U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s preliminary injunction was the latest setback to an immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump when he took office on January 20. The Boston-based judge last month temporarily blocked the administration from fast-tracking deportations, hobbling its ability to remove migrants who, in some cases, have legal protections preventing them from […]
“Quickly, we want to get it done,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Now, if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say, ‘you’re foolish, you’re fools, you’re horrible people, and we’re going to just take a pass. But hopefully we won’t have to do […]
In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington found “probable cause” to hold officials in criminal contempt of court, saying the administration demonstrated “willful disregard” for his March 15 order barring the government from deporting alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Many of […]
President Donald Trump has ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods to eye-watering levels, prompting Beijing to slap retaliatory duties on U.S. imports that have raised the stakes for the world’s two biggest economies and rattled financial markets. Data on Wednesday showed China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4% in the January-March quarter from a year […]
President Donald Trump has ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods to eye-watering levels, prompting Beijing to slap retaliatory duties on U.S. imports in an intensifying trade war between the world’s two biggest economies that markets fear will lead to a global recession. Data on Wednesday showed China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4% in the […]
Within hours of Harvard taking its stand, the administration of President Donald Trump announced it was freezing $2.3 billion in federal funding to the school. The funding freeze comes after the Trump administration said last month it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants to Harvard as part of a crackdown on what […]
The late-night show’s April 12 episode featured a pre-taped spoof of the hit show, starring Sarah Sherman as a parodied version of Aimee Lou Wood’s character, Chelsea. The impersonation, however, irked the Hollywood actress, who took to her Instagram Stories to call it “mean and unfunny.” “Such a shame cuz I had such a great […]
On Saturday, Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, the highest-level Iranian-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a 2015 accord. “Dr Araghchi will travel to Moscow at the end of the week,” said spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that the trip was “pre-planned” and would be “an opportunity to discuss […]
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a fast-moving, high-stakes game of brinkmanship since Trump launched a global tariff assault that has particularly targeted Chinese imports. Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145 percent, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125 percent toll on US imports. Figures released by Beijing’s General […]
Lutnick’s comments on ABC’s “This Week” on critical gtechnology products were the latest twist in President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which have upended the global trading order and roiled financial markets since they were announced on April 2, which Trump branded as “Liberation Day.” Late on Friday the Trump administration granted exclusions from the steep […]
