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Activists Call for 3-Day Spending Boycott, Starting Now

'Economic blackout' coincides with another national day of protests

(Newser) - Activists are calling for another " economic blackout ," this one lasting three days. From Friday through Sunday (or, for those who celebrate, from Good Friday through Easter), organizers are calling on people to avoid buying anything online or in-store from any major business—from retailers and restaurants to banks...

Senator Meets With Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Chris Van Hollen is allowed contact after having first been kept away

(Newser) - After initially being denied a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was allowed to meet with him Thursday night at the prison where the Maryland man is being held after he was wrongfully deported from the US. "I said my main goal...

Court Finds Trump Appeal Over Abrego Garcia 'Shocking'

'Facilitate' is an active verb, judge tells administration

(Newser) - The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit needed little time on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's case for blocking a judge's orders to bring back the man who was illegally deported to a prison in El Salvador —while pointing out the clarity of the...

Supreme Court to Review Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

Trump's change has been paused by judges while legal challenges are considered

(Newser) - Arguments on whether the Trump administration can enforce the executive order that would end birthright citizenship will be heard by the Supreme Court next month. The court announced Thursday that the pause placed on its enactment by lower courts, which the administration wants lifted or limited, will remain in effect...

Abrego Garcia 'Will Never Live in the US,' Says Press Secretary

Trump administration releases documents related to his 2019 arrest

(Newser) - The White House press secretary on Wednesday made it abundantly clear the Trump administration has no intention of "facilitating" Kilmar Ábrego García's return to the US after he was wrongly deported to his native El Salvador, despite the Supreme Court's order to that effect. "...

Report: 3rd Pentagon Aide Placed on Leave in Leaks Probe

Department of Defense has been investigating leaks to the media

(Newser) - Source say three senior Pentagon officials have now been placed on leave amid a probe into media leaks from the Department of Defense. The first was Dan Caldwell, one of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's senior advisers, who was escorted out of the Pentagon by security on Tuesday. Another Hegseth...

El Salvador Turns Away Senator Trying to See Prisoner

Vice president won't let Chris Van Hollen talk to the prisoner on the phone, either

(Newser) - Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with the vice president of El Salvador after flying there on Wednesday, but he was not allowed to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the purpose of his trip . The US Supreme Court has ruled that Abrego Garcia was in the US legally and should not have...

Administration Orders Halt to Approved Wind Power Project

Biden rushed Empire Wind through, Burgum says

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered a stop to construction of a major offshore wind project to power more than 500,000 New York homes, the latest action against the industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully...

Hong Kong Suspends Parcels to 'Bullying' US
Hong Kong: No More
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Apr 16, 2025 11:33 AM CDT

Hong Kong: No More Parcels to the US

Hongkong Post cites 'exorbitant and unreasonable fees' tied to tariffs

(Newser) - Hong Kong's post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city, the government said Wednesday, per the AP . The US government earlier announced that it would end a customs exception allowing small-value...

Hunter Biden Whistleblower to Lead IRS

Gary Shapley to become 4th acting IRS commissioner in as many months

(Newser) - President Trump has named the former IRS investigator who alleged the Justice Department "slow-walked" its investigation of Hunter Biden's tax crimes as acting commissioner of the IRS, per the Wall Street Journal . Whistleblower Gary Shapley becomes the fourth acting IRS commissioner of Trump's second term, though he'...

HHS Wants You to Snitch About Gender-Affirming Care

Tips on providers can now be sent in

(Newser) - The latest development in the Trump administration's ongoing push to eradicate gender-affirming care: a portal where the public can submit tips regarding providers offering such care. The form , which can be found on the Department of Health and Human Services website, is called "Whistleblower Tips and Complaints Regarding...

Hundreds of International Student Visas Abruptly Revoked

Students shocked by unexpected revocations allege unjust visa terminations

(Newser) - Hundreds of international students in the US have unexpectedly lost their legal immigration status since the start of the month, immigration attorneys tell the AP . At least 600 students across 90 colleges have been affected, but advocacy groups say the true number could be hundreds more. Students in several...

Senator Flying to El Salvador to Look for Abrego Garcia

Though it's not clear how far Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will be able to get

(Newser) - Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is headed to El Salvador Wednesday in an attempt to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, one of his constituents, who is being held in a prison there despite the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled he was legally in the US,...

Harvard's Resistance to Trump Could Mark a 'Turning Point'

Former President Obama blasts 'unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom'

(Newser) - Academics, alumni, Democratic lawmakers, and former President Obama are backing Harvard's costly decision to resist what it says is "direct governmental regulation" of intellectual conditions at the university. Obama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, blasted the Trump administration's "unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic...

Lawmakers Take Action After Trump Defies SCOTUS Order

Democrat lawmakers are vowing to go to El Salvador to check on Abrego Garcia

(Newser) - Now that it's clear that El Salvador's president has no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US and President Trump has no plans to force him to do so, despite a Supreme Court ruling demanding otherwise , some Democrat lawmakers are stepping up with demands of their...

Trump to El Salvador President: 'Homegrown Criminals' Are Next

POTUS doubles down on comment to reporters

(Newser) - The Trump administration and El Salvador's president have made it clear that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will not be returned to the US after his mistaken deportation to his native country, despite the Supreme Court's ruling that he must be brought back. But another moment from President Trump's...

Harvard Has $2.2B in Funds Frozen After Refusing to Comply

Trump administration acted quickly after university refused to make changes it demanded

(Newser) - Within hours of Harvard's announcement that it would not comply with the Trump administration's policy demands, federal officials said $2.2 billion in multiyear grants to the university would be frozen, along with a $60 million contract, the New York Times reports. "Harvard's statement today reinforces...

Carville: Dems Need to Exploit Trump's 'Economic Chaos'
Carville:
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Apr 14, 2025 3:28 PM CDT

Carville: Trump Gives Democrats an Opening

Political consultant says Trump is badly mishandling the economy

(Newser) - Calling President Trump's aggressive moves on tariffs "one of the most ignorant acts of political leadership in American history," James Carville writes at the New York Times that he doesn't think the commander in chief will be able to gloss it over. The Democratic political consultant...

Xi on Trump's Tariffs: 'No Winners in a Trade War'

Chinese leader is on tour of Southeast Asia to shore up alliances amid tariffs conflict with US

(Newser) - China's leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia on Monday, presenting China as a force for stability in contrast with President Trump's latest moves on tariffs. Although Trump has paused some tariffs, he has...

Lutnick: Don't Count on Tech Exemptions From Tariffs

The products will be included in a future round, he says

(Newser) - That exemption from President Trump's tariffs for certain electronics and the computer chips that power them is nice while it lasts, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested Sunday. "They're exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, but they're included in the semiconductor tariffs, which are coming in probably a...

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