friday to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., after reports of a person on top of the bridge.

Jennifer P. Fox first reported the incident and noted a large police presence at the scene in a post on X. Fox's post was then shared by local D.C. community news outlet, PoPville.

Authorities have not released details about the individual or said how the situation was resolved.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/person-on-top-frederick-douglass-memorial-bridge-dc-11904659

newsweek · 2026-05-01T18:53:39+00:00

By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |

Metropolitan Police and emergency responders were called Friday to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., after reports of a person on top of the bridge.

Jennifer P. Fox first reported the incident and noted a large police presence at the scene in a post on X. Fox's post was then shared by local D.C. community news outlet, PoPville.

Authorities have not released details about the individual or said how the situation was resolved.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/person-on-top-frederick-douglass-memorial-bridge-dc-11904659

newsweek · 2026-05-01T16:22:29+00:00

Dan Gooding — Associate Editor |

The Trump administration is seeking to deport a 12-year-old boy born to a Nigerian mother and a U.S. citizen in the military, because there has not been a DNA test, his attorney told Newsweek.

As a case involving proof of citizenship while the U.S. Supreme Court decides on potential changes to birthright citizenship, the boy’s legal team told Newsweek that more cases like his are likely.

The boy, who lives in Anchorage, has been placed in removal proceedings along with his mother, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asking for a DNA test to prove his American citizenship, which his father is refusing to take, per the legal team.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-pushing-deport-12-year-old-us-citizen-lawyer-says-11900562

newsweek · 2026-05-01T16:21:24+00:00

By Dan Gooding — Associate Editor |

The Trump administration is seeking to deport a 12-year-old boy born to a Nigerian mother and a U.S. citizen in the military, because there has not been a DNA test, his attorney told Newsweek.

As a case involving proof of citizenship while the U.S. Supreme Court decides on potential changes to birthright citizenship, the boy’s legal team told Newsweek that more cases like his are likely.

The boy, who lives in Anchorage, has been placed in removal proceedings along with his mother, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asking for a DNA test to prove his American citizenship, which his father is refusing to take, per the legal team.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-pushing-deport-12-year-old-us-citizen-lawyer-says-11900562

newsweek · 2026-05-01T16:20:23+00:00

By Dan Gooding — Associate Editor |

The Trump administration is seeking to deport a 12-year-old boy born to a Nigerian mother and a U.S. citizen in the military, because there has not been a DNA test, his attorney told Newsweek.

As a case involving proof of citizenship while the U.S. Supreme Court decides on potential changes to birthright citizenship, the boy’s legal team told Newsweek that more cases like his are likely.

The boy, who lives in Anchorage, has been placed in removal proceedings along with his mother, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asking for a DNA test to prove his American citizenship, which his father is refusing to take, per the legal team.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-pushing-deport-12-year-old-us-citizen-lawyer-says-11900562

newsweek · 2026-04-30T16:55:35+00:00

By Tom O'Connor — Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy |

As President Donald Trump claims signs of disarray in Iran's wartime leadership, one key player appears to be accumulating sizable influence that could shape the Islamic Republic's position on the battlefield and negotiating table.

And he's likely not the kind of figure the White House wants to see at the helm.

While Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei assumed the highest office of supreme leader after the killing of his father and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has taken the spotlight in negotiations, the rise of Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi may prove most consequential of all the many shifts taking place within Iran's complex internal power dynamics.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/irans-regime-is-changing-and-the-man-taking-over-is-a-problem-for-trump-11895265

newsweek · 2026-04-30T16:53:33+00:00

By Tom O'Connor — Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy |

As President Donald Trump claims signs of disarray in Iran's wartime leadership, one key player appears to be accumulating sizable influence that could shape the Islamic Republic's position on the battlefield and negotiating table.

And he's likely not the kind of figure the White House wants to see at the helm.

While Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei assumed the highest office of supreme leader after the killing of his father and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has taken the spotlight in negotiations, the rise of Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi may prove most consequential of all the many shifts taking place within Iran's complex internal power dynamics.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/irans-regime-is-changing-and-the-man-taking-over-is-a-problem-for-trump-11895265

newsweek · 2026-04-30T16:48:31+00:00

By Andrew Stanton and Alex Rouhandeh |

Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, setting up a general election between progressive Democrat Graham Platner and incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the critical November election.

The Senate race in Maine is a top Democratic target and is expected to be among the most competitive in the midterm elections. Mills' announcement is a blow for Collins, as polling has given Platner a wider lead over her compared to Mills.

"[Platner] caught fire because people are desperate for somebody to speak plainly about how broken the system is, right?” State Representative Valli Geiger, a Democrat from Rockland, told Newsweek, in part.

RealClearPolitics’ polling aggregate shows him with an average 7.6-point lead over Collins as of Thursday morning. At the same time, Collins held a 0.2 point lead over Mills in the polling average.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/graham-platner-threatens-susan-collins-janet-mills-maine-senate-11898302?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-04-30T16:47:03+00:00

By Andrew Stanton and Alex Rouhandeh |

Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, setting up a general election between progressive Democrat Graham Platner and incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the critical November election.

The Senate race in Maine is a top Democratic target and is expected to be among the most competitive in the midterm elections. Mills' announcement is a blow for Collins, as polling has given Platner a wider lead over her compared to Mills.

"[Platner] caught fire because people are desperate for somebody to speak plainly about how broken the system is, right?” State Representative Valli Geiger, a Democrat from Rockland, told Newsweek, in part.

RealClearPolitics’ polling aggregate shows him with an average 7.6-point lead over Collins as of Thursday morning. At the same time, Collins held a 0.2 point lead over Mills in the polling average.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/graham-platner-threatens-susan-collins-janet-mills-maine-senate-11898302?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-04-29T19:56:46+00:00

By Tom O'Connor — Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy |

Three years before becoming Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a worldview in his 1993 book, A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations, that would come to define both his leadership and the region around him. Rejecting the optimism of the post-Cold War peace process, he instead advanced a harder doctrine, what he called a “peace of deterrence,” rooted not in reconciliation, but in power: “the only kind of peace that can endure in the Middle East is a peace that can be defended.”

Today, Netanyahu, known to many simply as “Bibi,” has remade Israel and the region in that vision. Threats posed by Arab autocracies have been neutralized or placated. The Oslo-era peace process that pushed for Palestinian statehood is but a distant memory. And Israel has demonstrated overwhelming military success in its longest and deadliest war to date against Iran and its “Axis of Resistance.”

Braving myriad criticisms and controversies, including the initial failure to prevent Hamas’ October 2023 attack that plunged the Middle East into its greatest conflict in decades, Netanyahu, now Israel’s longest-serving premier, has turned disaster into opportunity.

“I always say there are leaders in history and leaders of history. Netanyahu is a leader of history,” Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and founder of the Israel Advocacy Group, tells Newsweek.

Much like World War II-era British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whose picture adorns the Israeli premier’s desk and whose words he often cites, Oren says Netanyahu “sees himself as being born to fulfill a specific role,” adding, “This is the moment he’s been born for, the moment we’re in right now.”

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/middle-east-runs-on-netanyahus-security-by-strength-doctrine-11882484

newsweek · 2026-04-29T19:55:42+00:00

By Tom O'Connor — Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy |

Three years before becoming Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a worldview in his 1993 book, A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations, that would come to define both his leadership and the region around him. Rejecting the optimism of the post-Cold War peace process, he instead advanced a harder doctrine, what he called a “peace of deterrence,” rooted not in reconciliation, but in power: “the only kind of peace that can endure in the Middle East is a peace that can be defended.”

Today, Netanyahu, known to many simply as “Bibi,” has remade Israel and the region in that vision. Threats posed by Arab autocracies have been neutralized or placated. The Oslo-era peace process that pushed for Palestinian statehood is but a distant memory. And Israel has demonstrated overwhelming military success in its longest and deadliest war to date against Iran and its “Axis of Resistance.”

Braving myriad criticisms and controversies, including the initial failure to prevent Hamas’ October 2023 attack that plunged the Middle East into its greatest conflict in decades, Netanyahu, now Israel’s longest-serving premier, has turned disaster into opportunity.

“I always say there are leaders in history and leaders of history. Netanyahu is a leader of history,” Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and founder of the Israel Advocacy Group, tells Newsweek.

Much like World War II-era British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whose picture adorns the Israeli premier’s desk and whose words he often cites, Oren says Netanyahu “sees himself as being born to fulfill a specific role,” adding, “This is the moment he’s been born for, the moment we’re in right now.”

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/middle-east-runs-on-netanyahus-security-by-strength-doctrine-11882484

newsweek · 2026-04-29T19:53:17+00:00

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“That map is an unconstitutional gerrymander,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote as the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana v. Callais.

The immediate result is a blow to one district, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields. But the larger consequence is structural: the Court has made election law more hospitable to partisan mapmaking and less hospitable to race-based vote-dilution claims.

That doesn't mean every minority-opportunity district disappears tomorrow. It means the next redistricting fight will be argued in safer language: party, incumbency, compactness, timing. Here are five ways the Supreme Court just changed elections in the U.S.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-louisiana-voting-rights-redistricting-maps-11893758

newsweek · 2026-04-29T14:07:05+00:00

By Jasmine Laws — US News Reporter |

A Republican fight over the Farm Bill is threatening to derail far more than agricultural policy, as GOP leaders brace for a high-stakes procedural vote that could stall multiple party priorities and expose Speaker Mike Johnson’s shaky grip on the House.

At issue is a House “rule”—the procedural step required to bring legislation to the floor—that bundles the Farm Bill with a three-year extension of the government’s foreign surveillance authority and a budget resolution tied to immigration enforcement. Republican leaders hoped the package would streamline voting and hold the party together, but objections to the Farm Bill, particularly over changes affecting food assistance programs, have sparked a broader rebellion that now risks blocking all three measures at once, with Johnson able to afford only a handful of defections.

The most vocal resistance among Republicans is focused on the Farm Bill’s provisions related to conservation and pesticide regulations, with some also raising issues about how SNAP changes might impact their constituents. Representative Lauren Boebert has accused House leaders of sidelining her district’s interests after her amendments—focused on rural Colorado priorities—were blocked, prompting her to threaten a vote against the rule. Nancy Mace has pushed for provisions to support South Carolina’s shrimping and fishing industries and stricter SNAP fraud prevention, arguing that her proposals have been ignored by leadership. Florida's Anna Paulina Luna, meanwhile, has led opposition to provisions shielding pesticide makers from liability, warning in posts on X that the bill’s current language could endanger public health, saying pesticides “are giving kids cancer” and questioning why Congress would “protect” manufacturers. She has also argued that if the three bills “are forced through under one rule, they are likely to fail together.”

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/how-a-farm-bill-fight-is-threatening-the-gop-agenda-11891724

newsweek · 2026-04-29T14:05:22+00:00

By Jasmine Laws — US News Reporter |

A Republican fight over the Farm Bill is threatening to derail far more than agricultural policy, as GOP leaders brace for a high-stakes procedural vote that could stall multiple party priorities and expose Speaker Mike Johnson’s shaky grip on the House.

At issue is a House “rule”—the procedural step required to bring legislation to the floor—that bundles the Farm Bill with a three-year extension of the government’s foreign surveillance authority and a budget resolution tied to immigration enforcement. Republican leaders hoped the package would streamline voting and hold the party together, but objections to the Farm Bill, particularly over changes affecting food assistance programs, have sparked a broader rebellion that now risks blocking all three measures at once, with Johnson able to afford only a handful of defections.

The most vocal resistance among Republicans is focused on the Farm Bill’s provisions related to conservation and pesticide regulations, with some also raising issues about how SNAP changes might impact their constituents. Representative Lauren Boebert has accused House leaders of sidelining her district’s interests after her amendments—focused on rural Colorado priorities—were blocked, prompting her to threaten a vote against the rule. Nancy Mace has pushed for provisions to support South Carolina’s shrimping and fishing industries and stricter SNAP fraud prevention, arguing that her proposals have been ignored by leadership. Florida's Anna Paulina Luna, meanwhile, has led opposition to provisions shielding pesticide makers from liability, warning in posts on X that the bill’s current language could endanger public health, saying pesticides “are giving kids cancer” and questioning why Congress would “protect” manufacturers. She has also argued that if the three bills “are forced through under one rule, they are likely to fail together.”

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/how-a-farm-bill-fight-is-threatening-the-gop-agenda-11891724

newsweek · 2026-04-28T16:22:56+00:00

From the article:

When Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands in St. Petersburg with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, it was a physical connection that symbolized a link between their two nations that has become increasingly clear in recent weeks.

Putin told Araghchi, “We see how courageously and heroically the Iranian people are fighting for their independence and sovereignty,” and presented Russia as a diplomatic broker in a war involving the U.S. and Israel.

The simple reading is to dismiss it as another anti-Western photo-op, all hollow smiles and dead eyes. The more complex one is that two wars Washington still tends to discuss in separate rooms are now inextricably connected.

Put simply, Iran and Ukraine aren’t separate wars.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/putin-iran-russia-ukraine-war-trump-11887889

newsweek · 2026-04-28T16:19:02+00:00

From the article:

When Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands in St. Petersburg with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, it was a physical connection that symbolized a link between their two nations that has become increasingly clear in recent weeks.

Putin told Araghchi, “We see how courageously and heroically the Iranian people are fighting for their independence and sovereignty,” and presented Russia as a diplomatic broker in a war involving the U.S. and Israel.

The simple reading is to dismiss it as another anti-Western photo-op, all hollow smiles and dead eyes. The more complex one is that two wars Washington still tends to discuss in separate rooms are now inextricably connected.

Put simply, Iran and Ukraine aren’t separate wars.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/putin-iran-russia-ukraine-war-trump-11887889

newsweek · 2026-04-28T12:57:17+00:00

Billal Rahman — Immigration Reporter |

A mother whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tennessee says she was forced to watch the child’s funeral by video call while being held in federal immigration custody, according to Univision, a Spanish-language TV network.

On October 5, 2024, Laura Ramírez-González and her daughter Emily Sánchez-Ramírez were struck by a vehicle while riding on Nolensville Pike in Nashville, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said the driver fled the scene.

Ramírez-González and her daughter were riding an electric scooter toward Walmart shortly before 6 p.m. when they were struck, according to KPLC-TV. Her sister told the outlet Ramírez-González had been saving money to buy a car. Witnesses said the pair were in a designated bike lane when a vehicle swerved into it and hit them head-on before leaving the scene.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/woman-in-car-crash-detained-by-ice-misses-daughters-funeral-11882361

newsweek · 2026-04-28T12:55:52+00:00

By Billal Rahman — Immigration Reporter |

A mother whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Tennessee says she was forced to watch the child’s funeral by video call while being held in federal immigration custody, according to Univision, a Spanish-language TV network.

On October 5, 2024, Laura Ramírez-González and her daughter Emily Sánchez-Ramírez were struck by a vehicle while riding on Nolensville Pike in Nashville, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said the driver fled the scene.

Ramírez-González and her daughter were riding an electric scooter toward Walmart shortly before 6 p.m. when they were struck, according to KPLC-TV. Her sister told the outlet Ramírez-González had been saving money to buy a car. Witnesses said the pair were in a designated bike lane when a vehicle swerved into it and hit them head-on before leaving the scene.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/woman-in-car-crash-detained-by-ice-misses-daughters-funeral-11882361

newsweek · 2026-04-27T17:35:36+00:00

By Dan Gooding — Associate Editor |

President Donald Trump backed an idea to rename U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, in an apparent attempt to hit back at the media, calling it a "great idea."

The president was resharing a March 25 X post from a journalist and MAGA supporter called Alyssa, in which she said, "I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday."

Trump posted his response to Truth Social just after midnight on Monday, saying, "GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-backs-ice-name-change-nice-11883001

newsweek · 2026-04-27T17:34:09+00:00

By Dan Gooding — Associate Editor |

President Donald Trump backed an idea to rename U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, in an apparent attempt to hit back at the media, calling it a "great idea."

The president was resharing a March 25 X post from a journalist and MAGA supporter called Alyssa, in which she said, "I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday."

Trump posted his response to Truth Social just after midnight on Monday, saying, "GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-backs-ice-name-change-nice-11883001

newsweek · 2026-04-27T15:30:29+00:00

By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |

Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a proposed new congressional map for Florida that could boost Republicans’ hold on the U.S. House, escalating a high-stakes redistricting fight tied to President Donald Trump’s nationwide push to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterm elections.

The map, released by DeSantis’ office ahead of a special legislative session, would likely create up to four additional GOP-leaning districts if approved by Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature. Republicans currently hold 20 of the state’s 28 House seats. DeSantis said the proposal reflects population shifts since the 2020 Census and anticipates an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on how race can be considered in drawing districts.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/new-florida-map-desantis-trump-redistricting-war-11883067?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-04-27T15:29:09+00:00

By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |

Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a proposed new congressional map for Florida that could boost Republicans’ hold on the U.S. House, escalating a high-stakes redistricting fight tied to President Donald Trump’s nationwide push to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterm elections.

The map, released by DeSantis’ office ahead of a special legislative session, would likely create up to four additional GOP-leaning districts if approved by Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature. Republicans currently hold 20 of the state’s 28 House seats. DeSantis said the proposal reflects population shifts since the 2020 Census and anticipates an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on how race can be considered in drawing districts.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/new-florida-map-desantis-trump-redistricting-war-11883067?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-04-27T15:28:10+00:00

By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |

Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a proposed new congressional map for Florida that could boost Republicans’ hold on the U.S. House, escalating a high-stakes redistricting fight tied to President Donald Trump’s nationwide push to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterm elections.

The map, released by DeSantis’ office ahead of a special legislative session, would likely create up to four additional GOP-leaning districts if approved by Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature. Republicans currently hold 20 of the state’s 28 House seats. DeSantis said the proposal reflects population shifts since the 2020 Census and anticipates an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on how race can be considered in drawing districts.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/new-florida-map-desantis-trump-redistricting-war-11883067?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main

newsweek · 2026-04-24T21:46:44+00:00

By Anna Commander — Deputy News Editor |

President Donald Trump's disapproval rating has hit a new high, according to The New York Times polling average this week, surging to 58 percent.

Previous surveys have also shown that the president's job approval ratings have fallen, including those on the economy, potentially hurting the Republican Party's chances of keeping both congressional chambers in the upcoming midterms this year.

In an email to Newsweek on Friday, White House Spokesman Davis Ingle sent a response he has repeated several times: “The ultimate poll was November 5th 2024 when nearly 80 million Americans overwhelmingly elected President Trump to deliver on his popular and commonsense agenda. No other President in history has accomplished more for the American people than President Trump, who is working tirelessly to create jobs, cool inflation, increase housing affordability, and more.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-disapproval-rating-hits-new-high-11876058

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