White House solicits corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll event
Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.
Supreme Court suspends Trump administration’s deportations to foreign prisons
The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box,…
Protesters unite against Trump in hundreds of rallies across the U.S.
A grassroots-led campaign organized hundreds of protests and events across the U.S. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.”
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under Alien Enemies Act
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas “until further order of this court.”
Head Start advocates brace for possibility of Trump eliminating funding
A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be “catastrophic.”
Amtrak will take over renovation of New York’s Penn Station. Some riders have doubts
Amtrak will be taking over renovations at New York’s Penn Station, according to a letter sent by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Court denies White House appeal in Abrego Garcia deportation case
A court declined to lift a judge’s order that the Trump administration facilitate the return of wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Meanwhile, a Maryland senator met with him in El Salvador.
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Saturday. Here’s what to watch for
One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn’t expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who burned bright for Team USA in February are set to return to the ice.
Morning news brief
Court denies White House appeal in Abrego Garcia deportation case, gunman kills two and wounds six at Florida State University, Trump pressures Federal Reserve chair to lower interest rates.
What Trump’s choice of gold decor in the Oval Office projects about his presidency
Every president brings a personal touch to the Oval Office, and President Trump is going for gold. NPR’s Michel Martin asks Washington Post senior critic Robin Givhan about the image that projects.
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