Apr 11 Watch 11:39 Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Doug Adams, Taylor Bowie A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 2:58 China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in latest escalation of trade war By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris, Solveig Rennan The U.S. trade war with China continues to escalate with no apparent end in sight. On Friday, Beijing announced it would raise rates on American goods in retaliation to President Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 11:02 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's tariffs and reaction from the markets By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's tariffs and reaction from the markets, whether claims of insider trading should be investigated, Trump… Continue watching
Apr 11 Trump administration permitted by judge to require registration of everyone in the U.S. illegally By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government and carry documentation, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. The… Continue reading
Apr 11 Immigration judge rules that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported By Sara Cline, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 11 U.S. wholesale inflation falls offering possible relief, but trade war threatens to raise prices By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Compared to a year earlier, producer prices rose 2.7%, down from a 3.2% year-over-year gain in February and much lower than the 3.3% economists had forecast. Continue reading
Apr 11 Iowa Republican Gov. Reynolds says she won't seek reelection in surprise announcement By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Reynolds, a Republican, has held the position since 2017, when former Gov. Terry Branstad was appointed U.S. ambassador to China. Continue reading
Apr 11 Senate confirms Trump nominee for Joint Chiefs of Staff chair in overnight vote By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine was nominated in February after Trump fired Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as part of his Republican administration's campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as China again retaliates against Trump tariffs By Hannah Grabenstein Trump “would be gracious if China intends to make a deal with the United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday. “If China continues to retaliate, it's not good for China.”… Continue reading
Apr 11 After intense negotiations, GOP leaders passed a budget plan. Now the hard part begins By Kevin Freking, Associated Press They'll seek to craft a final bill with enough spending cuts to satisfy those on the right while not jeopardizing the reelection prospects of more vulnerable lawmakers whose constituents rely on key safety net programs such as Medicaid and nutritional… Continue reading