Inside the Changing White House Briefing Room
Built on top of an old swimming pool in the West Wing, the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room allows journalists to question the administration on its policies and the news of the day, while press secretaries get a chance to put a positive spin on the president’s agenda. A combination of hard-hitting questions and … Read more
International students sue after Trump administration terminates their legal status
International students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a federal court hearing on Tuesday, after their student immigration status was terminated this month, jeopardizing their legal status in the U.S. The students — two citizens of China, one of Nepal and another from India — filed a lawsuit … Read more
Judge Rebukes Trump Administration’s Effort to Return Abrego Garcia From El Salvador
The judge also said she planned to force Trump officials to reveal what they had done behind the scenes to seek the return of the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Source link
Trump wants to send US citizens to foreign prisons. Legal experts say he can’t.
The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants it alleges are MS-13 gang members — calling them “terrorists” — to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison. Could American citizens convicted of violent crimes be next? “If it’s a homegrown criminal, I have no problem,” President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday during … Read more
Judge Blocks Trump From Retaliating Against Susman Godfrey Law Firm
It’s the latest setback to the president’s efforts to wield government power to punish the legal industry. A federal judge called it “a shocking abuse of power.” Source link
Trump Says He’s Powerless to Return Deported Migrant. But He’s Done So Before.
President Trump says he is powerless to retrieve a Salvadoran man who was deported because of an administrative error. But he has done so before. Source link
Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era
While serving as Colin Powell’s deputy during the Iraq war, he found himself at the center of a scandal when he leaked a C.I.A. operative’s name. Source link
Iran-US nuclear talks to continue in Oman on Saturday, Tehran says
LONDON — The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the second round of indirect talks with the United States are expected to take place in Oman on Saturday, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The first round of talks were “well executed” in their “initial steps,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in … Read more
WATCH: MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day
President of the Negroes Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, discusses why the legacy of Jackie Robinson and how the color barrier was broken in baseball. Source link