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Judge castigates Trump administration for 'bad faith' in Abrego Garcia's deportation case

A federal judge says the Trump administration is ignoring court orders, obstructing the legal process and acting in “bad faith” by refusing to provide information about the steps they have taken, if any, to free a mistakenly deported man from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. Tuesday's order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis gives the Trump administration until Wednesday evening to explain exactly why officials think the information should be considered protected state...

April 23, 2025

Judge castigates Trump administration for 'bad faith' in Abrego Garcia's deportation case

Business|Education|Political|Technology|World

What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program

The H-1B visa has long been a highly coveted employment visa for foreign citizens with specialized skills to live and work in the U.S.

April 22, 2025

What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program

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‘That ends now’: Judge overseeing Abrego Garcia case knocks Trump administration for repeated stonewalling

April 22, 2025

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Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court

The U.S.

April 22, 2025

Education|Political|US

The Latest: Vance calls for greater ties with India as he meets with Modi to discuss trade deal

While in India on Tuesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for enhanced engagement with the South Asian country

April 22, 2025

The Latest: Vance calls for greater ties with India as he meets with Modi to discuss trade deal

Political|US

Trump administration proposes major shake-up of US State Department

The Trump administration is proposing a major overhaul of the U.S.

April 22, 2025

Trump administration proposes major shake-up of US State Department

Business|Political|US|World

Major changes in Trump's overhaul US State Department

The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed a major overhaul of the U.S.

April 22, 2025

Major changes in Trump's overhaul US State Department

Political|US|World

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America

A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the 83-year-old international news service created by Congress

April 22, 2025

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America

Political|US

Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department

April 22, 2025

Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

Americas|Political|US|World

Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump's use of wartime law

Two U.S. judges on Tuesday extended temporary blocks on some deportations of Venezuelan migrants and signaled that President Donald Trump's invocation of a

April 22, 2025

Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump's use of wartime law

Environment|Political|Science|US

Trump administration minimized federal climate scientists’ findings of record CO2 growth

April 22, 2025

Business|Economy|US

Bessent sees de-escalation in US-China trade tensions, talks to be 'a slog'

U.S.

April 22, 2025

Bessent sees de-escalation in US-China trade tensions, talks to be 'a slog'

Political|US

Divided Supreme Court finds some deadline flexibility for immigrants who agree to leave US

A divided Supreme Court ruled that immigrants who agree to leave the country are allowed some deadline flexibility in a case that was argued before President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

April 22, 2025

Divided Supreme Court finds some deadline flexibility for immigrants who agree to leave US

Political|US

When billions in emergency funds were stalled, the Trump administration sped FEMA money to some GOP-led states

April 22, 2025

Business|Economy|Health|Political|US

Trump looking at cutting US drug prices to international levels, sources say

Drugmakers have been warned that the Trump Administration is considering linking U.S. medicine prices to lower amounts paid by other developed countries, according to

April 22, 2025

Trump looking at cutting US drug prices to international levels, sources say

Crime|Education|Political|US

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

Habeas corpus – a Latin phrase meaning ‘you shall have the body’ – protects any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. It’s a crucial element of US law.

April 22, 2025

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

Education|Political|US

US college presidents unite against Trump's higher education policies

More than 200 university and college presidents in a joint statement accused U.S.

April 22, 2025

US college presidents unite against Trump's higher education policies

Many Canadian 'snowbirds' in US looking to pack up and fly north - for good

The number of Canadian "snowbirds" planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, many of them put off by

April 22, 2025

Many Canadian 'snowbirds' in US looking to pack up and fly north - for good

Election|Political|US

As Democrats rally around Abrego Garcia case, some worry a due process argument won’t land with voters

April 22, 2025

Environment|Political|US

Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves

U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its

April 22, 2025

Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves

Americas|Crime|Political|US

US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members

More than two dozen people whom the U.S. government says are current or past members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged with murder, sex trafficking and

April 22, 2025

US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members

Education|Political|US

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after recently announcing it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

April 21, 2025

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Food|Health|Political|US

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food

April 21, 2025

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Venezuelan migrants were set for deportation without judicial review, lawyers tell US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump's administration was prepared to carry out deportations of dozens of Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas under a 1798 law historically

April 21, 2025

Venezuelan migrants were set for deportation without judicial review, lawyers tell US Supreme Court

Education|Political|US

Harvard sues the Trump administration, taking the fight over federal funding and academic freedom to court

April 21, 2025

Education|Finance|Political|US

Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default

April 21, 2025

Americas|Political|US

'Disruptor' Hegseth's unsettled Pentagon starts turning against him

Pete Hegseth wanted to make waves at the Pentagon.

April 21, 2025

'Disruptor' Hegseth's unsettled Pentagon starts turning against him

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Judge skeptical Trump's Venezuela deportation notices comply with Supreme Court ruling

A U.S. judge expressed skepticism on Monday that the notice the Trump administration pledged to give Venezuelan migrants before deporting them under a wartime law complied with

April 21, 2025

Judge skeptical Trump's Venezuela deportation notices comply with Supreme Court ruling

Crime|Political|US

The Latest: Harvard sues Trump administration to stop its grants freeze

Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

April 21, 2025

The Latest: Harvard sues Trump administration to stop its grants freeze

Political|Technology|Travel|US

Key safety notification system for pilots to be replaced years ahead of schedule

April 21, 2025

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

US bank regulator lays out plans for 20% staff reduction, emails says

A top U.S. bank regulator told staff on Monday that it plans to cut its workforce by roughly 20% as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to cull

April 21, 2025

US bank regulator lays out plans for 20% staff reduction, emails says

Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf

Four House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison

April 21, 2025

More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf

MidEast|Political|US|World

Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders

April 20, 2025

Hegseth had a second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports

Economy|Health|Political|US

As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for miners

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a

April 21, 2025

As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for miners

Food|Health|Political|US

Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply

April 21, 2025

Americas|Political|US|World

US Congress members visit El Salvador to facilitate release of deported man

Four Democratic U.S. representatives arrived in El Salvador on Monday hoping to compel the Trump administration to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and

April 21, 2025

US Congress members visit El Salvador to facilitate release of deported man

Economy|Education|Finance|Opinion|Political

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.

April 21, 2025

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

Environment|Political|US

Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status

U.S. non-profit organizations that focus on climate change are getting ready to fight a possible move by the Trump administration to

April 21, 2025

Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status

Political|US

Hear from protesters rallying against Trump across the US

Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump and his administration united an outpouring of protesters across the country. Some were organized as a national day of action, while others were protests against specific administration policies. Hear what they are saying.

April 20, 2025

Hear from protesters rallying against Trump across the US

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Alito criticizes US Supreme Court's decision to 'hastily' block deportations

U.S.

April 20, 2025

Alito criticizes US Supreme Court's decision to 'hastily' block deportations

Crime|Political|US

Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration’s actions in Abrego Garcia case ‘threaten everybody’s rights’

April 20, 2025

Economy|Political|US

Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline

Manhattan’s congestion toll remains in effect, despite an Easter deadline from President Donald Trump’s administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee

April 20, 2025

Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline

Business|Economy|Food|Health|Political

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere

April 20, 2025

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

Political|US

‘50501’ protesters denounce Trump administration in nationwide rallies while supporting impacted communities

April 19, 2025

Americas|Crime|Political|US

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

The U.S.

April 19, 2025

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

Education|MidEast|Political|US

Harvard says Trump administration doubled down after sending letter reported as unauthorized

Harvard said on Saturday the Trump administration was "doubling down" on far-reaching demands on the university despite a published report that government

April 19, 2025

Harvard says Trump administration doubled down after sending letter reported as unauthorized

Education|Political|US

New York Times: Trump administration sent letter of demands to Harvard University in error

April 19, 2025

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th-century wartime law

The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law

April 18, 2025

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th-century wartime law

Political|US

What to know about the Supreme Court’s midnight Alien Enemies Act order

April 19, 2025

Political|US

Supreme Court temporarily pauses deportations under Alien Enemies Act

April 19, 2025

Education|MidEast|Political|US

International students are being told by email that their visas are revoked and that they must ‘self-deport.’ What to know

April 19, 2025

Europe|Political|US|World

Trump administration ready to recognize Russian control of Crimea as part of framework to end Ukraine war, source says

April 19, 2025

Business|Economy|Political|US

U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty

The Trump administration has called U.S. manufacturing an “economic and national security” priority and says tariffs will force companies to have more products made in the U.S. to avoid steep price increases on their imports, leading to “better-paying American jobs,” for people making cars, appliances and other goods

April 19, 2025

U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

Iran, US task experts with framework for a nuclear deal after 'progress' in talks

Iran and the United States agreed on Saturday to begin drawing up a framework for a potential nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister said, after talks that a U.S.

April 19, 2025

Iran, US task experts with framework for a nuclear deal after 'progress' in talks

Europe|Political|US|World

Vatican holds 'cordial' talks with Vance after criticisms of Trump policies

U.S.

April 19, 2025

Vatican holds 'cordial' talks with Vance after criticisms of Trump policies

Crime|Education|Political|US

Judge issues temporary restraining order against deportation of more than 100 international students whose visas were revoked

April 16, 2025

Business|Political|Technology|US

YouTube, Amazon and Meta sign up to sponsor White House Easter Egg Roll

April 18, 2025

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members.

April 18, 2025

Judge denies bid to block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans

Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, told him he has been moved from the notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT to a detention center with better conditions

April 18, 2025

US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

Economy|Political|US

Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance

A U.S. district judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to provide probationary workers fired en masse a written statement saying they were not terminated for poor performance

April 18, 2025

Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor performance

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Trump administration reserves right to deport Venezuelans on Saturday, DOJ lawyer tells judge

A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told a judge on Friday that the Trump administration reserves the right to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members on Saturday.

April 18, 2025

Trump administration reserves right to deport Venezuelans on Saturday, DOJ lawyer tells judge

Political|US

Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules

A federal judge held on Friday that the Trump administration's policy of refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender

April 18, 2025

Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules

Political|US

Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans

A federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers

April 18, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans

Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

US senator met wrongly deported Salvadoran man at hotel, calls for release

U.S.

April 18, 2025

US senator met wrongly deported Salvadoran man at hotel, calls for release

Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump to fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across US

The White House on Friday said it will fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across the United States as part of President Donald Trump's push to expand critical

April 18, 2025

Trump to fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across US

Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Lawyers ask US Supreme Court to halt 'imminent' deportations of Venezuelan migrants

Lawyers for Venezuelan men detained by the Trump administration asked the U.S.

April 18, 2025

Lawyers ask US Supreme Court to halt 'imminent' deportations of Venezuelan migrants

Crime|Education|Political|US

Tulsa-area exchange students, hosts worry over Trump admin visa cancellations

April 18, 2025

Crime|Political|US

Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction

April 18, 2025

Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

Political|US

EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority while also placing them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees

April 18, 2025

EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been paused by a federal judge, who says she's “deeply concerned” about the plan

April 18, 2025

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Education|MidEast|Political|US

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation

April 18, 2025

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students

Crime|Political|US

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order

About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F

April 18, 2025

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order

Europe|Political|US|World

Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war

President Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war

April 18, 2025

Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war

MidEast|Political|US|World

U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

Two U.S.

April 18, 2025

U.S. congressmen visit Syria in first trip since Assad's ouster

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status

A federal appeals court rejected on Friday a request by U.S.

April 18, 2025

Court rejects Trump bid to end Venezuelan migrants' legal status

Crime|Political|US

Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats

The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation

April 18, 2025

Judges warn Congress that more money is needed for security at a time of escalating threats

Business|Economy|Political|US

Judge pauses mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as she considers whether layoffs violated court order

April 18, 2025

Crime|Political|US|World

US judge halts Trump plan for rapid deportations to third countries

A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without

April 18, 2025

US judge halts Trump plan for rapid deportations to third countries

Economy|Education|Political|US

Already facing Trump administration cuts, US colleges risk losses from another revenue source: foreign students

April 18, 2025

Crime|Political|US

‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court

‘It’s one big show of contempt for the court,’ says a former federal judge about the Trump administration’s handling of two cases related to its deportation of noncitizens to an El Salvador prison.

April 18, 2025

‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court

Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US

Trump administration kicks off plan for expanded offshore drilling

The U.S.

April 18, 2025

Trump administration kicks off plan for expanded offshore drilling

Political|US

Trump administration publishes cache of RFK assassination records

The U.S. National Archives has released thousands of pages of records related to the assassination of Senator Robert F.

April 18, 2025

Trump administration publishes cache of RFK assassination records

Asia|Business|Economy|Political|US

The US wants to charge Chinese ships to dock at American ports

April 18, 2025

Education|MidEast|Political|US

Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties

President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it sought Harvard University's records on foreign funding going back a decade and on some foreign ties,

April 18, 2025

Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties

Crime|Political|US

The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

For Democrats, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case is about fundamental American ideals, including due process, following court orders and preventing government overreach

April 17, 2025

The Abrego Garcia case pulls Democrats into the immigration debate Trump wants to have

Arts|Entertainment|Political|US

With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past

Because the US government has rarely offered full-throated support for the arts, there’s a long tradition of innovation, adaptation and collective action among American artists.

April 18, 2025

With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past

Economy|Political|US

US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’

The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as President Donald Trump pursues his signature campaign promise of mass deportations

April 18, 2025

US seeks to turn deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’

Harvard has an endowment of over $50 billion. So why do federal cuts of a few billion matter?

April 18, 2025

Asia|Economy|Political|US|World

US lawmakers' bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are making their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one

April 18, 2025

US lawmakers' bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump

Business|MidEast|Political|US|World

Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn’t be more different

April 18, 2025

Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

Political|US|World

Career diplomat becomes the face of Trump's 'America First' agenda at the UN

A career diplomat has become the unexpected face of President Donald Trump's “America First” agenda at the United Nations

April 18, 2025

Career diplomat becomes the face of Trump's 'America First' agenda at the UN

Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation

April 16, 2025

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return

Americas|Crime|Political|US

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government

April 18, 2025

US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

Political|US

Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US ‘will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s’

April 18, 2025

Americas|Political|US

US Senator Van Hollen meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

Democratic U.S.

April 18, 2025

US Senator Van Hollen meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

Education|Political|US

Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status

President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students, who make up 27% of the campus

April 17, 2025

Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status

MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants

The Trump administration on Thursday ordered a social media vetting for all U.S. visa applicants who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, an

April 17, 2025

Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants

Education|MidEast|Political|US

As demonstrators accuse Trump of undermining universities, he calls Harvard 'a disgrace'

Hundreds of students, faculty and community members on a California campus booed on Thursday as speakers accused the administration of President

April 17, 2025

As demonstrators accuse Trump of undermining universities, he calls Harvard 'a disgrace'

Economy|Political|US

The Latest: Trump says trade deals could be done within a month

After saying earlier in the day that he was “in no rush” to finish trade deals, President Donald Trump said he thought he could wrap up tariff talks “over the next three or four weeks.”

April 17, 2025

The Latest: Trump says trade deals could be done within a month

MidEast|Political|US|World

US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to help counter IS militants

The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group

April 17, 2025

US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to help counter IS militants

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

A federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return

April 17, 2025

Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

The U.S.

April 17, 2025

US consumer watchdog says it will lay off most remaining staff

Political|US

AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges

The Associated Press and Trump administration were back in a Washington court as part of a high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists can question the president

April 17, 2025

AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges

Economy|Health|Political|US

Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings

April 17, 2025

Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

Economy|Education|Health|Political|US

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

April 17, 2025

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

Crime|Political|US

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its escalating confrontation with the judiciary while

April 17, 2025

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

Political|US

Appeals court backs judge in Abrego Garcia case, saying Trump DOJ ‘would reduce the rule of law to lawlessness’

April 17, 2025

Crime|Political|US

Probe of Trump team's compliance with order on deported man can proceed, court rules

A U.S. appeals court has denied the U.S.

April 17, 2025

Probe of Trump team's compliance with order on deported man can proceed, court rules

Business|Environment|Political|US

Trump order to halt NY wind project stuns offshore industry, threatens other projects

The Trump administration's decision to halt construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore

April 17, 2025

Trump order to halt NY wind project stuns offshore industry, threatens other projects

Education|Political|US

More than 1,000 international students and graduates in the US have had their visas revoked or statuses terminated

April 17, 2025

Education|Political|US|World

More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

More than 1,000 international students at 128 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since mid-March

April 07, 2025

More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

Economy|Education|Environment|Political|Science

Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities

By Karl Plume, P.J.

April 17, 2025

Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities

Economy|Environment|Political|Technology|US

Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

About 40% of total US energy consumption is used by household and industrial appliances, such as heating and cooling systems, refrigerators and lighting.

April 17, 2025