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Appeals court rejects Trump request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, citing due process concerns

The administration is testing the bounds of existing law through novel legal theories. A judge in Thursday’s ruling said officials were taking action “without the semblance of due process.”
A man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is led by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
A man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is led by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
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Democrats draw on renewed energy in the fight against Trump

A Democratic base frustrated by “elites” early after Trump’s inauguration has been growing more active — raising money, turning out for protests and eager for the midterms.
Bernie Sanders shakes hands with supporters
Bernie Sanders shakes hands with supporters

Judge denies bond to Tufts University student grabbed off street by ICE

Lawyers for Rümeysa Öztürk, a doctoral student from Turkey, said her detention amounts to an attack on free speech.
Rumeysa Ozturk sits for a photo
Rumeysa Ozturk sits for a photo

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OUT Politics and Policy

Trump kept his promise to order a ban on trans female athletes. Court fights have followed.

President Donald Trump has made a ban on transgender participation in sports a central focus of his administration. 
President Donald Trump during a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House April 15, 2025.
President Donald Trump during a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House April 15, 2025.

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Live Updates

Trump administration live updates: Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship arguments; president meets with Italian prime minister

President Donald Trump's meeting with Giorgia Meloni focused in part on tariffs and trade.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.

Hard-right friendships tested as Italy's Giorgia Meloni seeks a break on trade from Trump

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is the latest in a cavalcade of leaders to arrive in Washington hoping to negotiate with a trade-warring Trump.
Giorgia Meloni.
Giorgia Meloni.

Italy's prime minister to meet with Trump amid E.U. trade standoff

Meloni is the first European leader to meet Trump since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talks with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club on Jan. 4, 2025 in Palm Beach, Fla.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni talks with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club on Jan. 4, 2025 in Palm Beach, Fla.

Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff touch down in Paris to hear Ukraine plead its case

President Trump has indicated he is frustrated with Moscow and Kyiv, even as his administration has shifted rhetoric towards accommodating Russia's account of the conflict.
Rubio in Saudi Arabia
Rubio in Saudi Arabia
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El Salvador denies Maryland senator's request to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday in hopes of meeting with Abrego Garcia in person while pressing government officials to release him from prison.
Chris Van Hollen speaks at a podium
Chris Van Hollen speaks at a podium

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he hasn't heard from Trump since the arson attack

After the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pa., last summer, Shapiro quickly condemned the violence and worked with the Trump campaign on the investigation.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro outside the Governor's Mansion  on April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro outside the Governor's Mansion  on April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg.

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