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As the court battle rages over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man at center of one of the most consequential legal standoffs since Donald Trump returned to office sits in an El Salvador mega-prison, unable to speak for himself. In the vacuum, his attorneys and wife have characterized Abrego Garcia — who the … Read more
A bartender in the U.K. was captured on security camera video successfully tossing a hat directly onto the head of a happy customer. Source link
A rescue training session high in the Peruvian Andes mountains turned into a real-life exercise when part of a massive glacier broke off unexpectedly. Source link
House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “anti-American” and “improper” content from the vast network of museums and national parks. The top Democrat of … Read more
A divided panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily paused an effort by District Court Judge James Boasberg to further investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in criminal contempt by refusing to turn around two flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members who were sent to a notorious prison in El … Read more
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin without due process. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an injunction that bars the Trump administration from deporting any noncitizen to a country not explicitly mentioned in their order or removal without first allowing them … Read more
The White House has redirected COVID.gov to a new landing page called “Lab Leak: True Origins of COVID-19,” which makes a five-point argument for the theory that COVID-19 originated from a mistaken lab leak in Wuhan, China. Web page for https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ on April 18, 2025. The White House The new site appears to use theories from … Read more
Trump White House border czar Tom Homan stood by the administration’s decision to defy court orders to “facilitate” the return to the U.S. of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national the Justice Department said was erroneously deported to a prison in his home country, and waived off responsibility for the migrant’s status in an interview … Read more
President Donald Trump has replaced the acting IRS commissioner just days after he appointed him. The new acting head is Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender, according to a statement on Friday from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Trust must be brought back to the IRS, and I am fully confident that Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender is … Read more
A 19-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, resident was arrested for allegedly burning Tesla vehicles last month, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Owen McIntire, who is attending college in Boston, was arrested and made his initial court appearance on Friday to face federal charges related to an arson attack at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City … Read more
