Trump DOJ sues Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women's sports
It alleges Maine’s policy allowing transgender athletes violates Title IX.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doj-files-civil-suit-maine-standoff-transgender/story?id=120858499
Obama blasts Trump administration's 'unlawful' Harvard demands
Barack Obama praised Harvard for its rejection of President Donald Trump's demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-praises-harvard-rejecting-white-house-demands-trump/story?id=120824379
Trumpâs D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Trump nominee Ed Martin’s 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/04/16/ed-martin-rt-sputnik-usattorney/
Europe pins trade hopes on Italyâs Meloni, its Trump whisperer
The Italian prime minister’s visit to Washington is high-stakes, risking her political capital in Europe and at home on a meeting with possible negative outcomes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/16/meloni-italy-eu-tariffs-trump/
Trump ties become liability for Australiaâs conservative party leader
From government efficiency to DEI, Australia’s right-wing leader — and prime ministerial hopeful — Peter Dutton was emulating Trump. Then along came tariffs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/15/trump-tariffs-australia-election-dutton/
Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says
An internal document reviewed by The Post targets spending on humanitarian assistance, global health, and international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/14/state-department-budget-cuts-trump-rubio/
Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine to come and to seeâ the destruction
Vice President JD Vance has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of bringing dignitaries on a “propaganda tour” of Ukraine. But Zelensky says he wants to show President Donald Trump the real situation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/14/zelensky-trump-visit-ukraine-60-minutes-cbs/
Canadaâs Carney Warns of Further Auto Fallout With Trump Attackingâ Domestic Sector
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he and other senior officials have spoken with senior executives at the world’s biggest automakers.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-warns-of-further-auto-fallout-with-trump-attacking-domestic-sector-2a9c0433
Trumpâs Trade War Deepens Threat to U.S. Brands in China
The tariff fight is deepening Chinese consumers’ preference for domestic goods.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-trade-war-us-brands-china-a347932c
Trump Misunderstands the China Shockâ
Beijing, not free trade more generally, is the reason America’s factories declined.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-misunderstands-the-china-shock-trade-tariffs-manufacturing-jobs-d6c4855d
Vintage Trump
Reciprocal agreements for zero tariffs will enable his promised golden age for Americans.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/vintage-trump-7a309477
Trump Throws Another Hail Mary
Coach Woody Hayes’s warning could apply to the ambitious and confident president.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-throws-another-hail-mary-coach-woody-hayes-foreign-policy-trade-war-hard-power-f48647e2
Trumpâs Confused Thinking About the Dollar
His across-the-board tariff increase is a losing proposition.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-confused-thinking-about-the-dollar-tariffs-exchange-rate-8456cbd9
Donald Trump Tries to Run Harvard
Many of his demands on the school exceed his power under the Constitution.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-harvard-funding-conditions-constitution-congress-c26040f8
Trump, Abrego Garcia and the Courts
The President may win this showdown, but by taunting the Supreme Court he is tempting fate later on cases of far greater consequence.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-abrego-garcia-deportation-el-salvador-nayib-bukele-supreme-court-5b3464f4
6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
The clashes range from unilaterally freezing federal funding to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/6-times-trump-administration-clashed-opponents-court-orders/story?id=120846599
Biden says damage Trump has done to Social Security is 'breathtaking'
Former President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the amount of damage the Trump administration has done to Social Security is "breathtaking."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-make-post-presidency-speeches-defend-social-security/story?id=120827366
Trump admin freezes billions in funding to Harvard University after rejecting demands
Harvard's defiance marks first major pushback against administration's attempts to reform elite universities.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/harvard-university-rejects-trump-administrations-demands-risking-billions/story?id=120799115
Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons
President Donald Trump told Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele he wanted to send "homegrown criminals" to El Salvador next and encouraged Bukele to build more prisons.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/homegrowns-trump-doubles-sending-convicted-us-citizens-foreign/story?id=120802863
Why Harvard Decided to Challenge Donald Trump
Universities are accustomed to acquiescing to the government, but Trump made Harvard an offer it couldn’t not refuse.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/why-harvard-decided-to-challenge-donald-trump
