Trump Officials Defend

El Salvador denies Maryland senator's request to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador in hopes of meeting with Abrego Garcia in person while pressing government officials to release him from prison.

NBC News - 14h

Donald Trump’s gift to globalisation

Not since the crash of 2008 has free trade held the moral and intellectual high ground

Financial Times - 17h

Can Harvard withstand Trump?

The assault on America’s most venerable university is at the centre of the White House’s culture war

Financial Times - 2h

Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income homes pay for heat

The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heat

ABC News - Apr. 3

Trump's 'buy' tip on social media before tariffs pause made money for investors

President Donald Trump offered some financial advice on Wednesday morning that ended up making a lot of money for any lucky investor who listened to him

ABC News - 6d

President Trump tees off on '60 Minutes' again, threatens CBS broadcast licenses

Trump takes to his Truth Social platform to criticize '60 Minutes' coverage, which remains relentless despite his legal action against the program.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Goldman Sachs Avoids Mentioning the Word ‘Tariffs’ Amid Trump Trade Policy Uncertainty

Wall Street’s top firms have been reluctant to criticize President Trump’s trade policy, but Goldman took it to a new level on Monday.

The New York Times - 2d

Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally

The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.

The New York Times - 2d

Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech

Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security.

NBC News - 1d

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt over deportation flights

The Trump administration had invoked a rarely used wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport people it claimed were members of a Venezuelan gang.

NBC News - 11h

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Stocks Post Modest Gains Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty

The Trump administration’s chaotic tariff rollout continues to spur volatility in the markets, but major U.S. stock indexes held a degree of calm relative to recent swings.

The New York Times - 10h

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, sources say

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the ...

NBC News - 3h

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he hasn't heard from Trump since the arson attack

Days after an arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence, Trump still has not called Shapiro or weighed in significantly to condemn the violence.

NBC News - 3h

Viktoria's story: Three years on

Life after loss, and views on Trump.

BBC News - 1d

This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over ...

ABC News - 6d

Apple and other tech stocks rebound after Trump offers more tariffs guidance

Apple, Nvidia and other tech company stocks rebounded on Monday, after the Trump administration said tariffs affecting the electronics industry on products like smartphones are coming later.

Los Angeles Times - 2d

Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way

Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark Morris to show a way forward for the national arts center.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Trump’s expulsions are jaw-droppingly cruel. But they’re part of an American tradition | Steven Hahn

Since colonial times, self-designated ‘communities’ have used expulsions to address supposed threats. It helps to explain how easy it has been for Trump to win support. The recent expulsion of ...

The Guardian - 17h

World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump's tariff policies

The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with China

ABC News - 14h

Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks

UK schools are coming under pressure to remove titles from their shelves. It’s not coming from the place you might think. For all its talk of free speech, the Trump administration seems remarkably ...

The Guardian - 13h

Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump admin. in contempt over deportation flights

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt over deportation flights that it sent to El Salvador. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell details the ...

NBC News - 9h

How Trump's fight with one media outlet could set up a battle between the executive and judicial branch

Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent slot in the small pool of reporters who cover President Donald Trump. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson details how the ban ...

NBC News - 4h

Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomatic overtures and offers to boost trade. Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ...

The Guardian - 4h

‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis

Mark Carney’s Liberals have surged in the polls since Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada, scuppering Conservative calls for change after Trudeau era. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the key question ...

The Guardian - 2h

Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

ABC News - Apr. 8

U.N. condemns Israel as 2nd Gaza hospital hit in space of just 3 days

Gaza health officials say an Israeli strike on a field hospital killed a medic two days after another attack disabled the enclave's last functioning critical care facility.

CBS News - 1d

Peru’s Former First Lady Flees as She and Ex-President Are Sentenced to Prison

Former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, were sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for money laundering. Brazil granted her diplomatic asylum, officials said.

The New York Times - 9h

Egypt's revenue from the Suez Canal plunged sharply in 2024

Officials say Egypt’s revenue from the Suez Canal plunged by almost two thirds last year, attributing the sharp drop to regional tensions and wars in the Middle East that have impacted traffic ...

ABC News - 6h

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149. ...

The Guardian - 3h

NBA: Refs made 4 errors late in Grizz-Warriors

The NBA on Wednesday said officials made two incorrect calls and two incorrect non-calls in the final two minutes of Golden State's 121-116 play-in win vs. Memphis.

ESPN - 1h

Capitol agenda: Trump's big test

Politico - Apr. 9

Trump’s Give-and-Take Tariff Strategy

The president has watered down some of his trade demands, but that’s created confusion in the markets and has forced his administration to adapt its messaging.

The New York Times - 1d