President Donald Trump 鈥檚 top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
Trump administration officials emphasized Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and the U.S. has no say in his future. And Bukele, who has been a vital partner for the Trump administration in its deportation efforts, said he does not 鈥渉ave the power to return him to the United States.鈥
has called for the Trump administration to 鈥渇acilitate鈥 Abrego Garcia鈥檚 return.
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Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard
The federal government says it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University.
The institution said Monday it won鈥檛 comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration to limit activism on campus.
The list includes government and leadership reforms, as well as a requirement to institute what it calls a 鈥渕erit-based鈥 admissions and hiring policy. It also includes an audit of the study body and faculty on their views about diversity, as well as a ban on face masks which appeared to target pro-Palestinian protesters.
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ACLU asks federal judge to prevent Venezuelans from being removed from Colorado
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge in Colorado to prevent immigration authorities from removing Venezuelans under an 18th century law invoked by Trump last month.
District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney ordered the government not to remove two Venezuelan men on whose behalf the ACLU filed the lawsuit. The men were concerned they鈥檇 be falsely accused of belonging to the gang Tren de Aragua, which Trump said was invading the United States, and fast-tracked for deportation without adequate time to contest their removal.
The ACLU asked Sweeney on Monday to expand her order to protect all Venezuelans in the state who may be subject to the act. Its filing contended that Venezuelan men accused of belonging to Tren de Aragua were being prepared for a flight out of the state.
Higher education groups file lawsuit over cuts to Department of Energy research grants
Several higher education organizations have filed a lawsuit over proposed cuts to research grants from the Department of Energy.
The department provides over $2.5 billion annually for research at more than 300 universities.
Grants come with a certain amount of money for overhead costs. The Trump administration announced Friday it would cap those payments at no more than 15% of the grant money, saying the cuts would reduce costs and improve inefficiency.
The Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities filed the lawsuit along with several universities. The plaintiffs said the cuts would set back scientific research and innovation that has boosted American manufacturing and competitiveness.
The Department of Energy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Judge lifts a temporary hold on the Trump administration鈥檚 cuts to Fair Housing Act enforcement funding
A federal judge has allowed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to continue, for now, its termination of millions of dollars in grants for enforcement of the federal anti-discrimination law.
The funding is for nonprofits that field the majority of fair housing complaints, most of which concern discrimination based on a disability, and help investigate and litigate cases for Americans.
The Associated Press reported the grant terminations to over 60 nonprofits in February, before the nonprofits sued the department and won the temporary restraining order in March that the judge lifted Monday.
Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote that the court may not have jurisdiction over the case, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision siding with the Trump administration鈥檚 plea to cut hundreds of millions in educational grants.
Court filing from US officials says they don鈥檛 have authority to bring back Abrego Garcia
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it cannot bring back Abrego Garcia from El Salvador after the nation鈥檚 president called the idea of sending him back 鈥減reposterous.鈥
A Monday evening court filing from Joseph Mazzara, the acting general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, said the Department of Homeland Security 鈥渄oes not have authority to forcibly extract鈥 Abrego Garcia because he is 鈥渋n the domestic custody of a foreign sovereign nation.鈥
Mazarra also said Abergo Garcia is 鈥渘o longer eligible for withholding of removal鈥 because the U.S. designated MS-13, the violent gang that two immigration court judges said Abrego Gargia was a member of, as a foreign terror organization. The man鈥檚 attorneys say the government has provided no evidence that he was affiliated with MS-13 or any other gang.
El Salvador鈥檚 president said 鈥渙f course鈥 he would not release Abrego Garcia back to U.S. soil.
Justice Department Civil Rights Division lawyers get 鈥榙eferred resignation鈥 offers
Lawyers in the division that enforces civil rights laws are being given an opportunity to voluntarily resign as part of the administration鈥檚 effort to downsize the federal workforce, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
The White House had previously offered all federal workers a program allowing them to quit and be paid until Sept. 30.
In a memo sent Monday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said eligible Civil Rights Division employees can now apply for a second round of the deferred resignation program.
Employees have through April 28 to apply. Those who aren鈥檛 eligible for the resignation offer include attorneys in the criminal section and political appointees, according to the memo.
Schumer condemns Trump administration鈥檚 handling of Abrego Garcia
鈥淭he Trump administration must facilitate and effectuate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He should be returned to the U.S. immediately,鈥 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said. 鈥淒ue process and the rule of law are cornerstones of American society for citizens and noncitizens alike, and not to follow that is dangerous and outrageous. A threat to one is a threat to all.鈥
Leader of immigration advocacy group calls Trump and Bukele鈥檚 remarks on Abrego Garcia 鈥榩ainful鈥
“The U.S. government should not be in the business of disappearing people or using the Alien Enemies Act — regardless of immigration status,” said Todd Schulte, president of .
He said Congress must 鈥渂e loud and unequivocal鈥 in standing with the court and 鈥渋n demanding that U.S. taxpayer dollars are no longer used to enforce prohibited deportations or to obstruct efforts to bring people like Mr. Garcia home.鈥
White House proposes cutting State Department budget by almost 50%
The Office of Management and Budget also has suggested closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters, officials said.
The proposal was presented to the State Department last week and is still in a highly preliminary phase. It isn鈥檛 expected to pass muster with either the department鈥檚 leadership or Congress.
Officials familiar with the proposal say it must still go through several rounds of review before it even gets to lawmakers, who in the past have amended and even rejected White House budget requests.
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International students file legal challenges over widespread US visa revocations
Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the U.S.
The actions by the federal government to terminate students鈥 legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation.
In lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, students have argued the government lacked justification to cancel their visa or terminate their legal status.
Homeland Security officials did not respond to a message seeking comment.
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Confusion over Trump鈥檚 tariffs remains
On Friday, the Trump administration paused its new taxes on electronics imported into the U.S. 鈥 signaling some relief from trade wars that have particularly escalated with China, a major exporter of technology from smartphones to laptops. But these goods remain subject to other levies.
Officials have also indicated that additional, sector-specific tariffs targeting electronics are on the way 鈥 all of which economists warn will raise costs and lead to higher prices for consumers.
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Vance fumbles Ohio State鈥檚 trophy
Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team鈥檚 visit to the White House by fumbling the trophy the players had won as college football鈥檚 national champion.
After a formal ceremony, Vance tried to lift the gold NAA championship trophy up along with its black base.
As he lifted them off the table, the base fell away and Vance dropped both.
The falling trophy was grabbed by OSU running back TreVeyon Henderson while Vance bent over to pick up the base.
The Marine Corps Band continued to play 鈥淲e Are the Champions鈥 despite an audible gasp from the crowd.
Trump cheers on Buckeyes at White House celebration
Trump welcomed members of the Ohio State University football team, which won the national championship this year.
鈥淭his team showed the world that the road to greatness is paved by hard work, sweat and often a great deal of adversity,鈥 Trump said.
Flanked by dozens of beefy players, the president quipped that he would invite them into the Oval Office but said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if the floor can withstand it.鈥
US Treasury secretary commends Argentina during meeting
In Buenos Aires on Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 鈥渃ommended Argentina for moving quickly to negotiate with the United States on a package of reciprocal trade measures,鈥 according to a Treasury readout of the meeting between Bessent and Argentine finance minister Luis Caputo.
Trump鈥檚 recent sweeping tariff package included 10% on Argentina, though on Wednesday he announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs for most countries except China. Bessent also met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday.
Milei announced Friday that he would lift most of the country鈥檚 strict capital and currency controls this week, a high-stakes gamble made possible by a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.
US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say
A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
The transfer of that border zone to military control 鈥 and making it part of an Army installation 鈥 is an attempt by the Trump administration to get around a federal law that prohibits U.S. troops from being used in domestic law enforcement on American soil.
But if the troops are providing security for land that鈥檚 part of an Army base, they can perform that function. However, at least one presidential powers expert said the move is likely to be challenged in the courts.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public, said the issue is still under review in the Pentagon, but even as any legal review goes on, the administration鈥檚 intent is to have troops detain migrants at the border.
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Trump reiterates desire to expand deportation plans to include US citizens
The president has said openly that he鈥檇 also favor El Salvador taking custody of American citizens who鈥檝e committed violent crimes, a view he repeated Monday.
鈥淲e have bad ones too, and I鈥檓 all for it because we can do things with the president for less money and have great security,鈥 Trump said during the meeting with Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador. 鈥淎nd we have a huge prison population.鈥 It is unclear how lawful U.S. citizens could be deported elsewhere in the world.
Before the press entered the Oval Office, Trump said in a video posted on social media by Bukele that he wanted to send 鈥渉omegrowns鈥 to be incarcerated in El Salvador, and added that 鈥測ou鈥檝e got to build five more places,鈥 suggesting Bukele doesn鈥檛 have enough prison capacity for all the U.S. citizens Trump would like to send there.
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Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters
That鈥檚 according to court records unsealed Monday.
A criminal complaint charges Jamison R. Wagner, 40, with federal charges in connection with the vandalism in February at a Tesla showroom in Bernalillo, New Mexico, where authorities found two Tesla Model Y vehicles ablaze as well as spray-painted graffiti messages including 鈥淒ie Elon鈥 and 鈥淒ie Tesla Nazi.鈥
is the billionaire CEO of Tesla and close ally of Trump. He's helped engineer a massive downsizing of the federal government and purge of employees.
The arrest is part of a federal crackdown on what Attorney General has described as a wave of domestic terrorism against property carrying the logo of electric-car company.
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DC mayor says budgets cuts would be needed without action by Congress
The mayor of the nation鈥檚 capital says the city is raising its stalled budget as much as possible under authority granted by federal law, but it would still need to cut more than $410 million this fiscal year without action from Congress.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she鈥檇 sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee to notify them.
The move comes days after the House adjourned for a two-week recess without acting on a $1.1 billion hole in the city鈥檚 budget, despite directives from Trump to address the issue.
鈥淲e believed that the fix would happen, and we wouldn鈥檛 be running around planning for cuts,鈥 Bowser said Monday at a news conference.
She said the city is raising the budget 6%, as much as possible under federal statute, but the situation remains frustrating, with no options 鈥渙ff the table.鈥
Senior officials with Bowser鈥檚 office said the law changing the budget requires council approval, but not congressional. They added that the remaining cuts would likely affect all city services, including public safety.
Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram and WhatsApp
A is underway Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses.
In opening statements, Federal Trade Commission attorney Daniel Matheson said Meta has used a monopoly to generate enormous profits as consumer satisfaction has dropped. He said Meta was 鈥渆recting a moat鈥 to protect its interests by buying the two startups because the company feared they were a threat to Meta鈥檚 dominance. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta witnesses will testify during the trial.
The trial will be the first big test of Trump鈥檚 Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 ability to challenge Big Tech. The lawsuit was filed against Meta 鈥 then called Facebook 鈥 in 2020, during Trump鈥檚 first term. It claims the company bought Instagram and WhatsApp to squash competition and establish an illegal monopoly in the social media market.
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Despite a court order, the White House bars the AP from Oval Office event
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference Monday with Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador.
forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico was to take effect Monday. The administration is appealing the decision and arguing with the news outlet over whether it needs to change anything until those appeals are exhausted.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit set a Thursday hearing on Trump鈥檚 request that any changes be delayed while case is reviewed. The AP is fighting for more access as soon as possible.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he鈥檒l travel to El Salvador if Abrego Garcia isn鈥檛 released by midweek
The Democratic senator from Maryland wrote to El Salvadoran diplomats to 鈥渦rgently request鈥 meeting with the country鈥檚 president, Nayib Bukele, to discuss the potential return of a former Maryland resident, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to the Central American nation by the Trump administration.
A federal judge ruled Garcia should be returned to the U.S., a decision that was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court last week.
鈥淚f Kilmar is not home by midweek 鈥 I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release,鈥 Van Hollen wrote in a letter address to El Salvador鈥檚 ambassador to Washington.
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said during a Monday Oval Office meeting that he did not intend to return Kilmar to the U.S.
Emboldened anti-abortion faction wants women who have abortions to face criminal charges
Advocates involved in the abortion debate are warning about the of a movement that seeks to outlaw all abortions and enforce the ban with criminal prosecution of any women who have abortions.
Mainstream anti-abortion groups have largely shied away from legislation that would punish women for having abortions, but abortion abolitionists believe abortion should be considered homicide and punished with the full force of the law.
So far this year, bills introduced in at least 12 states 鈥 Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas 鈥 would allow prosecutors to charge those who have abortions with homicide. In some of those states, women could be subject to the death penalty if the bills were to become law.
鈥淲ith the reversal of Roe v. Wade, now states can pass the most severe abortion bans, which has galvanized the anti-abortion movement as a whole, including this part of it,鈥 said Rachel Rebouche, dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia. 鈥淐ertainly the fall of Roe has brought abortion abolitionists one step closer to what they want 鈥 banning abortion nationwide.鈥
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Air Force Gen. Dan Caine has been sworn in as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
That鈥檚 nearly two months after Trump fired his predecessor.
A formal White House ceremony is expected this week.
Caine, a decorated F-16 fighter pilot and well-respected officer, took over the role Saturday and was at the Pentagon over the weekend after Trump signed the necessary documents to allow him to fill the job.
He鈥檒l serve the remainder of the four-year term of Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., who was fired by Trump as part of a broader purge of military officers believed to endorse diversity and equity programs.
El Salvador鈥檚 leader shares an inside look at meeting with Trump
Before the press entered the Oval Office, Trump and Bukele chatted in a video posted on social media by the leader of El Salvador.
The U.S. president said he wanted to send 鈥渉omegrowns鈥 to be incarcerated in El Salvador, and he suggested 鈥測ou鈥檝e got to build five more places,鈥 suggesting Bukele doesn鈥檛 have enough prison capacity for all of the U.S. citizens Trump would like to send there.
Trump also praised Bukele for his team鈥檚 slickly produced video of migrants arriving in El Salvador after being deported by the U.S.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what people want to see. Respect. They want to see respect,鈥 Trump said.
He added, 鈥測ou鈥檝e got a good team. Can I use them?鈥
Bukele said 鈥渋t鈥檚 like a movie, but it鈥檚 real.鈥
Biden to make first public speech since leaving White House on Tuesday in Chicago
Former President Joe Biden will address the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled.
The former president has kept a very low profile since leaving office Jan. 20 鈥 despite Trump scoffing repeatedly at his predecessor鈥檚 mental competency.
Organizers of the conference say participants are 鈥渃ommitted to safeguarding and strengthening Social Security for the generations to come.鈥
Trump has pledged to shield Social Security from possible cuts, even as Democrats say it, and other federal entitlements like Medicare, could face funding trims to help offset tax reductions the administration supports.
Trump says he plans to provide temporary exemptions to automakers on his tariffs
And the president said he鈥檚 talked with Apple CEO Tim Cook, whose company could be hurt if the China tariffs become permanent.
鈥淭hey need a little bit of time,鈥 Trump said of the automakers that would have to upend their supply chains to reduce their exposure to Trump鈥檚 import taxes.
Trump also said he had talked to Cook and 鈥渉elped鈥 him by exempting electronics from some of his China tariffs.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to hurt anybody but the end result is we鈥檙e going to get to the position of greatness for our country,鈥 said Trump.
The U.S. president also theorized that China and Vietnam were meeting 鈥渢o figure out: how do we screw the United States of America?鈥
Seizing on the March consumer price index, Trump says he鈥檚 fixed inflation
鈥淲e already solved inflation,鈥 Trump told reporters gathered Monday in the Oval Office.
The U.S. president was touting the 2.4% annual inflation rate seen in the monthly consumer price report released last Thursday. Many economists are hesitant to claim a single report makes up a broader trend. Many economists and consumers worry Trump鈥檚 tariffs will cause prices to go up in ways that hurt the economy.
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An earlier version of this item incorrectly said the report came out Monday instead of last Thursday.
Trump suggests Iran is 鈥榯apping us along鈥
The president expressed some impatience at the pace of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
鈥淚 think they鈥檙e tapping us along,鈥 he said.
The next meeting is scheduled for this coming weekend.
鈥淭hese are radicalized people. And they cannot have a nuclear weapon,鈥 Trump said.
Trump is again praising his own health after undergoing an annual physical
He says the results indict 鈥測ou鈥檝e got me for a little longer.鈥
The president spent hours Friday at Walter Reed 春色直播 Military Medical Center. He said after it that testing went well.
A medical report on the physical was released Sunday. But Trump brought up the test again a day later, telling reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that he did well on a cognitive exam performed as part of it.
鈥淚 like taking them because they鈥檙e not too tough for me to take,鈥 Trump said of cognitive tests. He said his health was good enough that he should be around for years or at the very least 鈥渁 little longer.鈥
Bondi: US would provide plane if El Salvador returns Abrego Garcia, which Bukele called 鈥榩reposterous鈥
Trump referred questions about Abrego Garcia to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who said he was illegally in the U.S. and that courts have ruled that Abrego Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That鈥檚 not up to us,鈥 Bondi said.
She called the issue 鈥渋nternational matters鈥 and 鈥渇oreign affairs鈥 and said the U.S. would facilitate Abrego Garcia鈥檚 return of El Salvador wanted to send him back by providing an airplane.
Bukele was asked if he plans to return Abrego Garcia and he asked how he could return him and said it was 鈥減reposterous.鈥 He called Abrego Garcia 鈥渁 terrorist鈥 and that he had no power to return Abrego Garcia to the United States.
In a complaint, Abrego Garcia鈥檚 lawyers have disputed the government鈥檚 claims that he was in a gang.
Trump declines to criticize Russia for the recent strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy
Trump criticized former President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but not Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
鈥淚f Biden were competent and if Zelenskyy were competent . . . that war should鈥檝e never been allowed to happen,鈥 Trump said in the Oval Office.
Referring to Putin, Trump said 鈥淚鈥檓 not saying anybody鈥檚 an angel.鈥
Trump has previously described the strike on Sumy as a 鈥渕istake.鈥 On Monday, he said the mistake was allowing the war to start in the first place.
鈥淏iden could鈥檝e stopped it and Zelenskyy could鈥檝e stopped it and Putin should鈥檝e never started it,鈥 he said. 鈥淓verybody鈥檚 to blame.鈥
Trump and Bukele discuss transgender athletes, which Bukele calls 鈥榲iolence鈥
Trump and Bukele quickly got into a discussion about transgender athletes in the White House, with the U.S. president asking his counterpart from El Salvador, 鈥淒o you allow men to play in women鈥檚 sports?鈥
鈥淭hat鈥檚 violence,鈥 Bukele responded.
Trump said there are people in the U.S. who 鈥渇ight to the death鈥 to allow transgender athletes to play and Bukele said, 鈥淲e鈥檙e big on protecting women.鈥
Though Trump frequently speaks about transgender athletes, he said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like talking about it because I want to save it for just before the next election.鈥
Trump meets with Salvadoran president in the Oval Office
Trump is meeting with Bukele in the Oval Office, telling the visiting head of state 鈥測ou are helping us out鈥 by holding migrants deported from the United States in a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Trump said his administration鈥檚 hard-line policies have restored order along the U.S.-Mexico border. He said of the changes, 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of them. Now we just need to get the criminals and murders and rapists鈥漮ut of 鈥渙ur country.鈥
Bukele arrives at the White House
Trump greeted Bukele at the White House on Monday and ignored shouted questions from reporters about Abrego Garcia.
The president shook Bukele鈥檚 hand and directed the leader of El Salvador toward waiting reporters to pose for pictures and Trump pumped his fist.
They then went inside together.
Trump鈥檚 schedule for Monday
This morning, the president is meeting with the president of El Salvador, . After the meeting, they will have lunch together. This afternoon, at 3 p.m., Trump will meet with The Ohio State University football team, the 2025 College 春色直播 Football champions.
Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That鈥檚 created a political divide in Silicon Valley
Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy.
The only time he had participated in a demonstration before now was in the opening days of Trump鈥檚 first presidential term, when he joined fellow Google workers walking out of the company鈥檚 Silicon Valley campus to protest immigration restrictions. Google鈥檚 co-founder and its chief executive officer joined them.
Last weekend was Lyons鈥 second, also against Trump, but it had a different feel.
The man directing thousands of marchers with a bullhorn in downtown San Jose on April 5 was another tech worker who wouldn鈥檛 give his full name for fear of being identified by Trump backers. Marchers were urged not to harass drivers of Tesla vehicles, which have gone from a symbol of Silicon Valley鈥檚 environmental futurism to a pro-Trump icon. And no tech executives were anywhere to be seen, only months after several at his inauguration.
To Lyons, the change says as much about what鈥檚 happened to Silicon Valley over the past quarter-century as it does about the atmosphere of fear surrounding many Trump critics nowadays.
鈥淥ne of the things I鈥檝e seen over that time is a shift from a nerdy utopia to a money first, move fast and break things,鈥 Lyons said.
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US funding cuts have halted or threatened aid programs in Syria
That includes health and nutrition services for displaced people and child protection for children in notorious camps housing the families of alleged Islamic State members.
While funding cut from the World Food Program in Syria was restored, other cuts remain, including nearly $12 million from Save the Children and nearly $2 million from World Vision.
World Vision Syria Response Director Emmanuel Isch said the organization has largely halted a health and nutrition program serving 30,000 to 40,000 internally displaced people, many of whom 鈥渉ave limited access to basic services.鈥
Save the Children Country Director Bujar Hoxha said it has reprogrammed funding to continue case management for unaccompanied minors in the al-Hol and al-Roj camps and programs for malnourished children in different parts of Syria.
鈥淏ut that is for very limited timeline,鈥 he said, noting that within a few weeks 鈥渨e have to either find a way to continue funding, or we have to close it down.鈥
Trump says 鈥業 just got here鈥 despite pledge to end Ukraine war before taking office
Trump issued a statement on social media over the ongoing war in Ukraine, saying he had 鈥淣OTHING TO DO WITH THIS WAR.鈥
Despite his repeated promise as a candidate that he鈥檇 have the Russia-Ukraine war settled within 24 hours 鈥 even before taking office 鈥 he said Monday: 鈥淚 just got here.鈥
鈥淭he War between Russia and Ukraine is Biden鈥檚 war, not mine. I just got here, and for four years during my term, had no problem in preventing it from happening,鈥 Trump said.
Trump when he had past pledged he鈥檇 resolve the war.
Top White House aide says Abrego Garcia鈥檚 fate is up to El Salvador
Ahead of Trump鈥檚 meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, a top White House aide signaled the U.S. president wouldn鈥檛 be asking his counterpart to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
鈥淚t鈥檚 up to El Salvador and to the government and the people of El Salvador what the fate of their own citizens is,鈥 Stephen Miller, a deputy chief of staff, told reporters at the White House on Monday morning. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 extradite citizens of foreign countries to our country over the objection of those countries.鈥
Senator seeks meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over Abrego Garcia鈥檚 return
Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he plans to travel to El Salvador this week if Abrego Garcia, a constituent, isn鈥檛 returned by that time.
鈥淜ilmar Armando Abrego Garcia never should have been abducted and illegally deported, and the courts have made clear: the Administration must bring him home, now,鈥 the Maryland Democrat said in a statement.
He said that since the Trump administration 鈥渁ppears to be ignoring these court mandates,鈥 more action is needed.
Wall Street joins a global rally after Trump exempts some electronics from tariffs
Stocks are rallying worldwide after Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least.
The S&P 500 was 1.7% higher in early trading Monday. It鈥檚 coming off a chaotic week where it careened through historic swings as markets struggled to catch up with Trump鈥檚 moves on tariffs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 434 points, or 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 2.5%. Apple, Nvidia and other big technology companies led the way on Wall Street after Trump said he was exempting smartphones, computers and some other electronics from some of his stiff tariffs.
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A key ally in Trump鈥檚 migrant crackdown is coming for a visit
Trump is hosting , at the White House on Monday as the small Central American nation becomes a critical linchpin of the U.S. administration鈥檚 mass deportation operation.
Since March, El Salvador has accepted from the U.S. 鈥 whom Trump administration officials have accused of gang activity and violent crimes 鈥 and placed them inside the country鈥檚 notorious just outside of the capital, San Salvador. It鈥檚 also holding a Maryland man who the administration admits was but has not been returned to the U.S., despite court orders to do so.
That has made Bukele, who remains extremely popular in El Salvador due in part to the , a vital ally for the Trump administration, which has offered little evidence for its claims that the Venezuelan immigrants were in fact gang members, nor has it released names of those deported.
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White House responds to China on rare earths
Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to Trump, said China鈥檚 decision to stop exports of some rare earth minerals was 鈥渃oncerning.鈥
Rare earths are critical ingredients for technology and electronic manufacturing.
鈥淭he rare earth limits are being studied very carefully, and they鈥檙e concerning, and we鈥檙e thinking about all the options right now,鈥 Hassett told reporters outside the White House.
He spoke to Fox Business earlier in the morning, where he said the administration was 鈥100% not鈥 expecting a recession as Trump disrupts global trade with his tariff plans.
