Military Officer Cuts, Money for Migrants & Movie Tariffs - Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 6 May 2025
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The news to know for Tuesday, May 6, 2025!
We’re talking about a plan to cut top generals from the U.S. military, and whether cash will be enough to get undocumented migrants to self-deport.
Also, we’ll tell you which American companies are warning their customers about price hikes to offset new tariffs.
Plus, what’s causing delays at a major airline hub in the U.S., why the NFL is working with the White House on a big event, and how you can thank an everyday hero today.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, May 6th. We're talking about a plan to cut top generals from the U.S. military, |
| 0:05.4 | and will cash be enough to get undocumented migrants to self-deport? Also, we'll tell you which |
| 0:10.1 | American companies are warning their customers about price hikes to offset new tariffs. |
| 0:14.3 | Plus, what's causing delays at a major airline hub in the U.S., why the NFL is working with the White House on a big event, |
| 0:20.8 | and how you can thank an everyday hero today. |
| 0:23.8 | Those stories and even more news coming up. |
| 0:28.1 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:30.4 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.3 | Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:42.9 | Some of the latest cuts within the federal government include the senior most ranks of the U.S. |
| 0:47.6 | military. This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the military to get rid of 20% of its |
| 0:52.9 | four-star general officers, as well as |
| 0:55.1 | 10% of its general and flag officers across the force. |
| 0:58.5 | That's on top of the top general officers President Trump or Hegseth have fired already. |
| 1:02.8 | They say the cuts are freeing the military from unnecessary bureaucratic layers. |
| 1:07.3 | Some lawmakers, though, have expressed fears that Heggeseth is trying to politicize the military. |
| 1:11.9 | At this point, it's not clear exactly which positions will be cut or when. |
| 1:15.9 | Hexseth says the cuts will be done carefully, but expeditiously. |
| 1:22.3 | Pete Hexeth is still facing questions over his handling of sensitive information, |
| 1:26.8 | especially when it comes to him |
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