Federal judge orders return of deported migrant to US, rejecting Trump request
By Breanne Deppisch  A federal judge on Tuesday refused to change her order requiring the Trump administration to bring back a 20-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker deported to El Salvador, citing due process protections. At a hearing Tuesday in Baltimore, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, rejected the government’s request to amend her earlier ruling which ordered the government to return Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, to U.S. soil. But she also agreed to pause the ruling for 48 hours â enough time for the government to ask the 4th Circuit to take up the case. This decision “strikes the right balance
Trump restricts funding for ‘gain-of-function’ research â calling it dangerous
By Rob Stein President Trump issued an executive order Monday restricting federal funding for research that involves a controversial field of scientific study known as “gain-of-function” research. The research, which is also known as “dual-use” research, involves experimenting with viruses and other pathogens that have the potential to trigger a pandemic. Those studies could discover how infectious agents might become more transmissible or make people sicker. This field has long been controversial because of fears that scientists could make a more dangerous pathogen in their lab that could get out and cause a pandemic. Those concerns have led to many efforts
Republicans hit early snags as they start crafting a massive bill for Trump’s agenda
By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona  Republicans are already hitting some snags as they begin the work of crafting a bill for President Donald Trumpâs sweeping domestic policy agenda. And they havenât even made some of their hardest decisions yet. Fresh off a two-week recess, House committees have begun marking up their respective pieces of the package, which aims to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, boost funding for immigration enforcement and the military, and increase the debt ceiling. In their hunt for steep savings to pay for it all, Republicans are starting with some of the lowest-hanging fruit when it comes to spending
Harris Accuses Trump Of Abandoning American Ideals In First Major Speech Since Leaving Office
By David Wright and Eric Bradner, Former Vice President Kamala Harris rebuked President Donald Trump in her first major speech since leaving office, accusing her former rival of setting off the âgreatest man-made economic crisisâ in modern history through his across-the-board tariffs, and warning that his conflicts with the courts were moving the nation toward a constitutional crisis. Harris spoke Wednesday evening at the Emerge Gala in San Francisco, benefitting an organization that supports women interested in entering politics. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee marked the first 100 days of the second Trump administration during her address, saying that âinstead
House passes bipartisan bill to combat explicit deepfakes, sending it to Trump to sign into law
By Melanie Zanona The House passed a bipartisan bill Monday aimed at combating deepfake pornography, tackling a sensitive issue that has become a growing problem amid advances in artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure, which sailed through the House in a 409-2 vote, into law. The “Take it Down Act” would criminalize publishing nonconsensual, sexually explicit images and videos â including those generated by AI â and require platforms to remove the content within 48 hours of notice. The Senate passed the legislation by unanimous consent earlier this year. Passing the bill is a rare legislative
Trump signs executive orders targeting immigration ahead of 100th day in office
By Raquel Coronell Uribe Trump signed executive orders this evening related to law enforcement, immigration and English proficiency for truck drivers. The law enforcement order focuses on state and local police forces and directs the attorney general to âprioritize the prosecutionâ of government officials who âwillfully and unlawfully direct the obstruction of criminal law, including by directly and unlawfully prohibiting law enforcement officers from carrying out duties necessary for public safety and law enforcement,â or engage in DEI initiatives. The FBI last week arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of obstructing the detention of an undocumented immigrant. The
Canada will âneverâ yield to Trumpâs threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
By Max Saltman Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would âneverâ yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The Liberal Party leader issued a stunning rebuke to Trump as he sent a message of unity to a divided nation, promising to ârepresent everyone who calls Canada home.â âAs I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America
Canada votes in pivotal election transformed by Trump
By Nadine Yusif Canadians will cast their ballots on Monday in a pivotal election that has been completely transformed by US President Donald Trump. The Conservatives appeared certain to win any contest by a landslide at the start of the year, until Trump’s tariffs and barbs about making Canada the “51st state” upended the country’s politics and injected fresh life into Mark Carney’s Liberal Party. The final polls suggest the Liberals are slightly ahead, although the race has tightened in the past week and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party can win. The 36-day campaign ended on a sombre
Trumpâs approval ratings fall as he nears 100 days in office
By Erin Doherty President Donald Trumpâs approval rating is dipping as he nears 100 days in office and Americans grow skeptical of his sweeping actions to transform government, new polling shows. A trio of polls out Sunday show that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trumpâs handling of the presidency. His approval rating â which hovers between 39% and 45% in the three surveysâ is the lowest for any newly elected president at the 100-day mark in more than seven decades, per CNN. A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 39% of U.S. adults approve of Trumpâs handling of the presidency; a CNN/SSRS poll found that 41%
Marjorie Taylor Greene says federal workers don’t deserve their jobs or paychecks
By Ray Lewis Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Tuesday federal workers donât deserve their jobs. âFederal employees do not deserve their jobs. Federal employees do not deserve their paychecks, and these are jobs that can be fired at will,â she claimed during a hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Before she made her remark, the congresswoman was criticizing Democrats who have protested work done by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk, the unitâs head who has claimed to help eliminate waste and fraud in the government. âYouâre protecting the bureaucracy.