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A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said.
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Trump team sidesteps court questions about efforts to secure mistakenly deported man
The Trump administration declined to provide an update on the Maryland man it mistakenly deported to El Salvador, instead pointing to comments from President Nayib Bukele declining to cooperate on the matter. It was an unusual filing that came more than an hour after a deadline imposed by a judge who had asked for an update...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:MAGA base growing within Republican Party: Poll
A new poll from NBC News found that over 70% of Republicans surveyed identify as part of the MAGA movement, with a significant increase in support since the November presidential election.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump's spending cuts
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story White House prepares rescission package The White House is planning to ask Congress to approve more than $9 billion in funding cuts to a list of agencies President Trump has sought to eliminate. The Associated...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump, El Salvador president indicate no intention of returning mistakenly deported man
President Trump met with El Salvador's leader as both governments rejected responsibility for the fate of a man the administration admits was wrongly deported. The Supreme Court said last week the U.S. must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Attorney General Bondi said the return is at El Salvadorβs discretion, but President Bukele claims his hands are tied. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs planΒ
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan The Trump administration on Monday took a step toward enacting its aims to tariff pharmaceutical imports, disclosing plans to carry out an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain pharmaceuticals. ...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Confusion over electronics tariffs injects more uncertainty into economy
The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is continuing to inject uncertainty into the worldβs two largest economies. Over the weekend, President Trump and top trade officials added to the confusion, carving out exemptions for tariffs on electronic products. To discuss the trade war, William Brangham spoke with David Wessel of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Agriculture Department cancels $3B grant program for climate-friendly crops
The Trump administration canceled a $3.1 billion grant program for climate-friendly crops, the Agriculture Department announced Monday. In a press release, the department said that it was canceling Biden-era Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, which funded 141 projects that sought to advance climate-friendly farming practices. Projects funded under the programsupported things like planting cover crops, which......
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Man accused of targeting Shapiro charged with attempted homicide and terrorism
In our news wrap Monday, the man accused of setting fire to the Pennsylvania governorβs mansion has been charged with arson, attempted homicide and terrorism, court documents claim a Wisconsin teen arrested for killing his parents did so to take their money and carry out a plot to assassinate President Trump and the tour company whose helicopter crashed into the Hudson River is shutting down.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump seeks distance on Ukraine-Russia war
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump seeks distance on Ukraine-Russia war President Trump's promise to quickly end the Russia-Ukraine war has proven difficult to accomplish. On Monday, the president sought to distance himself from the conflict. AP βThe War between...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Russian cluster bomb attack on Ukraine kills dozens, including children
There is more fallout from a Russian missile strike in northeastern Ukraine that killed dozens of civilians on Palm Sunday. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia βfilthy scoundrels," while President Trump blamed both Ukraine and Russia for the start of the war. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Zuckerberg takes stand at Meta trial
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Zuckerberg takes stand at Meta trial Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday as his social media company faces off against federal regulators in a case that could determine the fate of the tech titanβs empire. Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:How Meta’s blockbuster antitrust trial could have major implications for big tech
A blockbuster antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission is underway. The government alleges the company monopolized the social media market when it purchased Instagram WhatsApp. The trial could have major implications for big tech. Stephanie Sy discussed the case with Rebecca Allensworth, a law professor at Vanderbilt University.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump, Bukele and the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia β where things stand
The Trump administration ratcheted up its confrontation with a U.S. district judge on Monday, as President Trump met El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the White House. The key upshot is stark. Neither Trump nor Bukele appears willing to return the man at the center of a controversial deportation case β despite the fact that...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Farmers turn to seaweed in attempt to reduce methane emissions from livestock
As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse gases. Science correspondent Miles OβBrien traveled from California to Mexico and Australia to explore a bold idea that could make a big impact. It's part of our series, Tipping Point.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what voters think about Trump’s economic policies
NPRβs Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the political fallout from the Trump administration's tariff policies and intra-party fighting that seems to be breaking out with both Democrats and Republicans.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Acclaimed blues musician Nat Myers faces battle with a rare cancer
In 2023, we told you about the debut of Nat Myers, an acclaimed blues musician from Kentucky. American Songwriter said his work "reverberates with the sound of a deep bluesman from the 20s and 30s." Special correspondent Tom Casciato has an update to his personal story for our arts and cultures series, CANVAS.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:New antibiotic could treat drug-resistant gonorrhea: Study
A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet. The drug, called gepotidacin, works by preventing bacteria from replicating in the body and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in March to treat...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump administration formally loosens restrictions on shower head flow
The Energy Department is repealing a Biden-era rule that restricted water flow from shower heads following an executive order last week from President Trump. The department said it was issuing a final rule that will repeal the Biden-era shower head definition in a Federal Register notice that was signed on Friday and will be formally...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events
Legal scholars and critics call the move another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some electronics tariffs
Apple and other technology companies helped lift Wall Street after Trump said he was exempting smartphones, computers and other electronics from some of his stiff tariffs, which could ultimately more than double prices for U.S. customers of products coming from China.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:The growing list of political violence in the U.S.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governorβs mansion and set it on fire.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:WATCH: College football trophy comes apart in Vance's hands at White House
The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy came apart during a White House visit by the Ohio State Buckeyes football team Monday as Vice President Vance tried to pick it up. As President Trump posed for pictures with the team, Vance, an Ohio State alumnus, walked over to a table where the trophy was sitting...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:White House launches national security investigation into pharma, semiconductors
The Trump administration disclosed Monday that it had opened an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain pharmaceuticals, a move widely seen as the prelude to initiating tariffs on prescription drugs. TheDepartment of Commercein a Federal Register notice said the probe, known as a Section 232 investigation, began April 1, the day...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Pfizer abandons potential obesity treatment pill
The drugmaker said Tuesday that it would stop studying danuglipron after a participant in one of its trials experienced a possible drug-induced liver injury that ended once the person stopped taking the treatment.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Russia's Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin
A devastating Russian attack against Ukraine on Palm Sunday, coming days after Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands with President Trumpβs top negotiator, is raising doubt about the U.S.'s strategy in ceasefire talks with Moscow. Ukraine, its allies and supporters say the Sumy strike, which killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump digs in on deportations
Presented by Ericsson β Trump on Monday hosted President Nayib Bukeleof El Salvador at the White House, the latest foreign leader to be brought into the Oval Office for a conversation with Trump and senior officials in front of the press. {beacon} Trump finds an ally in El Salvadorβs Bukele PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DIGGING IN...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:AP report: Second round of Iran nuclear talks set for Saturday as Trump criticizes Iran for ‘tapping us along’
President Donald Trump complained Monday about the pace of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran as the two countries start a new round of pivotal negotiations.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Agriculture secretary fires back at NY Democrat over food programs
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) are in disagreement over the Trump administration's decision to cancel funding for crucial food assistance programs, with Rollins dismissing concerns as "fake news" and Ryan accusing the administration of harming needy families.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania arson suspect being treated at hospital, police say
A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governorβs mansion was in police custody at a hospital after an unrelated medical event, state police said Monday.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs to give carmakers more time
When Trump announced the 25 percent auto tariffs on March 27, he described them as βpermanent.β His hard lines on trade have become increasingly blurred as he has sought to limit the possible economic and political blowback from his policies.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump says he's considering 'help' for auto companies hit by tariffs
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt some auto manufacturersfrom tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:What we know now that Trump has paused tariffs on electronics
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick later said that this was only a temporary reprieve β telling ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that electronics will be included under future sector-specific tariffs on semiconductor products, set to arrive in "probably a month or two."
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Federal judge in Vermont considers whether he has jurisdiction of detained Tufts University student’s case
Rumeysa Ozturk was taken by immigration officials as she was walking in a Boston suburb on March 25.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Brazil’s Bolsonaro in intensive care after 12-hour surgery
Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour bowel obstruction surgery.
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