Apr 17 Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says he was denied entry into an El Salvador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March… Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court sets date in May to hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship order By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Continue reading
Apr 17 Immigration judge denies bond for detained Tufts student from Turkey, her lawyers say By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security presented one document to support their opposition to Rumeysa Ozturk's bond request: a one-paragraph State Department memo revoking her student visa, her lawyers said in the new court filing. Continue reading
Apr 17 Judge rules Google's digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google's namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation. Continue reading
Apr 17 ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who's seeking asylum, family says By Michael Casey, RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press A lawyer for the family says agents weren't looking for Juan Francisco Mendez when they grabbed him Monday in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as he drove to a dental appointment. Continue reading
Apr 17 Future of Ukraine subject of Paris talks with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials By Associated Press There are also meetings with countries considering a way to police an eventual peace deal. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Trump meets Italy's Meloni at White House as Europe seeks bridge to U.S. By Josh Boak, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find… Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Trump criticizes Powell over interest rates, suggests he can remove Fed chair By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office while taking questions from reporters during a visit with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “I'm not happy with him.”… Continue reading
Apr 17 Judge to hear arguments from watchdog groups seeking to block Trump's order on elections By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The hearing will determine if the judge should grant a preliminary injunction blocking the order as the cases play out. Continue reading
Apr 16 Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR By Hannah Grabenstein PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, "particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”… Continue reading