The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law.
Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation that the administration says makes them eligible for rapid removal from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
The high court had already called a temporary halt to the deportations from a north Texas detention facility in a middle-of-the-night order issued last month.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
See how the day unfolded.
Trump bashes Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Truth Social — 5:17 p.m.
By Washington Post
Trump took to Truth Social on Friday to disparage Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift — both vocal critics of his policies — almost two days after Springsteen condemned Trump during a concert in England.
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Springsteen railed against the Trump administration in three statements made during opening night of his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour in Manchester, England.
Before performing “Land of Hope and Dreams” Wednesday night, he called the administration “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous.” Ahead of singing “House of a Thousand Guitars,” he said “the union of people around a common set of values” are “all that stands between democracy and authoritarianism.” As he introduced “My City of Ruins,” Springsteen called Trump an “unfit president” in a longer speech criticizing what he described as “very weird, strange and dangerous s--- going on” in the United States.
“They are abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They are defunding American universities that won’t bow down to their ideological demands,” Springsteen said. “They are removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.”
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He also criticized attacks on free speech, the abandonment of “the world’s poorest children” and the rollback of “historic civil rights legislation.”
Trump, in turn, lambasted Springsteen’s political beliefs - and his appearance.
“Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy - Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, who fervently supported Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning.
Less than an hour before his Springsteen post, Trump jabbed at Swift, another megastar with a history of criticizing him: “Has anyone noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”
Some Republicans push to put school desegregation officially in the past — 4:44 p.m.
By The New York Times
Republican leaders in Louisiana are pushing to end the last remnants of federally ordered school desegregation in their state, arguing the era of racial exclusion is in the past and the US government has forced burdensome requirements on school districts long enough.
They may have found allies in the Trump administration, as it seeks to slash federal bureaucracy and roll back diversity efforts across the country.
It has been 71 years since the Supreme Court made racially segregated schools illegal in its landmark 1954 ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. Louisiana officials say federal orders forcing school districts to comply with the decision are outdated and no longer needed, and that the country needs to move on.
US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ judge says — 4:24 p.m.
By the Associated Press
A federal judge told the Trump administration that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”
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Trump administration attorneys have argued that releasing details in open court — or even to the judge in private – about its efforts to return Abrego Garcia to the United States would jeopardize national security.
But US District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland said she was at a loss for how she can independently determine the nature of the government’s concerns with the information it provided.
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deportations of Venezuelans — 4:06 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law.
Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members.
The case is among several making their way through the courts over Trump’s proclamation in March calling the Tren de Aragua gang a foreign terrorist organization and invoking the 1798 law to deport people.
The high court case centers on the opportunity people must have to contest their removal from the United States, without determining whether Trump’s invocation of the law was appropriate.
“We recognize the significance of the Government’s national security interests as well as the necessity that such interests be pursued in a manner consistent with the Constitution,” the justices said in an unsigned opinion.
Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers — 3:49 p.m.
By the Associated Press
It’s not really about the books.
Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has instead morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers, as the White House tries to wrest control of what has for centuries been a legislative institution.
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It’s a power struggle with potentially vast consequences. The Library of Congress not only stores the world’s largest collection of books but also an office overseeing reams of copyrighted material of untold value.
There is a research institute that has long been protected from outside influence. Its servers house extremely sensitive information regarding claims of workplace violations on Capitol Hill, as well as payments and other financial data for the legislative branch’s more than 30,000 employees. There’s even speculation that the whole affair is tied to an ongoing debate over whether big tech companies can use copyrighted material for artificial intelligence systems.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his government downsizing plans to proceed — 2:56 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court to allow him to resume his downsizing of the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
The Justice Department is challenging an order issued last week by a federal judge in San Francisco that temporarily halted Trump’s efforts to shrink a federal government he calls bloated and expensive.
US District Judge Susan Illston’s temporary restraining order questioned whether Trump’s Republican administration was acting lawfully in trying to pare the federal workforce.
Trump administration moves to terminate scores of federal grants at Harvard — 2:37 p.m.
By Chris Serres, Globe Staff
In yet another escalation of its fight against higher education, the Trump administration has moved to terminate scores of research grants at Harvard University and its medical school, imperiling scores of research projects and potentially upending the futures of dozens of young scientists.
Harvard researchers who rely on federal grants to study cancer, infectious diseases and a range of other topics began receiving termination notices en masse on Thursday from a number of federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Energy, according to emails shared with the Globe.
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The termination notices threaten tens of millions of dollars in research funding for Harvard and affect a broad swath of the university’s scientific community, including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who are dependent on federal funding for income.
Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade — 2:29 p.m.
By the Associated Press
The Army will place large metal plates at key points on the streets of Washington to better protect the pavement from the movements of 25 M1 Abrams main battle tanks set to roll through the capital on June 14, a U.S. official told the Associated Press.
The tanks are a key part of a parade that will honor the Army’s 250th birthday and fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Since it was announced, the parade has grown in scope and participation, and one of the highlights will be columns of tanks rolling in formation along Constitution Avenue. Each Abrams tank can weigh 60 tons or more and carry a crew of four.
Concerns over the tanks’ weight, and what that would do to D.C.‘s streets, ultimately kept them from being used for a parade during Trump’s first term. The metal plates are seen as the best way to protect the streets Each plate weighs hundreds of pounds and will be placed at points along the parade route where the tanks will turn — and where their metal and rubber-shoed tracking that helps them move can do the most damage, the official said.
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Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they’re being asked about Biden’s mental acuity — 2:06 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.
A new book that alleges White House aides covered up Biden’s physical and mental decline has put the questions about Biden’s health back in the spotlight, months after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump. Several potential Democratic contenders for the 2028 nomination in recent days have been asked whether they believe Biden was declining in office or whether he should have sought reelection before a disastrous debate performance led to his withdrawal.
Many Democrats would prefer to focus on Trump’s second term. Trump has done his best to prevent that — mentioning Biden’s name an average of six times per day during his first 100 days in office, according to an NBC News analysis — and Republicans have followed his lead, betting that voters frustrated by Trump’s policy moves will still prefer him over memories of an unpopular presidency.
In the race for Virginia governor, one of this year’s highest-profile contests, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is running a pair of digital ads tying Democrat Abigail Spanberger to Biden, with images of the two hugging and the former president calling her a friend.
Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts — 1:14 p.m.
By the Associated Press
A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Portland, Oregon, by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Oregon Council for the Humanities, names DOGE, its acting administrator, Amy Gleason, and the NEH among the defendants.
The plaintiffs ask the court to “stop this imminent threat to our nation’s historic and critical support of the humanities by restoring funding appropriated by Congress.” It notes the “disruption and attempted destruction, spearheaded by DOGE,” of a partnership between the state and the federal government to support the humanities.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, maintains that DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities exceeded their authority in terminating funding mandated by Congress.
Committee Chair Representative Jodey Arrington: ‘I do not anticipate us coming back today’ — 12:50 p.m.
By Globe Staff
.@RepArrington: "I do not anticipate us coming back today...go home." pic.twitter.com/S5BPIcMWAx
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 16, 2025
House conservatives stymie Trump’s tax breaks package — 12:35 p.m.
By the Associated Press
Conservatives have blocked Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill, delivering a stunning setback for the president.
House Republicans failed, on a 16-21 vote, to push it out of the Budget Committee. Five GOP conservatives voted against it, demanding further cuts to Medicaid, green energy tax breaks and other changes.
Committee Chair Representative Jodey Arrington put the panel into recess as talks continue.
Tallying a whopping 1,116 pages, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is teetering at a critical moment. At the same time, lawmakers from high-tax states including New York are demanding a deeper local tax deduction. Democrats call the package “bad economics.”
House Budget Committee fails to advance GOP Tax & Spending Bill, 16-21. pic.twitter.com/uv7DRrQpog
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Trump administration must resume $11 billion in funding for public health departments, judge rules — 11:58 a.m.
By the Associated Press
US District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction request Friday in the lawsuit brought last by a coalition of Democrat-led states. She had granted a temporary restraining order last month in the case.
The lawsuit filed April 1 by 23 states and the District of Columbia sought to immediately halt $11 billion in cuts, alleging it would decimate public health infrastructure across the country. The money, allocated by Congress during the pandemic, supported COVID-19 initiatives and mental health and substance abuse efforts.
The injunction only applies to the states involved in the lawsuit. The federal government must file documentation that they’re complying with the order by Tuesday evening.
Freed Israeli-American hostage has left the hospital, parents say — 11:20 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released Monday after backdoor US-Hamas diplomacy, left the hospital Friday, according to a statement released by his parents, who said his recovery is far from over.
Yael and Adi Alexander said their son still needed medical treatment for his injuries suffered during the Hamas attack Oct. 7, 2023, and over his 18 months in captivity. His hands are injured from a tunnel collapsing on him, they said.
Alexander returned to his grandmother’s home in Tel Aviv, where his parents said he will stay for the time being.
“Today we were able to take down Edan’s hostage photos from the wall with a great sigh of relief and an enormous sense of comfort,” they said, calling for the return of 58 hostages still in Gaza.
Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they’re being asked about Biden’s mental acuity — 11:03 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.
A new book that alleges White House aides covered up Biden’s physical and mental decline has put the questions about Biden’s health back in the spotlight, months after former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump. Several potential Democratic contenders for the 2028 nomination in recent days have been asked whether they believe Biden was declining in office or whether he should have sought reelection before a disastrous debate performance led to his withdrawal.
Many Democrats would prefer to focus on Trump’s second term. Trump has done his best to prevent that — mentioning Biden’s name an average of six times a day during his first 100 days in office, according to an NBC News analysis — and Republicans have followed his lead, betting that voters frustrated by Trump’s policy moves will still prefer him over memories of an unpopular presidency.
Financial disclosures from Trump and Vice President JD Vance aren’t ready yet — 10:30 a.m.
By the Associated Press
According to a senior White House official, they received a 30-day extension from the Office of Government Ethics.
European leaders agree with Trump that Russia’s position on ceasefire talks is unacceptable — 10:05 a.m.
By the Associated Press
And they intend to coordinate a response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday.
“We just had a meeting with President Zelensky and then a phone call with President Trump to discuss the developments in the negotiations today, and the Russian position is clearly unacceptable,” Starmer told reporters.
“As a result of that meeting with President Zelensky, under discussion with President Trump, we are now closely aligning and coordinating our responses and will continue to do so,” he said, as European leaders held a summit in Albania.
He said the decision with Trump was also agreed on with the leaders of France, Germany and Poland.
Trump says James Comey ‘knew exactly what that meant’ — 9:45 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Speaking to Bret Baeir during his Middle East trip, Trump criticized the former FBI director for posting a picture of shells that said “86 47.”
“He knew exactly what that meant,” Trump said, according to interview excerpts released Friday. “A child knows what that meant. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination.”
Trump is the 47th president. The number “86″ means “to throw out,” “to get rid of” or “to refuse service to,” according to Merriam-Webster, the dictionary used by The Associated Press.
Comey apologized for the post and denied it was a call for violence.
Trump didn’t say what should happen next with Comey, saying “I don’t want to take a position on it” and the matter was up to his staff. However, he described him as a “dirty cop.”
“And if he had a clean history, I could understand if there was a leniency, but I’m going to let them make that decision,” he said.
The Secret Service is investigating, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
‘This better be a good deal, Howard’ — 9:08 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump made his name by playing a demanding boss on “The Apprentice,” and he still likes to give his staff a hard time.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News about the president hovering behind him while he signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
“‘This better be a good deal, Howard,’” Lutnick recalled Trump saying. “And then he leans close, he goes, ‘Or your ass is grass.’”
Death toll in Gaza rises to 93 — 8:31 a.m.
By the Associated Press
At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday, as President Trump wrapped up his regional trip.
Strikes overnight hit across Gaza, including the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. Gaza’s health ministry said hundreds more were injured in addition to those killed.
The widespread attacks across come as Trump finishes his visit to Gulf states but not Israel. There had been widespread hope that his regional trip could usher in a ceasefire deal or renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza. An Israeli blockade of the territory is now in its third month.
Death toll in Gaza rises to 82 — 7:49 a.m.
By the Associated Press
At least 82 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday, as Trump wrapped up his regional trip.
Strikes overnight and into Friday hit across Gaza, including the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. At least 66 people were killed, according to the Indonesian hospital, where most of the bodies were taken. Another 16 bodies were taken to Nasser hospital, said health officials.
The widespread attacks across northern Gaza come as Trump finishes his visit to Gulf states but not Israel.
Trump says he sent Iran a proposal for nuclear deal — 7:50 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One before take off, the president said the US has given Iran a proposed agreement.
It was the first public acknowledgement of a significant development in the high-stakes negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
“They have a proposal,” Trump said. “But most importantly, they know they have to move quickly, or something bad is going to happen.”
He did not give specifics.
Trump boards Air Force One to end his Mideast trip — 6:59 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump has boarded Air Force One in Abu Dhabi at the end of his Mideast trip.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s ruler and the leader of the United Arab Emirates, met Trump at the airport. The men shook hands and spoke for a few moments.
Trump also said goodbye to other officials. He looked back, saluted and pumped his fist in the air before boarding the aircraft to head back to Washington.
Trump wraps up tour of Abrahamic Family House — 5:51 a.m.
By the Associated Press
“This was a little bit of an endurance test,” President Donald Trump said after his tour of the Abrahamic Family House’s places of worship, before he signed the complex’s guest book.
He added, “We could’ve done it ten times over.”
“Great unity. Great faith. Incredible people with a tremendous leader who’s a friend of mine,” Trump said of Abu Dhabi.
Trump says people in Gaza are starving — 5:40 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump has said “a lot of people are starving” in Gaza, a rare acknowledgement of the humanitarian crisis in the territory as Israel’s war with Hamas is on the verge of escalating anew.
Speaking to reporters at a business forum in Abu Dhabi on the final day of his trip to the Middle East, Trump said he was looking to resolve a range of global crises.
“We’re looking at Gaza,” he said. “And we’ve got to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving ... There’s a lot of bad things going on.”
Trump visits each of the Abrahamic Family House’s places of worship — 5:34 a.m.
By the Associated Press
“Amazing,” President Trump said in the Abrahamic Family House’s synagogue as rays of natural light beamed in.
Trump spent time in each of the complex’s places of worship — its church, synagogue and mosque.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates’ minister of tolerance, accompanied Trump.
Trump arrives at Abrahamic Family House — 5:10 a.m.
By the Associated Press
The interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi features a mosque, church and synagogue —houses of worship for the three Abrahamic faiths.
It was built after the United Arab Emirates signed onto the Abraham Accords in 2020, during President Trump’s first term. The agreement –- which Trump has encouraged other Middle Eastern and North African countries to join –- saw the UAE recognize Israel.
The visit to the white-marble place of worship on the shores of the Persian Gulf is set to conclude Trump’s first major foreign trip of his second term.
Trump says he expects to meet with Russia’s Putin soon — 4:28 a.m.
By the Associated Press
“I think it’s time for us to just do it,” Trump told reporters in Abu Dhabi.
Trump reiterated that he wasn’t surprised that Putin skipped a U.S. orchestrated meeting in Turkey between Ukrainian and Russian officials. Putin didn’t want to go because he’s not there, Trump said.
Trump added that a meeting with Putin would happen “as soon as we can set it up.”
“ I would actually leave here and go,” said Trump, who noted his daughter Tiffany just gave birth to her first child. “I do want to see my beautiful grandson.”
Trump says he’s heading home to meet his new grandchild — 4:15 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump says he’s heading home to meet his new grandchild.
Trump says he’s had an “incredible” trip to the Middle East but that “now it’s time to go back home.” He added: “My daughter had a baby and I’m going to go home and see that baby.”
Tiffany Trump gave birth to boy.
“She’s doing great and the baby’s great.”
Some takeaways from Trump’s travels — 4:10 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump’s Mideast trip played out against the backdrop of stubborn global conflicts, including Gaza and Ukraine, that showed the limits of his influence.
But the president insisted he was turning the page on American “interventionalism” in the region as he moved to recognize the new government in Syria for the first time and prodded Iran to engage on nuclear talks before it’s too late.
Trump says he’s doing the selling for the United States — 3:47 a.m.
By the Associated Press
At an event to highlight business partnerships between the UAE and US companies, Trump gave himself a big pat on the back.
“I’m just thinking we have a president of the United States doing the selling,” Trump said to business leaders as they walked him through a presentation on investments that are benefiting the American economy. “You think Biden would be doing it? I don’t think so. But I think its so important. I have to be a cheerleader for our country.”
Trump arrives at business presentation in Abu Dhabi — 3:27 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump has arrived at a business forum being held at Qasr al-Watan, a ceremonial palace in Abu Dhabi.
Trump entered and listened to a presentation from Sultan al-Jaber, the head of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., as well as officials from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Occidental, two oil firms.
Al-Jaber then presented Trump a memento that included a drop of oil in it.
“This is the highest quality oil there is on the planet,” Trump told those watching.
He then drew laughter when he said: “And they only gave me a drop -- so I’m not thrilled.”
Hostage families call on their government to work with Trump to release those still held in Gaza — 3:21 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Hostage families called on their government Friday to work with President Trump to release those still held in Gaza.
A statement from the hostages forum, which supports the families said people woke up with “heavy hearts” amid reports of increased attacks across Gaza at the end of Trump’s visit to the Middle East. There were widespread attacks in northern Gaza Friday as Trump was finishing his visit to Gulf States but not Israel.
Israel says about 23 of the hostages are said to be alive.
Trump slams opponents to his birthright citizenship order as ‘SleazeBags’ — 3:13 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Trump is wrapping up his four-day visit to the Middle East, but he’s keeping a close eye on what’s going on back in Washington.
Before heading out Friday morning to the Qasr Al Watan presidential for the final engagements of his trip, the president took to his Truth Social platform to hammer “Radical Left SleazeBags” after Supreme Court justices on Thursday heard more than two hours of arguments debating how the lower courts should handle Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
“I hope the Supreme Court doesn’t fall for the games they play,” Trump added. “The people are with us in bigger numbers than ever before.”
Trump kicks off final day of Mideast trip with meetings of business execs, visit to Abrahamic Family House — 3:03 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump is kicking off the final day of his Middle East trip with a meeting of US and UAE business executives alongside UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Energy, healthcare, aviation, entertainment, and other business leaders will be in attendance to highlight ties between the two countries -- a central focus of Trump’s trip to the region.
Trump will then tour the Abrahamic Family House, a complex that houses a church, mosque, and synagogue and is a symbol of interfaith tolerance. Trump has encouraged other countries in the region to join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel, as the UAE did in 2020. The president will then depart back to Washington.
Trump to visit Abrahamic House on last day of his Mideast trip — 2:45 a.m.
By the Associated Press
President Trump will make several stops before taking off on Air Force One to end his Mideast trip on Friday.
He’ll attend a business summit in the morning in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Trump later will visit the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. It is home to a mosque, a church and a synagogue. The UAE built it after diplomatically recognizing Israel in an agreement known as the Abraham Accords, as Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all known as the Abrahamic faiths.
Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them? — 2:16 a.m.
By the Associated Press
They arrive at the US border from around the world: Eritrea, Guatemala, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Uzbekistan, and so many other countries.
They come for asylum, insisting they face persecution for their religion, or sexuality or for supporting the wrong politicians.
For generations, they had been given the chance to make their case to US authorities.
Not anymore.
“They didn’t give us an ICE officer to talk to. They didn’t give us an interview. No one asked me what happened,” said a Russian election worker who sought asylum in the U.S. after he said he was caught with video recordings he made of vote rigging. On Feb. 26, he was deported to Costa Rica with his wife and young son.
On Jan. 20, just after being sworn in for a second term, President Trump suspended the asylum system as part of his wide-ranging crackdown on illegal immigration, issuing a series of executive orders designed to stop what he called the “invasion” of the United States.
US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments. — 1:02 a.m.
By the Associated Press
A federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments Friday over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege to withhold information about bringing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
US District Judge Paula Xinis ordered Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador in April and has since directed the administration to provide documents and testimony showing what it has done, if anything, to comply.
Trump administration lawyers claim many of those details are protected, including sensitive diplomatic negotiations. Revealing the specifics would harm national security because foreign governments “would be less likely to work cooperatively with the United States,” they argued in a brief to the court.
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers contend the administration hasn’t shown “the slightest effort” toward retrieving him after his mistaken deportation. And they point to President Trump’s interview last month with ABC News, in which he said he could bring Abrego Garcia back but won’t.
Trump officials say ex-FBI chief is under investigation over social media post — 12:22 a.m.
By The New York Times
The Trump administration is investigating James Comey, the former FBI director who was fired by President Trump in his first term, for a social media post that officials claim amounted to a call for Trump’s assassination, members of the president’s Cabinet said Thursday evening.
The Instagram post, which Comey later took down and said was not meant as a call for violence, showed seashells on a beach forming the numbers “86 47,” a phrase used by critics of the president online, at protests and on signs and clothing. “Eighty-six,” according to Merriam-Webster, is an old slang term meaning to dismiss or remove, and Trump is the 47th president.