Trump Corruption

Politico reports: The Trump administration is on the verge of deporting another group of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, lawyers for the immigrants told federal courts Friday. The lawyers said the administration is directly defying a Supreme Court order by attempting further deportations without due process. They filed an emergency appeal at the high court …

The Daily Beast reports: Corey Lewandowski has taken such an outsize role at DHS that some employees refer to him as Kristi Noem’s “shadow secretary.” Trump’s former campaign manager and senior advisor originally wanted to serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump and his top advisors were uncomfortable with the arrangement because their relationship has long been a source …

CBS News reports: The Department of Justice wants to stand in for President Trump in his ongoing appeal of a defamation case that could cost him tens of millions of dollars. Lawyers for the taxpayer-funded agency and Mr. Trump’s personal attorneys said in a filing on April 11 that the Justice Department believes the federal Westfall Act shields Mr. Trump …

The New York Times reports: The photos shared by Mr. Van Hollen and others posted by Mr. Bukele were the first public glimpses of Mr. Abrego Garcia since his deportation in March, which the Trump administration admitted in court was an error. The Supreme Court has ordered the administration to “facilitate” his return, but a federal judge overseeing the case …

Newsweek reports: A legal and political showdown is brewing over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported man whose immigration status has sparked sharp disagreement between the White House and a federal judge. On Friday, the White House posted a message declaring Abrego Garcia is “NOT coming back,” even as a judge criticized the government’s evidence against him and …

Reuters reports: A member of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency allegedly screamed and demanded 36-hours of straight work to process Thursday’s mass firings at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency employee said in a sworn statement on Friday. “DOGE member Gavin Kliger…kept the team up for 36 hours straight to ensure that the notices would go …

Mediaite reports: Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to blast Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s much-publicized trip to the Central American nation to meet with the Maryland resident — and illegal immigrant — who was wrongfully deported and sent to an El Salvadorian prison without due process. Trump wrote, “Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday …

CBS News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The FDA is ultimately responsible for the safety of much of the U.S. food supply that’s distributed over state lines, …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’s long-standing political independence. “If I want him out, he’ll …

“It’s not left and right, it’s not even Republican or Democrat. There’s one line that divides us: Do you love America, or do you hate America? It’s really quite that simple. We have people that love America, like the president, like his cabinet, like the directors of his agencies, who want to protect Americans.  “And then there’s the other side …

“You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple of states. You have gas lanes way down. The price of oil has dropped substantially. The prices of groceries are substantially down. “You know, when I came in, they hit me with eggs. I just got there. I was here for one week and they started screaming at me, eggs …

CBS News reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear oral arguments next month over whether the Trump administration can partially enforce an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship while proceedings in a challenge to the directive move forward. The court said in an unsigned order that arguments on the Justice Department’s request for emergency …

Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly cautioned White House officials that any attempt to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would risk destabilizing financial markets. Bessent’s private message reinforces what President Donald Trump already knows but comes as the president’s anger with the Fed chair is growing because Powell hasn’t shown signs that he will cut interest rates …

The Washington Post reports: Elon Musk targeted a flurry of money in late March to support Republican members of Congress who endorsed legislation to impeach judges or restrict their power, new filings revealed, bolstering his own push to punish judges who rule against the Trump administration. The reports, filed by principal campaign committees of the members, reflect only a partial …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) wrote to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to alert it to “suspicious activity” after Qube, a U.K.-based hedge fund, declared a $105 million short position in its DJT stock. When an investor takes a short position in a company’s stock, they are betting that the share price will …

Reuters reports: Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said. Musk’s rocket and satellite company is partnering with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril on a bid to build key parts of Golden Dome, the sources …

The New York Times reports: President Trump lashed out at Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, on Thursday, saying “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” Mr. Trump’s ire followed remarks by Mr. Powell on Wednesday, in which he warned in a speech that tariffs could create a “challenging scenario” for the central bank by putting its two …

“Comcast outlets spent days misleading the American public—implying that Abrego Garcia was merely a law abiding U.S. citizen, just a regular ‘Maryland man.’ When the truth comes out, they ignore it. “Comcast knows that federal law requires its licensed operations to serve the public interest. News distortion doesn’t cut it. “Abrego Garcia came to America illegally from El Salvador, was validated …

NBC News reports: After a man tried to assassinate Donald Trump in July at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, quickly issued a statement condemning the attempt on the Republican presidential candidate’s life. Yet three days after an arson attack on Shapiro’s residence in Harrisburg on Sunday, Trump still has not called Shapiro or weighed …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service’s top attorney to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, according to three people familiar with the situation, amid President Donald Trump’s row with the institution over its handling of antisemitism and diversity practices. The directive is a significant escalation of the president’s feud with Ivy League institutions and …