A federal judge to revoke Harvard University鈥檚 ability to enroll international students.
The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard鈥檚 certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to host international students with visas to study in the U.S.
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Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
The president green-lit disaster relief for eight states Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months.
The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Several states requested the aid in response to damage from a system in mid-March.
鈥淭his support will go a long way in helping Mississippi to rebuild and recover. Our entire state is grateful for his approval,鈥� said Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, whose state experienced 18 tornados between March 14 and 15.
Mississippi residents in the hard-hit Walthall County expressed earlier this month over how long they had been waiting for federal help. The county鈥檚 emergency manager said debris removal operations stalled in early May when the county ran out of money while awaiting federal assistance.
Trump鈥檚 latest tariff threats knock Wall Street, European stocks and Apple lower
U.S. stocks fell after the president that could begin in a little more than a week.
The S&P 500 lost 0.7% to close out its in the last seven, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 256 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1%.
Trump threatened the tariffs before the U.S. stock market opened, saying on his Truth Social platform that trade talks with the European Union 鈥渨ere going nowhere鈥� and that 鈥渟traight 50%鈥� tariffs could take effect June 1.
Apple dropped 3% and was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500 after Trump went after the company specifically. He said he鈥檚 been pushing Apple CEO Tim Cook to to the United States, and he warned a tariff 鈥渙f at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S.鈥� if it doesn鈥檛.
Trump later clarified his post to say that all smart phones made abroad would be taxed and the tariffs could be coming as soon as the end of June.
Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the administration鈥檚 attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the .
The lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., on Thursday says the violated federal privacy laws when it ordered states and vendors to turn over five years of data about food assistance program applicants and enrollees, including names, birth dates, addresses and Social Security numbers.
The lawsuit 鈥渟eeks to ensure that the government is not exploiting our most vulnerable citizens by disregarding longstanding privacy protections,鈥� National Student Legal Defense Network attorney Daniel Zibel wrote in the complaint. The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Mazon Inc.: A Jewish Response to Hunger joined the four food assistance recipients in bringing the lawsuit.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump administration sues 4 New Jersey cities over 鈥榮anctuary鈥� policies
The administration sued over the cities鈥� policies aimed at prohibiting police from cooperating with immigration officials, saying the local governments are standing in the way of federal enforcement.
The Justice Department filed the suit in federal court Thursday against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken. The lawsuit seeks a judgment against the cities and an injunction to halt them from enacting so-called sanctuary city policies.
鈥淲hile states and local governments are free to stand aside as the United States performs this important work, they cannot stand in the way,鈥� the suit says.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, decried the lawsuit and said people are more likely to report crimes when they are not living in fear of deportation.
鈥淭he lawsuit against Newark is absurd. We are not standing in the way of public safety,鈥� Baraka said.
The administration previously sued , , and .
Trump administration takes first steps in easing sanctions on Syria
The administration granted Syria a six-month waiver from one crippling set of sanctions and eased restrictions on businesses as a first step in his .
The moves follow Trump鈥檚 announcement last week that the U.S. would ease former autocratic rulers 鈥� in a bid to give the new interim government a better chance of survival after a .
Friday鈥檚 two measures by the State and Treasury Departments waive a tough set of sanctions imposed by Congress in 2019 and expand rules for what activities foreign businesses can do in Syria. The administration did not say how long it would waive the congressional sanctions, but the law itself limits any presidential waiver to six months.
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Federal judge permanently blocks enforcement of Trump executive order against Jenner & Block
A federal judge has permanently blocked another of the president鈥檚 executive orders targeting a major law firm.
U.S. District Judge John Bates said in a ruling Friday that the order against the law firm of Jenner & Block violates the Constitution and cannot be enforced.
The ruling comes just weeks after a different judge blocked a similar order against the Perkins Coie law firm.
The spate of executive orders from Trump sought to impose identical consequences against firms out of favor with the president, including by mandating the suspension of lawyers who worked there.
Bates said the orders seek to 鈥渃hill legal representation the administration doesn鈥檛 like, thereby insulating the Executive Branch from the judicial check fundamental to the separation of powers.鈥�
Trump says US Steel will keep HQ in Pittsburgh as part of $14B 鈥榩artnership鈥� with Japan鈥檚 Nippon
The president said Friday that the iconic American steelmaker will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a 鈥減lanned partnership鈥� with Japan-based Nippon Steel.
狈颈辫辫辞苍鈥檚 to buy U.S. Steel by former President Joe Biden and, after Trump became president, subjected to another by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Trump said in a statement that 鈥渁fter much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America, and keep its Headquarters in the Great City of Pittsburgh.鈥�
The partnership will create at least 70,000 jobs and add $14 billion to the U.S. economy, he said, although it wasn鈥檛 clear what the terms of the deal would be or who would own U.S. Steel under the arrangement.
The companies did not immediately comment.
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Gold watches and field greens: Entrepreneur鈥檚 video offers a glimpse inside Trump鈥檚 crypto dinner
Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur has of his experience at .
The 37-second presentation features a soaring instrumental soundtrack and professional-quality camera work.
It shows off a menu that included 鈥淭rump organic field green salad,鈥� and an investor leaderboard autographed by those whose names were on it -- with Sun at the top.
There are also shots of attendees taking selfies and tossing baseball caps skyward, as Sun being awarded a flashy gold watch that attendees investing the most in the meme coin received from the Trump Organization, the Trump family鈥檚 business.
Trump doesn鈥檛 appear in the video. But the president addressed the dinner which was held Thursday night at his gold club outside Washington for the top 220 investors in his .
The top investor was Sun, who is famous for buying a piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall, for , and later .
Former professional basketball player and reality TV star Lamar Odom also attended. Odom has recently launched his own meme coin.
Justice Department and Boeing reach deal allowing airplane giant to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.
The Justice Department said in a court filing that it had reached an 鈥渁greement in principle鈥� that will require the company to pay and invest more than $1.1 billion. In return, the department will dismiss the criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer. The deal still needs to be finalized.
Paul Cassell, an attorney for many of the families in the long-running case, had previously said said his clients strongly oppose dropping the criminal case.
Many relatives of the passengers who died in , which took place off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019, have spent years pushing for a public trial, the prosecution of former company officials, and more severe financial punishment for Boeing.
Trump says of foreign students at US universities, 鈥榳e don鈥檛 want troublemakers here鈥�
Asked if he was considering restrictions on other universities, Trump said, 鈥淲e鈥檙e taking a look at a lot of things.鈥�
鈥淗arvard鈥檚 going to have to change its ways. So are some others,鈥� the president told reporters in the Oval Office.
Asked if he still wanted top foreign students to study in the U.S., Trump responded, 鈥淚 do. But a lot of the people need remedial math鈥� and suggested some even go to Harvard.
鈥淗ow would somebody who can鈥檛 add -- or has very basic skills -- how do they get into Harvard? Why are they there?,鈥� he demanded. 鈥淎nd then, you see those same people picketing and screaming at the United States.鈥�
Trump added: 鈥淲e don鈥檛 want troublemakers here.鈥�
Trump says tariffs coming for all foreign-made smart phones, not just Apple products
President Donald Trump said he would threaten tariffs on all smartphone makers who make their products abroad, not just Apple as he had threatened in a Friday social media post.
鈥淚t would be also Samsung and anybody that makes that product,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淥therwise, it wouldn鈥檛 be fair.鈥�
Trump said the new tariffs would come out at the end of June. He said he had an understanding with Apple CEO Tim Cook that his company would not relocate production to India to avoid Trump鈥檚 tariffs on Chinese goods.
Trump said he鈥檚 confident that companies can move their factories to the U.S. because 鈥渁 lot of it is so computerized now.鈥�
An interruption in the Oval Office
Right after Trump spoke about tariffs on foreign-made smartphones, the president鈥檚 own phone started ringing.
The first time, he pretended to answer before cancelling the call.
鈥淚t鈥檚 only a congressman,鈥� he joked with a smile.
The phone rang again almost immediately.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a different congressman,鈥� he said.
Trump says he鈥檚 not looking for a tariff deal with EU
President Donald Trump said he鈥檚 not seeking a deal with the European Union after announcing plans to put a 50% tax on its goods in June.
鈥淚鈥檓 not looking for a deal,鈥� Trump told the reporters at the Oval Office. 鈥淲e鈥檝e set the deal. It鈥檚 at 50%.鈥�
Trump said he objected to the trade deficit in goods with the EU and wanted European governments to provide greater access to American-made autos. But he defended his aggressive tariff hike by saying: 鈥淚t鈥檚 time that we play the game the way I know how to play the game, you know.鈥�
Still, Trump indicated that he could change or delay the tariff rates if European companies made commitments to build factories inside the U.S.
Trump has ambitious 鈥� and unlikely 鈥� goals for nuclear energy
The president signed an executive order that his staff said would help quadruple the amount of nuclear power generation over 25 years.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting, right?鈥� Trump said as people clapped in the Oval Office.
Meeting such a goal could prove very difficult. Nuclear plants are costly and highly regulated, and only one new one has been built in the last four decades.
Nuclear energy executive appeals to Trump
Jacob DeWitte, the chief executive of Oklo, a nuclear energy company, brought a prop that might appeal to the president 鈥� a golf ball.
Holding up the ball in the Oval Office, he said that amount of uranium can power someone鈥檚 needs for their entire life.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 get any better than that,鈥� he said.
鈥淰ery exciting indeed,鈥� Trump said.
Trump prepares to sign executive orders on nuclear energy
The president kicked off an event in the Oval Office with top administration officials and energy executives. He said that nuclear is a 鈥渉ot industry鈥� and his executive orders will 鈥渕ake us the real power.鈥�
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump was helping to roll back decades of overregulation.
鈥淭his is a huge day for the nuclear history. Mark this day on your calendar.鈥�
Japan will keep pushing for US to drop tariffs, PM Ishiba says after phone talks with Trump
Japan鈥檚 Prime Minister said Friday that he spoke by telephone with and agreed to hold 鈥減roductive鈥� discussions at an upcoming round of tariff talks between the two sides.
鈥淚nvestment, not tariffs,鈥� Ishiba told reporters after the talks. He said Japan鈥檚 position to keep pushing Washington to drop all recent tariff measures is unchanged and that he stands by plans to push for Japanese investment to create more jobs in the U.S. in exchange.
The two leaders held talks just after Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa, Japan鈥檚 chief tariff negotiator, headed to Washington for a third round of talks with his U.S. counterparts. In the , the U.S. had not agreed to the Japanese requests.
on imports of autos, a mainstay of Japan鈥檚 trade with the U.S. and a key driver of growth for the economy. Trump has relaxed some of those tariffs but has kept in place higher tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign student enrollment at Harvard
The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard鈥檚 certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to host international students with visas to study in the U.S.
Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday.
Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants
The Trump administration has continued releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border after telling those organizations that providing migrants with temporary housing and other aid may violate a law used to prosecute smugglers.
Border shelters, which have long provided lodging, meals and transportation to the nearest bus station or airport, were rattled by a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that raised 鈥渟ignificant concerns鈥� about potentially illegal activity and demanded detailed information . FEMA suggested shelters may have committed felony offenses against bringing people across the border illegally or transporting them within the United States.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continued to ask shelters in Texas and Arizona to house people even after the March 11 letter, putting them in the awkward position of doing something FEMA appeared to say might be illegal. Both agencies are part of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Omani mediator says Iran-US talks made 鈥榮ome but not conclusive progress鈥�
Oman鈥檚 foreign minister said Friday that the fifth round of Iran-U.S. negotiations had made 鈥漵ome but not conclusive progress.鈥�
Badr al-Busaidi made the comment on the social platform X after the talks ended in Rome.
Iranian and American officials offered no immediate comment.
鈥淭he fifth round of Iran US talks have concluded today in Rome with some but not conclusive progress,鈥� al-Busaidi wrote. 鈥淲e hope to clarify the remaining issues in the coming days, to allow us to proceed towards the common goal of reaching a sustainable and honourable agreement.鈥�
Iran and US conclude their fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue
That鈥檚 according to Iran鈥檚 foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, who made the comment on the messaging app Telegram, posting a picture of him talking with Oman鈥檚 Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the discussions.
There was no immediate acknowledgment from the American side. Iran said U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff left early to catch a flight while others stayed behind for technical talks.
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Vance: Trump administration won鈥檛 be launching any more 鈥榰ndefined missions鈥� or 鈥榦pen-ended conflicts鈥�
Addressing graduation at the U.S. Naval Academy, the vice president said the alternative will be quicker-hit military actions.
As an example, he pointed to the .
鈥淭hat鈥檚 how military power should be used. Decisively with a clear objective,鈥� he said.
Vance added, 鈥淲hen we throw a punch, we throw a punch hard, and we do it decisively. And that鈥檚 exactly what we may ask you to do.鈥�
Vance also criticized a Biden administration effort to build a to accept aid amid Israel鈥檚 war with Hamas there which he suggested never worked.
DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure
The group launched by Elon Musk to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some U.S. Census Bureau surveys it claims are 鈥渨asteful,鈥� worrying users of federal data who are about the health of the nation鈥檚 statistical infrastructure.
The Department of Government Efficiency said this week that five surveys costing $16.5 million that are conducted by the statistical agency for other federal agencies have been 鈥渢erminated.鈥� It didn鈥檛 specify which ones. The DOGE post said some of the questions on the eliminated surveys asked about alcohol consumption and the frequency of home internet use.
Other surveys are being reviewed 鈥渙ne-by-one,鈥� said Tuesday鈥檚 post on DOGE鈥檚 X account. The Census Bureau didn鈥檛 respond this week to an inquiry seeking comment.
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Trump鈥檚 team is divided on how to tackle the president鈥檚 vow to ease sanctions on Syria
Since Trump announced his intent to end a half-century of , a tug-of-war has developed in his administration over how quickly and thoroughly that should happen.
At risk could be the future of a transitional government run by those who late last year and hopes that it can stabilize the country after a that has left millions dead or displaced, the and thousands of foreign fighters still on Syrian soil.
U.S. presidents have over the years on the autocratic family that previously controlled Syria, and those could be quickly lifted or waived through executive action. But Congress imposed and would have to permanently remove them.
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Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he鈥檚 putting personal profits first
President Trump rewarded top investors in one of his cryptocurrency projects with a swanky dinner Thursday night, an event that showed the ascendance of an emerging financial industry 鈥� and also the president鈥檚 willingness to mix public office with personal profit.
Some 220 of the biggest investors in the $TRUMP were invited to Trump鈥檚 luxury golf club in Northern Virginia, where they dined on filet mignon and halibut. According to participants鈥� posts on social media, Trump spoke for about half an hour before dancing to the song 鈥淵MCA.鈥�
Despite the White House insisting Trump would be attending the event 鈥渋n his personal time,鈥� he stood behind a lectern with the presidential seal as he touted an industry that鈥檚 generating profits for his family business.
After feeling unfairly targeted under President Joe Biden, the crypto industry has quickly become a powerful political force, donating huge sums to help Trump and friendly lawmakers. The U.S. Senate is key pro-crypto legislation while .
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Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump鈥檚 foreign student ban
Belgium鈥檚 Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who鈥檚 first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after Trump announced on foreign students at the university.
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University鈥檚 ability to enroll international students in its with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
鈥淲e are looking into the situation, to see what kind of impact this decision might have on the princess, or not. It鈥檚 too early to say right now,鈥� said the palace鈥檚 communications head, Xavier Baert.
Baert said Princess Elisabeth, aged 23, has completed her first year of a graduate school program at Harvard and would spend the summer back in Belgium. 鈥淎nd we鈥檒l have to see what happens next year,鈥� he said.
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Vice President JD Vance will address graduates at the US Naval Academy on Friday
The president and vice president traditionally speak at one of the military service academies every year. Trump is scheduled Saturday to speak at West Point鈥檚 commencement.
Vance, who served in the Marines, was the first veteran to serve on a major party presidential ticket since John McCain in 2008 when he became Trump鈥檚 running mate last year. Former President George W. Bush, who left office in 2009, was the last sitting president who had served in the military.
Trump tariff threats on Europe and Apple send markets lower
President Trump is sending stocks lower again, this time after threatening 50% tariffs on the European Union that could begin in a little more than a week.
The S&P 500 was down 1.1% in early trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 408 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.6%.
Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that trade talks with the European Union 鈥渨ere going nowhere鈥� and that the 鈥渟traight 50%鈥� tariffs would go into effect on June 1. Apple sank after Trump threatened to put a 25% tariff on its products unless the company moves iPhone manufacturing to the U.S.
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Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by 鈥渁cting with deliberate indifference鈥� toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus.
The finding was announced late Thursday by the Health and Human Services Department, marking the latest blow for an Ivy League school already shaken by and to crack down on student speech.
It comes hours after the Department of Homeland Security to enroll international students, a major escalation in the administration鈥檚 monthslong attack on higher education.
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Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
The Ivy League school calls the ban unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House鈥檚 political demands.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard said the government鈥檚 action violates the First Amendment and will have an 鈥渋mmediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.鈥�
鈥淲ith the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard鈥檚 student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission,鈥� Harvard said in its suit.
The school said it plans to file for a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out the move.
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