May 01 Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after U.S.-Iran nuclear talks postponed By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press It was unclear how Trump would implement such a ban as he threatened to levy secondary sanctions on nations that import Iranian oil. But his statement risked further escalating tensions with China — Iran’s leading customer — at a time… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at University of Alabama commencement event By Kim Chandler, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday in a speech interspersed with impressions of transgender weightlifters, accusations that judges were interfering with his agenda and attacks on his… Continue reading
May 01 Read the full ruling by judge barring deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century law By Associated Press In March, Trump issued a proclamation claiming the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S. Continue reading
May 01 Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century Alien Enemies Act By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and say the president invocation of that law was “unlawful.”… Continue reading
May 01 From Taipei to Turkey, ‘Trumpization’ looms over international May Day marches By Sophia Tareen, Thomas Adamson, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world rallied Thursday in May Day protests that united many in anger over President Donald Trump’s agenda from aggressive tariffs that are stoking fears of global economic turmoil to… Continue reading
May 01 National security adviser Mike Waltz is tapped for UN in shakeup By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating for United Nations ambassador. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Harris accuses Trump of ‘wholesale abandonment’ of American ideals in post-election speech By Michael R. Blood, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Wednesday's speech was Harris' most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January, after her defeat in the presidential election. Continue reading
May 01 Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges in legal challenges to Trump’s agenda By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Trump administration's effort to reshape American civil society, including a crackdown on illegal immigration and downsizing of the federal government, is encountering resistance from judges across a broad spectrum of philosophical leanings… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Senate Democrats plan to force vote for transparency on Trump deportations to El Salvador By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Democrats plan to force a vote in the coming weeks on a resolution to require more transparency from President Donald Trump’s administration about deportations to El Salvador. Continue reading
May 01 Trump’s HHS urges therapy for transgender youth, departing from broader gender-affirming health care By Geoff Mulvihill, Carla K. Johnson, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press This new “best practices” report is in response to an executive order President Donald Trump issued days into his second term that says the federal government must not support gender transitions for anyone under age 19. Continue reading