--- title: News (42) description: Discover the latest breaking news from Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media - all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. (42) --- # News Filter by Tag Show All Consumer Crime Education Health Lifestyle News Politics Space Sports Tech Weather World [![Trump signs a bill to make posting ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime. He had the first lady sign, too](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/mel%20X.png) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-signs-a-bill-to-make-posting-revenge-porn-a-federal-crime.-he-had-the-first-lady-sign-too) #### [Trump signs a bill to make posting ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime. He had the first lady sign, too](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-signs-a-bill-to-make-posting-revenge-porn-a-federal-crime.-he-had-the-first-lady-sign-too) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 20, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation... 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[Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-join-house-republicans-as-his-tax-bill-nears-deadline) [![US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-1440007288.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-supreme-court-maintains-block-on-trump-deportations-under-wartime-law) #### [US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-supreme-court-maintains-block-on-trump-deportations-under-wartime-law) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 19, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday kept in place its block on President Donald Trump's deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-supreme-court-maintains-block-on-trump-deportations-under-wartime-law) [![Trump to carry out tariff threats if nations don't negotiate in 'good faith,' Bessent says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-05-06T144157Z_1762369757_RC2ECEADHUZW_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-BESSENT.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-carry-out-tariff-threats-if-nations-dont-negotiate-in-good-faith-bessent-says) #### [Trump to carry out tariff threats if nations don't negotiate in 'good faith,' Bessent says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-carry-out-tariff-threats-if-nations-dont-negotiate-in-good-faith-bessent-says) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 19, 2025 WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will impose tariffs at the rate he threatened last month on trading partners that do not negotiate in "good... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-to-carry-out-tariff-threats-if-nations-dont-negotiate-in-good-faith-bessent-says) [![Texas reports lowest increase in measles cases since February outbreak](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-2163958662.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/texas-reports-lowest-increase-in-measles-cases-since-february-outbreak) #### [Texas reports lowest increase in measles cases since February outbreak](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/texas-reports-lowest-increase-in-measles-cases-since-february-outbreak) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) May 19, 2025 The Texas health department said measles cases in the state increased by one over the last three days, the lowest addition since the outbreak began... 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