Pope Leo XIV, Kari Lake, Mother's Day & More - 5/9/2025

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Today's Rundown:
America Gets Its First Pope As Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/new-pope-conclave-day-two-05-08-25

Trump Strikes New Trade Deal With U.K. Amid Market Concerns Over Tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389973/trump-trade-deal-uk-tariffs

Trump Administration Invokes State Secrets In Controversial Immigration Case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-invokes-state-secrets-privilege-kilmar-abrego-garcia-case/

Lawyers Say Man Executed By Firing Squad Lived For A Minute After Shots Missed
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/firing-squad-execution-bullets-missed-target-lawyers-south-carolina/

Kari Lake Announces Media Alliance Between OAN And Voice Of America
https://www.yahoo.com/news/voice-america-planning-partnership-oan-133513490.html

House approves Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill renaming Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-renaming-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america-house-vote/

Biden Says He Takes Blame For Trump’s Win And Denies Cognitive Issues On 'The View'
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-jill-biden-join-view-1st-joint/story?id=121555828

Mother's Day Spending Drops 14 Percent As Tariffs Force Families To Cut Back
https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/mothers-day-tariffs-survey/

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