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Did Donald Trump โ or ABC News โchoose who would interview the president? Why does it matter?
Read full article: Did Donald Trump โ or ABC News โchoose who would interview the president? Why does it matter?President Donald Trump's remark to Terry Moran in an ABC News interview โ that it was his choice to whom he would grant an interview โ exposes a delicate question for journalists.
In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation
Read full article: In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportationPresident Donald Trump says โI couldโ bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted.
Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move
Read full article: Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential moveAmazon is not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its site โ despite a report that sparked speculation the e-commerce giant would soon show the new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trumpโs White House denouncing such a move.
Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories
Read full article: Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factoriesPresident Donald Trump has signed executive orders to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts.
White House focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump's second term
Read full article: White House focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump's second termThe White House is opening a weeklong celebration of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
The Latest: Trump signs new executive actions on immigration
Read full article: The Latest: Trump signs new executive actions on immigrationPresident Donald Trump has signed executive orders related to immigration, including one that requires English-language proficiency for commercial motor drivers, such as truckers.
The Latest: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line in his office for Signal, AP sources say
Read full article: The Latest: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line in his office for Signal, AP sources sayTwo people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagonโs security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.
Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul
Read full article: Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaulPresident Donald Trump is putting his โtouchesโ on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork and a complete redecoration of the Oval Office.
Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule
Read full article: Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week scheduleJen Psaki is stepping up into a more prominent role at MSNBC, taking over the flagship 9 p.m. time slot on Tuesdays and Fridays as Rachel Maddow returns to a once-a-week television schedule.
The Latest: Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica
Read full article: The Latest: Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter's BasilicaThe body of Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peterโs Basilica for three days of public mourning for an Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace.
White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoil
Read full article: White House voices support for Hegseth as a new Signal chat revelation stirs fresh Pentagon turmoilThe White House has expressed support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother.
The Latest: Harvard sues Trump administration to stop its grants freeze
Read full article: The Latest: Harvard sues Trump administration to stop its grants freezeHarvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administrationโs demands to limit activism on campus.
Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburn
Read full article: Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburnPresident Donald Trump says overcast weather for the annual White House Easter egg roll means no one has to worry about getting sunburned.
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf
Read full article: More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalfFour House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison.
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
Read full article: US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one manMaryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported, told him he has been moved from the notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT to a detention center with better conditions.
Judge wonโt take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
Read full article: Judge wonโt take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administrationA federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events has refused to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply.
AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
Read full article: AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judgesThe Associated Press and Trump administration were back in a Washington court as part of a high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists can question the president.
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
Read full article: How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universitiesThe showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures.
The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president
Read full article: The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the presidentThe White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world.
Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration
Read full article: Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administrationSome of the Democratic Partyโs core political groups are preparing for the possibility President Donald Trumpโs allies may soon launch criminal investigations that could handicap Democratic infrastructure.
Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event
Read full article: Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office eventThe Trump administration has turned a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press away from covering an Oval Office news conference involving President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
Read full article: El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the USPresident Donald Trumpโs top advisers and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele say that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
Trump opens window for a deal with Iran but issues warning if things don't work out
Read full article: Trump opens window for a deal with Iran but issues warning if things don't work outPresident Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear program.
The Latest: Trump administration offers no details on mistakenly deported man after court ruling
Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration offers no details on mistakenly deported man after court rulingA federal judge lambasted a government lawyer who couldnโt explain what, if anything, President Donald Trumpโs administration has done to arrange for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
The Latest: Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man
Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported manThe Supreme Court on Thursday said President Donald Trumpโs administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administrationโs emergency appeal.
The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs โ and then pulled back
Read full article: The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs โ and then pulled backIt was one week after President Donald Trumpโs big tariff announcement when he pulled back from the import taxes he'd imposed on many U.S. trading partners.
Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered
Read full article: Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewilderedPresident Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy Wednesday, suspending for 90 days import taxes heโd imposed barely 13 hours earlier on dozens of countries while escalating his trade war with China.
Trump administration appeals court decision ordering AP journalists back into White House events
Read full article: Trump administration appeals court decision ordering AP journalists back into White House eventsThe Trump administration says it will appeal a federal court decision that ordered it to readmit Associated Press journalists to White House events on First Amendment grounds.
Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
Read full article: Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese importsFacing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
Read full article: Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffsU.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily.
Trumpโs latest round of tariffs have taken effect โ and China is retaliating. Hereโs what we know
Read full article: Trumpโs latest round of tariffs have taken effect โ and China is retaliating. Hereโs what we knowPresident Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with almost all of Americaโs trading partners.
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government canโt bar its journalists
Read full article: AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government canโt bar its journalistsA federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Pressโ full access to cover presidential events.
President Trump announces sweeping โreciprocalโ tariffs
Read full article: President Trump announces sweeping โreciprocalโ tariffsPresident Donald Trump has announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners โ including a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others.
The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech at over 24 hours
Read full article: The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech at over 24 hoursNew Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamberโs history.
White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
Read full article: White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering moveThe recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trumpโs tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence.
The Latest: Trump withdraws Elise Stefanikโs UN ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin
Read full article: The Latest: Trump withdraws Elise Stefanikโs UN ambassador nomination over tight GOP House marginPresident Donald Trump says protecting national security gives him the authority to end collective bargaining with labor unions across most of the federal government.
How this auto union leader's support for Trump's tariffs scrambled labor politics again
Read full article: How this auto union leader's support for Trump's tariffs scrambled labor politics againPresident Donald Trump has once again scrambled the politics of organized labor and the working class with his planned tariffs on auto imports.
The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
Read full article: The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatementA lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agencyโs access to the White House press pool and some other official events.
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
Read full article: Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leakThe top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee are requesting an investigation into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes.
Alleged leader of MS-13 street gang on the East Coast is arrested in Virginia
Read full article: Alleged leader of MS-13 street gang on the East Coast is arrested in VirginiaU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the alleged leader of the MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia.
Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers
Read full article: Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workersAn appeals court in California has refused to halt a judgeโs order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were let go in mass firings.
The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access
Read full article: The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House accessThe Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.
The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity
Read full article: The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulityTrump administration officials are struggling to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain.
The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans
Read full article: The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veteransSome military spouses and veterans are questioning the White Houseโs handling of security after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about military strikes in Yemen.
The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against the Houthis
Read full article: The Atlantic releases the Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against the HouthisThe Atlantic has released the Signal chat among Trump senior national security officials.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held
Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are heldHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U_S_ Noemโs trip Wednesday to the prison where inmates are packed into cells and never allowed outside comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting people it describes as the โworst of the worst.โ.
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions
Read full article: 2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directionsDuring the first Trump administration, many journalists worried most about being called โfake news.โ.
People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was released
Read full article: People named in JFK assassination documents are not happy their personal information was releasedThe John F. Kennedy assassination documents released this week disclosed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights
Read full article: Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flightsThe Justice Department is resisting a federal judgeโs demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador.
The Latest: Trump administration targets Maine and University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes
Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration targets Maine and University of Pennsylvania over trans athletesThe Education Department has concluded that Maineโs education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girlsโ sports teams and use girlsโ sports facilities.
Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
Read full article: Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plansSupreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is rejecting calls for impeaching federal judges after President Donald Trump demanded the removal of a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.
Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict
Read full article: Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflictThe White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war.
Presidents have used autopens for decades. Now Trump objects to Biden's use of one
Read full article: Presidents have used autopens for decades. Now Trump objects to Biden's use of onePresident Donald Trump is claiming that pardons recently issued by Joe Biden to lawmakers and staff on the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have no force because, he says, Biden signed them with an autopen.
Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'
Read full article: Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song โClosing Timeโ over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.
From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen
Read full article: From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happenA French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty.
Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flights
Read full article: Judge questions Trump administration on whether it ignored order to turn around deportation flightsA federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn't binding because it was made verbally.
The Latest: Trumpโs deportation orders under scrutiny by courts
Read full article: The Latest: Trumpโs deportation orders under scrutiny by courtsThe Trump administration has transferred more than 200 immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order to bar the deportations temporarily.
Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks
Read full article: Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacksPresident Donald Trumpโs supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary as the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressional approval.
The Latest: Senate passes 6-month funding bill, sending measure to Trumpโs desk
Read full article: The Latest: Senate passes 6-month funding bill, sending measure to Trumpโs deskThe Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice Department
Read full article: Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice DepartmentPresident Donald Trump used a visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career.
What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?
Read full article: What is the Immigration Act of 1952 and why do Trump officials keep talking about it?Again and again, the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.
Wall Street keeps shaking, and stocks sway between gains and losses as Trumpโs trade war escalates
Read full article: Wall Street keeps shaking, and stocks sway between gains and losses as Trumpโs trade war escalatesU.S. stock indexes rose after getting some relief from an encouraging inflation update.
Columbia grad student's detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump's plan to deport him
Read full article: Columbia grad student's detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump's plan to deport himA government lawyer has asked a federal judge to move the legal fight over the detention of Mahmoud Khalil to either New Jersey or Louisiana.
How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests
Read full article: How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protestsWhen protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia Universityโs campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges.
White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activists
Read full article: White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activistsThe White House complained that Columbia University is refusing to help federal agents find people being sought as part of the governmentโs effort to deport participants in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia protester arrested by ICE and facing deportation
Read full article: What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia protester arrested by ICE and facing deportationA U.S. green card holder faces deportation after helping lead student protests at Columbia University in New York last spring over the war in Gaza.
Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war
Read full article: Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade warPresident Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week.
Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
Read full article: Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in GazaPresident Donald Trump has issued what he calls a โlast warningโ to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.
Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
Read full article: Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, CanadaPresident Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.
Middle East latest: The US is holding direct talks with Hamas
Read full article: Middle East latest: The US is holding direct talks with HamasWhite House press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that U.S. officials have had โongoing talks and discussionsโ with Hamas officials, as the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas hangs in the balance.
AP again seeks end of its White House ban, saying the Trump administration is retaliating further
Read full article: AP again seeks end of its White House ban, saying the Trump administration is retaliating furtherFor a second time, the Associated Press is asking a federal judge to immediately restore its access to presidential events.
Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE's acting administrator by the White House?
Read full article: Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE's acting administrator by the White House?The acting administrator of the organization that is pushing for sweeping budget cuts across federal agencies is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration.
The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones
Read full article: The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional onesThe White House says its officials "will determine" which news outlets cover President Donald Trump.
Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trumpโs transgender troop ban
Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trumpโs transgender troop banThe Justice Department has filed a complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trumpโs executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.
New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
Read full article: New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payoutsThe new head of the Social Security Administration says deceased centenarians are โnot necessarily receiving benefits."
Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
Read full article: Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claimsThe Trump administration is falsely claiming tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments.
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
Read full article: Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first monthIt's been nearly a month in office for President Donald Trump, and he's acted with dizzying speed to reorder the American economy and global diplomacy.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
Read full article: AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology disputeThe Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fight
Read full article: White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fightThe White House had blocked an Associated Press journalist from a news conference with two major world leaders.
The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge
Read full article: The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challengeDonald Trump promised as a candidate that he could easily conquer inflation, but the reality is proving tougher than he expected.