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Today's Big Stories

1. Trump plans to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities and states

President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to end sanctuary cities that provide legal refuge to undocumented immigrants. In a Truth Social post, he said he is “working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!”

There are dozens of so-called sanctuary cities around the country that either limit or refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.

2. House approves framework for Trump's 'big bill' after intense wrangling wins over GOP holdouts

House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.

Johnson stood with Senate Majority Leader John Thune early in the morning at the Capitol to shore up President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and they committed to seeking at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal programs and services. The speaker had abruptly halted voting Wednesday night. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans approved their budget framework that is central to President Donald Trump's agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

3. Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russia dual national, freed in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington

Moscow freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S., a prisoner swap that was completed Thursday as the two countries met to repair ties. 

Ksenia Karelina is "on a plane back home to the United States," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on social media platform X. She was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February 2024 and convicted of treason on charges stemming from a donation of about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine. U.S. authorities have called the case "absolutely ludicrous."

4. Inflation fell last month as gas prices dropped sharply, a sign prices cooling before tariffs

U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas, airline fares and hotel rooms fell, a sign that price growth was cooling even as President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff threats. Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday, down from 2.8% in February. That is the lowest inflation figure since September.

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Cannes Film Festival President Iris Knobloch, right, and festival delegate general Thierry Fremaux attend a press conference to announce the lineup for the upcoming 78th edition, Thursday in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.