Immigration authorities did not have an arrest warrant when agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security said in a court filing this week.
The big picture: Khalil, a leader of Columbia's pro-Palestinian protests, is alegal U.S. resident who has been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since last month. His arrest sparked outcry across the U.S.
The Chinese government asserted Thursday that no talks are happening with the U.S. about de-escalating the trade war, and called on the Trump administration to make the first move.
The U.S. military has been bombing Yemen for weeks on end, executing hundreds of strikes this month alone.
Why it matters: The standoff between American forces and Houthi rebels backed by Iran risks something President Trump promised to stamp out: endless war. In this case, though, it's being waged almost entirely from the air and often with the help of drones.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told White House envoy Steve Witkoff during nuclear talks on Saturday that it might not be possible to reach a final nuclear accord on President Trump's proposed timetable and asked whetherthe sides should first negotiate an interim deal, two sources with knowledge of the issue tell Axios.
Why it matters: President Trump has set a two-month deadline for negotiations with Iran — and ordered a build-up of U.S. military forces in the Middle East in case diplomacy fails.
The trade war with China is "unsustainable" in its current form, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, though there were mixed messages from the administration about whether the U.S. would move unilaterally to reduce tariffs.
Why it matters: As recession worries grow, the Trump administration is signaling intentions to tamp down trade tensions with China, which have threatened to all but shutter commerce between the world's two largest economies.
President Trump declared that Volodymyr Zelensky has "no cards to play" in a stinging rebuke after the Ukrainian president rejected his framework for peace.
Why it matters: The U.S. presented Ukraine with its "final offer" for peace last week, which includes U.S. recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and no possibility of NATO membership for Ukraine. But Zelensky rejected that proposal on Wednesday.
Viewers across the U.S. are getting ready for the next Pope to be announced by binge watching the fictional drama "Conclave."
Why it matters: The Oscar-award-winning film that depicts how the Catholic Church chooses its leader has seen a massive spike in daily viewership since Pope Francis died earlier this week.
Financial market reality remains a constraint on President Trump's most aggressive impulses. But that doesn't mean the economy is out of the woods.
The big picture: Tuesday brought a presidential climbdown on both his threats to fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and to slam Chinese imports with tariffs so high as to virtually shutter trade between the world's biggest economies.
Merchandise trade between China and the U.S. is likely to collapse if the current tariffs on both sides remain in place.
How much of that collapse has already started, however, is unclear.
The big picture: While some transpacific container-shipping routes have been canceled or changed to avoid U.S. ports, many ships are still headed for Long Beach, Oakland, and other U.S. destinations.
President Trump got a scare from CEOs and markets on Monday. On Tuesday, he bluntedsome of his sharpest threats — signaling a softer stance on China and retreating from fiery rhetoric targeting the Fed.
Why it matters: The president is resolute in his goal of reshaping the economy. But he's sensitive to the movement of the markets and the pleas of powerful corporate leaders and investors who fear the worst from his sweeping efforts.
President Trump's penchant for chaos — overload the media, public and government with disorienting action and controversial figures — is mass-producing ... chaos, everywhere.
Why it matters: As Trump's 2.0 administration approaches its first 100 days, his less leaky, less back-stabby White House is starting to look more like the first-term one, with a surge in infighting and embarrassing public revelations.
Voice of America workers who were placed on leave or fired should return to work and the Trump administration must restore funding to the VOA and other U.S. government-funded news outlets, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Why it matters: The ruling effectively halts the Trump administration's plan to gut the VOA and its parent, the government-funded U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
