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In the news today: President Donald Trump calls his sweeping tariffs 'medicine' as markets reel; a federal judge calls Trump's deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador 'wholly lawless'; and Israel dramatically expands its footprint in the Gaza Strip. Also, John Lithgow's dark exploration of Roald Dahl earns him best actor at the Olivier Awards. |
President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House on Marine One, Sunday in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won't back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. Read more. |
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- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn't want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn't concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, "sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something."
- Trump's Cabinet members and economic advisers were out in force Sunday defending the tariffs and downplaying the consequences for the global economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said unfair trade practices are not "the kind of thing you can negotiate away in days or weeks." and Top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett acknowledged that other countries are "angry and retaliating," and, he said, "by the way, coming to the table."
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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'
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The U.S. government's decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be "wholly lawless," a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal opinion explaining why she had ordered the Trump administration to bring him back to the United States. The Justice Department has asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause the judge's ruling. Read more. |
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There is little to no evidence to support a "vague, uncorroborated" allegation that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was once in the MS-13 street gang, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis wrote. And in any case, she said, an immigration judge had expressly barred the U.S. in 2019 from deporting Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs.
Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Salvadoran national who has never been charged or convicted of any crime, was detained by immigration agents and deported last month. Abrego Garcia had a permit from DHS to legally work in the U.S. and was a sheet metal apprentice pursuing a journeyman license, his attorney said. His wife is a U.S. citizen.
- In her order Sunday, Xinis referenced earlier comments from now-suspended Justice Department attorney Erez Reuveni in which Reuveni said: "We concede he should not have been removed to El Salvador" and that he responded "I don't know" when asked why Abrego Garcia was being held. The Justice Department placed Reuveni on leave after he made the comments.
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Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone
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Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land. Read more. |
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The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, farmland and infrastructure to the point of uninhabitability, according to Israeli soldiers and rights groups. This military buffer zone has doubled in size in recent weeks.
Israel has depicted its tightening grip as a temporary necessity to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages taken during the Oct. 7 attack. But the land Israel holds, which includes a corridor that divides the territory's north from south, could be used for wielding long-term control, human rights groups and Gaza experts say.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that even after Hamas is defeated, Israel will keep security control in Gaza and push Palestinians to leave.
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John Lithgow poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards on Sunday in London. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP)
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John Lithgow wins best actor at the UK stage Olivier Awards for exploring Roald Dahl's dark side
American actor John Lithgow won the best actor trophy at the London stage Olivier Awards on Sunday for exploring the dark side of children's writer Roald Dahl in "Giant." Check out the full list of winners. |
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