Politics

A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has held a green card since 2015, was detained…

If an immigrant who the government claims is a gang member can be deported to El Salvador without any due process rights, then why not a U.S. citizen? That was the nightmarish scenario immigration advocates and constitutional law experts were considering on Monday after President Donald Trump again pushed a provocative plan to deport U.S.…

A group of small businesses sued President Donald Trump, seeking to block new tariffs that he has imposed on foreign imports in recent weeks. The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade alleges that Trump has illegally usurped Congress’ power to levy tariffs. The suit said Trump’s claim that trade deficits with other countries…

Harvard University‘s president announced Monday it wouldn’t accept demands made by the Trump administration for continued federal funding, and shortly afterward an Education Department task force announced it was freezing more than $2 billion in funding for the prestigious school. Harvard President Alan Garber had said the demands violate the storied school’s rights, including under…

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday that he wouldn’t return a man the Justice Department said it had mistakenly deported to his country. “How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into the United States?” Bukele said, sitting beside Trump in…

As Democratic voters say their party needs to change and young voters grow more skeptical of traditional party politics, a crop of candidates in their 20s and 30s is stepping in to challenge older Democrats for their seats in Congress. The primary challengers stepping up against veteran Democrats in recent months are emphasizing young-voter issues…

Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro denied Sunday that there are tensions between him and tech mogul Elon Musk, another senior Trump adviser, days after Musk called Navarro a “moron.” “Everything’s fine with Elon,” Navarro said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding with a laugh, “I’ve been called worse.” Navarro addressed his public…

President Donald Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday as the small Central American nation becomes a critical lynchpin of the U.S. administration’s mass deportation operation. Since March, El Salvador has accepted from the U.S. more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants — whom Trump administration officials have…

White House physician Sean Barbabella released a memo detailing the results of President Donald Trump‘s annual physical on Friday, writing that the president is in “excellent health.” Trump exhibits “robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” Barbabella wrote. “His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being.” “President Trump’s days include participation in…

Andrea Gilbert thought she knew what would happen to her brain. The 79-year-old retired attorney, who has Alzheimer’s disease and receives care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, agreed to donate it for research in 2023. She hoped to help scientists unlock the keys to a disease that had left her writing notes to remind…