A federal judge on Monday blocked the deportation of a detained Columbia University protest organizer who is a legal U.S. resident, court records show.
The big picture: Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder from Palestine, was arrested by immigration officials upon arriving to what he believed was a citizenship interview, his attorneys said. He has not been charged with a crime.
Why it matters: The news follows speculation over whether Trump would attend the April 26 event after he broke with tradition and didn't attend any of the dinners during his first term.
A man whom authorities say broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion and set fire to it while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were inside was denied bail Monday, a judge ruled.
The latest: Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, was arraigned during an initial court appearance on charges that include attempted murder and terrorism, hours after state police said he was treated at a local hospital for an unrelated "medical event."
After El Salvador's president called the release of a Maryland man mistakenly deported there "preposterous," Democratic lawmakers launched into action Monday — over a month after his erroneous arrest.
The big picture: The Trump administration has thus far resisted an order from the Supreme Court to facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who the U.S. government accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang, though he has not been convicted of gang-related crimes.
The White House isn't lifting a finger to get Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of a notorious Salvadorian prison, despite courts' orders to do so.
The big picture: The Justice Department has conceded in court documents that Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador due to an "administrative error." The Supreme Court said last week that the U.S. must "facilitate" his release.
President Trump Monday threatened to send Americans to a notorious prison in El Salvador, asking President Nayib Bukele to "build about five more places."
Why it matters: Sending American prisoners to foreign jails would violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment, which bars "cruel and unusual" punishments, according to criminal justice advocates.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Monday he can't return a mistakenly deported Maryland resident and Salvadorian national to the U.S.
Why it matters: The U.S. government accusedKilmar Abrego Garcia of being a member of MS-13, but he has not been convicted of gang-related crimes. The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited President Trump to Ukraine during a "60 Minutes" interview broadcast Sunday in which he addressed his fiery White House meeting in February.
The big picture: Zelensky said through an interpreter there had not only been "a shift in tone" in the U.S., but also "a shift in reality" as he suggested Russian leader Vladimir Putin's narrative had cut through to the Trump administration, and he singled out Vice President JD Vance.
President Trump once again accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of starting the war with Russia on Monday, saying "you don't start a war with someone 20 times your size and then hope people give you some missiles."
Why it matters: Trump's comments come a day after a "60 Minutes" interview in which Zelensky suggested the Trump administration was operating in an "altered reality" in terms of the origins of the war.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is meeting with President Trump Monday as the U.S. has ramped up its deportations to the Central American nation.
The big picture: Bukele — the self-described "world's coolest dictator" —agreed to warehouse migrants and criminals deported from the U.S. in its notorious prison system, solidifying the country as a key ally for the Trump administration.
President Trump's invocation of antisemitism to justify everything from slashing college funds to deporting student protestors risks making Jewish people scapegoats for his policies, community leaders warn.
The big picture: With antisemitism rising in the U.S., Trump's repressive crackdown could stoke further animus against Jews, Lauren Strauss, a professor of modern Jewish history at American University, told Axios.
Business leadersare calling and back-channeling President Trump to dump on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, trade adviser Peter Navarro and their pro-tariff views, hoping to end the trade war.
Why it matters: Make no mistake:Trump is wholly unmoved, top White House officials tell Axios. This is his disruptive policy, done his disruptive way. "This is the team," one said.
Hospitals are due to receive $4 billion more from Medicare under a proposed fiscal 2026 inpatient payment rule the Trump administration released on Friday.
Why it matters: The 2.4% increase comes after the Trump administration finalized a larger pay boost to Medicare Advantage plans that hospitals say are likelier to require preapprovals, deny claims and pay less than what providers bill for.
Pockets of the U.S. economy — from landscaping to elder care to restaurants — depend on the labor of undocumented immigrants to stay afloat.
But the vast shadow workforce extends beyond them. It includes legal immigrants with work restrictions, like students and asylum seekers.
Why it matters: Immigration crackdowns under the Trump administration are spreading fear — causing people to skip work, straining businesses, and leaving families without income.
The coming weeks, months, and maybe even years are going to be uncomfortably liminal — an awkward period of transition to a new state of international affairs whose contours and even arrival date remain unknowable.
Why it matters: Liminal periods are, almost by design, excruciating places to inhabit — especially when you don't know when you're going to exit them and come out the other side.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said nations need to "safeguard the multilateral trading system, stable global industrial and supply chains, and open and cooperative international environment" in an article published in China and Vietnam on Monday.
Why it matters: Xi is trying to portray China as a "responsible superpower in the way that contrasts with the way the U.S." under President Trump "presents to the whole world," said Nguyen Khac Giang, a visiting fellow at Singapore's ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, to AP.
President Trump said Sunday he'll announce tariffs on semiconductor chips "over the next week," though he indicated he could offer flexibility to some companies.
Why it matters: The White House indicated on Friday that smartphones and computers would be exempted from the 125% import levies Trump imposed on China, where Apple assembles most of its iPhones.
A suspect was arrested over a fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's (D) Harrisburg residence that forced the governor and his family to evacuate early Sunday, officials said in the evening.
The latest: The suspect was found with "homemade" incendiary devices, Pennsylvania State Police deputy commissioner George Bivens said at a Sunday evening briefing.
Attorneys arguing for the return of a Maryland resident whom the Trump administration erroneously deported to El Salvador highlighted in a Saturday court filing President Trump's comments that he would "bring somebody back" if directed to by the Supreme Court.
The big picture: The high court essentially ordered the administration to do just that, ruling on Thursday that officials must take steps to facilitate Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's return to the United States.
