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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met Thursday evening with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is being held in an El Salvador prison after wrongly being deported from Maryland.
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Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
The Trump administration on Thursday announced fees on Chinese-built vessels.
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Appeals court calls Trump administration's defiance over mistakenly deported man ‘shocking'
A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.
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Trump says interest rates have gone up because Powell is ‘playing politics'
President Donald Trump criticized Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, who he appointed during his first term, in the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Who appoints the Fed chair and can Trump fire Jerome Powell? What to know
President Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Thursday, saying the central bank leader’s “termination cannot come fast enough.”
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China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein raising prices due to tariffs
China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week.
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Supreme Court to hear birthright citizenship arguments; Trump meets with Italian PM
President Donald Trump met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Washington, D.C.
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Concerns rise over economy after Jerome Powell remarks in Chicago
The stock market reacted to comments made by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Chicago amid tariffs from the Trump administration. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.
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Trump administration threatens to decertify Harvard's student exchange program
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sent Harvard University “a scathing letter demanding detailed records on Harvard’s foreign student visa holders’ illegal and violent activities by April 30, 2025”
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Trump admin plans to end the IRS' free tax filing program, AP sources say
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free.
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Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story begins in El Salvador. But it’s become increasingly unclear where it will end.
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City, state officials express concerns over tariffs' potential impact on tourism
Chicago and Illinois officials are expressing concern over recently instituted tariffs from the Trump administration and their potential impact on tourism. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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‘Tip of the iceberg': Popular suburban museum and zoo impacted by DOGE cuts
A popular suburban museum and one of the Chicago-area’s most notable zoos say they are being hit hard by so-called DOGE cuts.
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Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an El Salvadoran immigrant at the center of a legal battle that could reshape American immigration policy. Here’s what you need to know.
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Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt over deportation flights
A federal judge said in an order Wednesday that he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt over the deportation flights that it sent to El Salvador, NBC News reports. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found “the Government’s actions on that day demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia will ‘never' live in the US again, White House says
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country’s vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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What happens if the president, federal government fail to follow judge's orders?
The judge overseeing the case of a man mistakenly sent to a Salvadoran prison has warned the Trump administration that contempt proceedings are possible.
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Biden slams Trump administration in first speech since leaving office
In his first major speech since leaving the White House, former President Joe Biden decried DOGE’s cuts to federal agencies and spending, including social security. “In fewer than 100 days, this new administration has done so much damage and so much destruction– it’s kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon.”
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Inside an anti-vaccine autism summit in the age of RFK Jr.
Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by RFK Jr. are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.
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Government's case against Mahmoud Khalil shaky and reliant on tabloid accounts, review of evidence shows
Khalil, permanent U.S. resident who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests, was finished with postgraduate studies when he was arrested on campus and slated for deportation.