After meeting wrongly deported man, Van Hollen accuses Trump of defying courts.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/20/us/trump-news/after-meeting-wrongly-deported-man-van-hollen-accuses-trump-of-defying-courts
Vance to visit an India that welcomes closer ties with Trump
As India prepares to receive an American vice president for the first time in more than a decade, the mood in New Delhi has been markedly optimistic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/20/india-vance-visit-trump-modi/
Argentina’s Milei, a MAGA Superstar, Is Bucking Trump on Trade
The libertarian leader’s slash-and-burn approach to tariffs and import restrictions puts him out of step with the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-a-maga-superstar-is-bucking-trump-on-trade-92dee032
Neither Harvard Nor Trump Gets a Good Grade
Both parties are lumping discrete issues together.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/neither-harvard-nor-trump-gets-a-good-grade-white-house-education-aaf0cbec
Anti-Trump Protest Update: Organizers Say More Than 3 Million Attended
Organizing groups claim several million people attended waves of rallies against the Trump administration this weekend.
https://www.newsweek.com/50501-anti-trump-protest-update-more-3-million-attended-2061895
What is the Insurrection Act? What To Know as Donald Trump Deadline Hits
Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are due to make a recommendation on whether Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act to deal with immigration.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-insurrection-act-deadline-2061875
Trump Admin Dismisses Executive Order Report: 'Fake Document'
The U.S. State Department told Newsweek on Sunday that a recent report of a forthcoming executive order is based off a "fake document."
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-dismisses-executive-order-report-fake-document-2061898
Donald Trump Vows to Make America 'More Religious' Than Ever Before
The president made the promise in an Easter morning Truth Social post.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vows-make-america-more-religious-ever-before-2061904
Inside the Urgent Fight Over the Trump Administration’s New Deportation Effort
The push to deport a group of Venezuelans raises questions about whether the government is following a Supreme Court order requiring that migrants receive due process.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/politics/trump-deportation-courts-venezuelan-migrants-texas.html
Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/trump-state-department-overhaul.html
Canada’s candidates agree: Trump broke U.S.-Canada ties. But what now?
Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, contenders in Canada’s election, both say the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner. What to do about it is up for debate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/19/canada-election-donald-trump-debate/
An unexpected Trump ripple: Britain nationalizes its last steel mill
Developments at the Scunthorpe Steelworks are showing how quickly the global economic order is shifting under trade, security and financial pressures.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/19/britain-steel-trump-scunthorpe-starmer/
Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
Rubio’s remarks appear to reflect the president’s frustration with the difficulty of achieving peace in Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/18/rubio-trump-ukraine-peace-talks-russia/
Travel to the U.S. from almost everywhere is falling under Trump
Charts show the scale of a steep drop in visitors from key countries and regions after President Donald Trump returned to office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/18/us-tourism-travel-trump/
Trump’s trade war leaves China’s neighbors walking a fine line
Japan and South Korea have rebuffed Beijing’s suggestion that they form a united front against Trump as the U.S. allies try to negotiate lower tariffs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/18/trump-tariffs-japan-south-korea-trade-war/
Trump Endorses Covid ‘Lab Leak’ Theory on Government Websites About the Virus
Updates to Covid.gov lay out the president’s view that the deadly virus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-endorses-covid-lab-leak-theory-on-government-websites-about-the-virus-8300dd3c
U.S. Will Pause Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress, Trump Warns
The secretary of state, in earlier remarks aimed at putting pressure on both sides to compromise, said Washington had presented a framework for a deal to Kyiv and Moscow.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-willpause-ukraine-peace-efforts-if-no-progress-rubio-warns-d8298898
Now Trump Wants a Shipping Tax
‘If this happens, we’re out of business,’ says one shipping CEO.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-shipping-tax-jamieson-greer-trade-china-exports-d29c2fd3
Trump’s Shipping Tax Goes Ahead
USTR eases it slightly, but Putin and Qatar will still be pleased.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-shipping-tax-china-jamieson-greer-ustr-ec393447
Trump, Rubio threaten to walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace talks
"It’s not our war," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, after talks with European allies in Paris.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rubio-threatens-walk-ukraine-russia-peace-talks/story?id=120955800
