Here’s a look at what made news on May 9, 2025.

• The White House plans to overrule US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s choice of chief of staff, opting to select a candidate of its own amid recent office turmoil.
• A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to carry out mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies under a February executive order.
• Actor Morris Chestnut expressed optimism about Trump’s proposed film tariff, hoping it will bring production back to Hollywood and create more jobs.
• Biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy secured the Ohio Republican Party’s gubernatorial endorsement for the 2026 race, with support from Donald Trump.
• Trump’s tariffs have resulted in a significant drop in traffic at the San Pedro port complex, the busiest western port.
• Truck drivers at California ports, already experiencing a 44% drop in docked vessels due to Trump’s tariffs, are expecting no work in June and July.
• Jay Bratt, former special counsel prosecutor, is set to appear before the Republican-led House judiciary committee as they investigate potential politicization in the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump.
• President Trump has been personally involved in discussions about potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure allowing people to challenge their detention.
• A coalition of 15 states is suing over Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, alleging the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws.
• Norwegian energy company Equinor may have to terminate its New York offshore wind project due to delays in the Trump administration.
• The UK-US trade deal has prevented job losses at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in the West Midlands, according to Britain’s ambassador to the US.
• President Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Dr. Casey Means, has shared her health care approach through wellness and right-wing podcasts.
• The Trump administration is considering suspending the writ of habeas corpus, the legal right to challenge one’s detention.
• Trump’s tariffs have led to a slowdown in sales in Chinatowns, affecting small businesses like Amy Tran’s Yue Wa Market in Los Angeles.
• Indiana’s Governor Mike Braun has signed a bill that could strip non-profit status from hospitals that continue to charge high prices.
• The US deal on steel tariffs with the UK includes conditions on plant ownership to freeze out Chinese steel.
• Followers of Pope Leo XIV are encouraging politicians to heed his message.
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing at a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.
• The University of North Carolina has denied reports of banning Jordon Hudson, girlfriend of head football coach Bill Belichick, from its football facilities.