Judge Gives Trump Admin 7 Days to Comply — Or Face Criminal Charges Date April 17, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: U.S. District Judge James Boasberg; Trump administration officialsWhat: Possible criminal contempt over court order violationsWhere: U.S. federal court (D.C. District)When: April 16, 2025 (ruling); April 23 deadline to complyWhy: Deportation of Venezuelan nationals … Read more
Date April 16, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: Sen. Chris Van Hollen; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; El Salvador’s governmentWhat: Senator blocked from meeting wrongfully deported Maryland residentWhere: CECOT Prison, El SalvadorWhen: April 16, 2025Why: Ongoing defiance of a Supreme Court ruling and disputed claims of gang affiliation Source: AP; The Independent; The Guardian U.S. Senator … Read more
Date April 16, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Maine Department of Education, Governor Janet MillsWhat: Federal lawsuit over transgender inclusion in girls’ sportsWhere: State of MaineWhen: Announced April 16, 2025Why: Alleged violations of Title IX and Trump’s executive order on gender and sport Source: AP; Reuters; U.S. Attorney General … Read more
Date April 16, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: Trump administration, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, U.S. Supreme CourtWhat: Refusal to comply with Supreme Court ruling to return a wrongfully deported U.S. residentWhere: U.S. and El SalvadorWhen: Deportation March 15, 2025; Court ruling April 10; unresolved as of April 16Why: The administration claims it cannot compel a … Read more
Date April 15, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: Chinese government, Boeing, U.S. and Chinese airlinesWhat: China halts Boeing jet deliveries and part purchasesWhere: China, affecting U.S. aerospace exportsWhen: April 15, 2025Why: Retaliation for U.S. tariffs; deepening trade conflict Source: Reuters, The Guardian, Fox Business In a direct retaliation to President Trump’s aggressive tariff hikes, … Read more
Date April 14th, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: President Trump, Salvadoran President Nayib BukeleWhat: Proposed sending American citizens convicted of violent crimes to prisons in El SalvadorWhere: White House meeting, U.S. and El SalvadorWhen: April 14, 2025Why: To incarcerate violent offenders overseas, sparking legal and ethical concerns Source: Time, AP News, Reuters President Trump … Read more
Date April 14th, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: President Donald Trump, Global financial marketsWhat: Confusion over shifting tariff policies causing market volatilityWhere: United States, affecting global marketsWhen: April 14, 2025Why: Inconsistent communication on tariff exemptions creating investor uncertainty Source: The Guardian, Investopedia Global markets are reeling amid confusion triggered by President Trump’s shifting stance … Read more
Date April 2, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff Who: President Donald Trump and the U.S. governmentWhat: Announcement of new tariffs on imported goodsWhere: United StatesWhen: Announced April 2, 2025; baseline tariffs effective April 5, 2025; country-specific tariffs effective April 9, 2025 Why: To promote domestic manufacturing and address trade imbalances President Trump asserts that these … Read more