April 14 (Reuters) – A legal advocacy group on Monday asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, arguing the president overstepped his authority. The lawsuit was filed by the nonpartisan Liberty Justice Center on behalf of five small U.S. businesses that import goods from … Read more
Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence Former House Democrat and Army veteran turned Trump ally Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed as the director of national intelligence. A Georgia man is charged with sending text messages to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s husband that contained threats to kill the official’s family, … Read more
‘Florida is proud to follow the leadership of President Trump as the first state to officially recognize the Gulf of America,’ a bill sponsor said. Watch: The Gulf of America rolling gently on Destin’s shore Watch the Gulf of America rolling onto Destin’s shore. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills renaming the Gulf of Mexico … Read more
El Salvador’s president Bukele says he won’t return Maryland man In a meeting at the White House, Nayib Bukele told President Trump he would not return the mistakenly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Monday suggested U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes could be sent to El Salvador, telling … Read more
Ozturk said in court records that a nurse at the facility took off the hijab on her head without permission and that she’s had multiple asthma attacks and isn’t getting proper treatment Tufts University graduate student detained by federal agents Federal agents detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national who voiced her … Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene at RNC: ‘Trump will make us wealthy again’ Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called the day a celebration, hours after Trump became the official Republican presidential nominee. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., bought between $21,000 and $315,000 worth of stock right before President Donald Trump announced he would temporarily pause sweeping … Read more
Nate Raymond | Reuters El Salvador’s president Bukele says he won’t return Maryland man In a meeting at the White House, Nayib Bukele told President Trump he would not return the mistakenly deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia. A federal judge in Vermont questioned on Monday whether the Trump administration would instigate a “constitutional crisis” … Read more
WASHINGTON ― It was nearly a disastrous late-game turnover. JD Vance fumbled the college football National Championship Trophy as he tried to hoist it up during a White House celebration for the vice president’s home state Ohio State Buckeyes. At the conclusion of the ceremony on the White House’s South Lawn, Vance began to lift … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to halve the State Department budget, cutting more than $30 billion, sources said. Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters Farmers brace for cuts to USAID and USDA Farmers, who already operate under thin margins, said funding cuts to programs like USAID, USDA and a new trade war were concerning. … Read more
A criminal complaint charges Jamison Wagner with arson in the New Mexico firebombings. No one was injured in either incident. Sarah N. Lynch | Reuters Las Vegas police arrest suspect in Tesla firebombing attack The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) arrested a 36-year old man for an arson attack at a Tesla Collision Center. … Read more