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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
Posted 11:54 AM 4/19/2025 by NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law.
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order (More)
4/17/2025
10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
Posted 8:26 AM 4/18/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, continuing the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump.
Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel (More)
4/16/2025
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
Posted 3:33 PM 4/17/2025 by ANNIE MA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ALIA WONG Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard's tax-exempt status.
The moves raise the stakes of the showdown (More)
4/15/2025
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
Posted 10:19 AM 4/16/2025 by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg warned he could refer (More)
4/13/2025
Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?
Posted 4:26 PM 4/14/2025 by BEN FINLEY Associated Press
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's story begins in his native El Salvador, but it's become increasingly unclear where it will end.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return to the U.S. from a notorious prison, rejecting the White House's claim that it (More)
El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US
Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence being treated at hospital, police say
Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs as the world economy endures whiplash
Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event
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4/12/2025
A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says
Posted 11:32 AM 4/13/2025 by Dalia Faheid and Dakin Andone, CNN
(CNN) — A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot (More)