GOP Sen. Grassley pressed about Trump, tariffs and the rule of law at town hall

“Why won’t you do your job, Senator?” It was standing room-only in a small city hall building in Fort Madison, Iowa, where constituents overflowed out onto the sidewalk for a chance to talk with Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, pressing him on their concerns with the Trump administration’s deportation operation, the administration’s tariff policy, and … Read more

Judge considering blocking Trump’s order targeting Dominion Voting System’s law firm

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is considering blocking President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at the law firm that has for years represented Dominion Voting Systems — the leading supplier of election technology across the U.S. Judge Loren AliKhan is considering the argument from firm Susman Godfrey, which says the president’s action earlier … Read more

Police responding to shooting at high school in Dallas: School district

Police are responding to a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, according to the Dallas Independent School District. “We are asking everyone to refrain from coming to the campus,” the district said. Additional information wasn’t immediately available. Police crews respond to a possible shooting at Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, April 15, … Read more

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students

WASHINGTON — At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These were foreigners studying in the U.S., and they’d discovered in early April their legal status had been terminated with little notice. To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense. In recent … Read more

Obama blasts Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ Harvard demands

Former President Barack Obama in a statement late Monday praised Harvard University for rejecting President Donald Trump’s demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to … Read more