The Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling.
Meanwhile, President will speak with Russian President on Tuesday as efforts continue to end to the war in Ukraine, a move that could represent a possible pivot point in the conflict and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy.
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Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate the kitchen or install a new deck? You鈥檒l be paying more
The Trump administration鈥檚 tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China 鈥 鈥 are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential construction and home remodeling projects.
The tariffs are projected to raise the costs that go into building a single-family home in the U.S. by $7,500 to $10,000, according to the 春色直播 Association of Home Builders. Such costs are typically passed along to the homebuyer in the form of higher prices, which could hurt demand at a time when the U.S. housing market remains in a slump and many builders are having to offer buyers costly incentives to drum up sales.
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Wall Street holds steadier after its manic roller-coaster ride in recent weeks
But the calm may not last with a decision coming this week on interest rates from the Federal Reserve and worries continuing about President Trump鈥檚 trade war.
The S&P 500 was up 0.2% early Monday. The index is coming off its fourth straight losing week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 97 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%.
Stocks have been tumbling on worries that Trump鈥檚 rat-a-tat announcements on tariffs and other policies are creating so much uncertainty that they鈥檒l push U.S. households and businesses to freeze their spending.
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Trump has ordered airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Here鈥檚 why
The Houthi rebels started attacking military and commercial ships in one of the world鈥檚 busiest shipping corridors shortly after the began between Hamas and Israel in October 2023.
The Houthis said they were targeting vessels on the Red Sea with or its allies 鈥 the United States and the U.K. 鈥 in solidarity with Palestinians, but some vessels had little or no link to the war.
The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, and killing four sailors, until the current ceasefire in Gaza took effect in mid-January. Other missiles and drones were intercepted or failed to reach their targets, which included Western military ones.
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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
Trump on Saturday for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a Venezuelan gang. Hours later, a federal judge halted deportations under Trump鈥檚 order.
The act is a sweeping wartime authority that allows non-citizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal court judge.
Trump that he would declare extraordinary powers to confront illegal immigration and laid additional groundwork in a slew of executive orders on Jan. 20.
His proclamation Saturday identified as an invading force. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, blocked anyone from being deported under Trump鈥檚 proclamation for two weeks and scheduled a Friday hearing to consider arguments.
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What to know about El Salvador鈥檚 mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there
The crown jewel of El Salvador鈥檚 aggressive anti-crime strategy 鈥 a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education aren鈥檛 allowed 鈥 became the latest tool in Trump鈥檚 crackdown on immigration Sunday, when .
The arrival of the immigrants, alleged by the U.S. to be members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, took place under an agreement for which the Trump administration will pay the government of President Nayib Bukele $6 million for one year of services.
Bukele has made the Central American country鈥檚 stark, harsh prisons a trademark of his fight against crime. In 2023, he opened the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, where the immigrants were sent over the weekend even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring their deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members.
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Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine
It鈥檚 a move that could represent a possible pivot point in the conflict and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy.
Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening, while the Kremlin confirmed Putin鈥檚 participation Monday morning.
鈥淲e will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,鈥 Trump said. 鈥淎 lot of work鈥檚 been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.鈥
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday morning confirmed the plans for the two leaders to speak Tuesday, but refused to give details, saying 鈥渨e never get ahead of events鈥 and 鈥渢he content of conversations between two presidents are not subject to any prior discussion.鈥
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Today鈥檚 White House schedule
According to the White House press office, Trump will participate in a board meeting for the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center at 3:00 p.m. eastern.
Trump is He announced his election as chair in February, after he ousted the arts institution鈥檚 leadership and filled the board of trustees with his supporters. Some artists have responded by canceling appearances.
Also on Monday鈥檚 schedule is the daily White House press briefing, which is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling.
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air 鈥 one headed for El Salvador, the other for Honduras. Boasberg verbally ordered the planes be turned around, but they apparently were not and he did not include the directive in his written order.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a statement Sunday, responded to speculation about whether the administration was flouting court orders: 鈥淭he administration did not 鈥榬efuse to comply鈥 with a court order. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory.鈥
The acronym refers to the Tren de Aragua gang, which Trump targeted in his unusual proclamation that was released Saturday
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