Apr 22 More Democratic lawmakers visit El Salvador to see Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported by Trump administration By Marcos Aleman, Matt Brown, Associated Press While administration officials have acknowledged that the decision to deport Abrego Garcia was done in error, they have said they have no power to return him to the country despite a Supreme Court ruling calling on the government to do… Continue reading
Apr 22 Harvard sues Trump administration over 'arbitrary and capricious' freeze of $2 billion in grants By Michael Casey, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press A White House spokesman said Monday after the suit was filed in federal court that Harvard has failed to meet basic conditions for receiving taxpayer funds. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court seemed likely Tuesday to find the Montgomery County school system could not require elementary school children to sit through lessons involving the books if parents expressed religious objections to them. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 8:38 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats split over how to oppose Trump's agenda By Amna Nawaz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the Trump administration’s deportation agenda is causing some fractures among Democrats as they consider if and… Continue watching
Apr 21 Vance meets with Modi during India visit to discuss trade deal By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as New Delhi looks to avoid American tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold ACA's preventive care coverage mandate By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, along with the court's three liberals, appeared skeptical of arguments that Obamacare's process for deciding which services must be fully covered by private insurance is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Apr 21 More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection By Annie Ma, Associated Press The Trump administration's announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default. Continue reading
Apr 21 Nadine Menendez, wife of former senator, convicted in bribery scheme By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Menendez was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings or legal troubles. Continue reading
Apr 21 Google faces off against U.S. government attempt to break up company in search monopoly case By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The drama will unfold in a Washington D.C. courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an illegal monopoly in search. Continue reading
Apr 21 One of Pope Francis' final meetings before death was with Vance on Easter Sunday By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Francis was sitting in a wheelchair, and his words were inaudible in a video released by the Vatican. Continue reading