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18.04.2025

18.04.2025 โ€” Day Senator Met Deportee Over Margaritas

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.04.2025.

It displays 241 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.04.2025 โ‡ข Day Senator Met Deportee Over Margaritas
โŒจSenator Van Hollen's meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador dominated coverage, with photos showing them "sipping margaritas" released by El Salvador's president in an apparent attempt to embarrass U.S. officials. Van Hollen later claimed these were staged.

The White House maintained Garcia would "never come back" to the U.S. despite court orders, revealing they paid El Salvador $15 million to detain prisoners. A judge blocked deportations to third countries without due process and halted Trump's mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The FSU shooting investigation identified victims Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba, with reports the shooter had white supremacist views and was kidnapped to Norway as a child during a custody dispute.

Secretary of State Rubio warned the U.S. would abandon Ukraine peace negotiations within days if no progress occurred, marking a potential split with Trump's position.
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02:12โ‡ขSenator Meets Deportee in El Salvador

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Garcia in El Salvador after initially being denied access to the prison where he was held (AP, Boston Globe, CBS, NYTimes, USA Today, Washington Post). El Salvador's President Bukele shared photos of the meeting, describing Garcia as "sipping margaritas" with the senator (NY Post, Daily Beast). In other news, the Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship (CNN, OANN), and Luigi Mangione has been indicted on federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO (NBC, NPR).
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SEN MEETS WITH MAN WRONGLY DEPORTED TO HELL PRISON
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06:44โ‡ขVan Hollen Meets Deported Abrego Garcia In El Salvador

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on the continuing deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, with Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen meeting him in El Salvador despite initial prison access denials (CBS, CNN, The Hill, NYTimes, Washington Post). The US Appeals Court denied the White House's appeal in the case (NPR, Common Dreams). Immigration issues dominate coverage, with reports of the Trump administration's plans to expand detention systems (AP) and international students facing visa cancellations, including a UCLA student detained at the border (Boston Globe, LA Times). In other news, a shooting at Florida State University involves Phoenix Ikner, stepson of a sheriff's deputy (ABC, Newsweek).
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11:27โ‡ขRubio Threatens to Abandon Ukraine Peace Talks

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Ukraine peace negotiations, with Secretary of State Rubio indicating the Trump administration may abandon efforts within days if progress isn't made (CNN, NYTimes, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Newsweek). The FSU shooting continues to receive coverage, with reports the shooter Phoenix Ikner promoted white supremacist views (ABC News, NY Post). Immigration remains a major topic, with stories about self-deportations increasing in California (LA Times) and continued controversy around Abrego Garcia's alleged MS-13 ties (The Hill, Breitbart, Fox News). The Trump administration is also threatening Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students (NBC News, Boston Globe) and changing how the State Department reports on human rights (NPR).
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A look at recent bottom-up efforts to win endorsements for Bernie Sanders and mobilize trade unionists against Donald Trump offer insights into how the labor movement can better and more democratically engage its members in politics.
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Jacobin sat down with legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone to talk about his recent testimony before Congress on the JFK assassination, the CIAโ€™s continued stonewalling, and why weโ€™re closer than ever to finally piecing together the mystery of November 22, 1963.
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13:46โ‡ขRubio Threatens to Abandon Ukraine Peace Talks

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on Ukraine peace negotiations, with Secretary of State Rubio warning the Trump administration may "move on" from peace talks within days if Russia and Ukraine don't demonstrate seriousness (Washington Post, CNN, The Epoch Times, Breitbart). A deadly US strike on a Yemeni oil port killed 74 people according to Houthi rebels, marking the deadliest attack in Trump's campaign against them (AP News). The Florida State University shooting continues to receive attention, with reports about the suspect's background including his mother kidnapping him to Norway years earlier (NY Post, USA Today). Other topics include Trump administration scrutiny of Harvard's foreign gifts (Boston Globe), a Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare's free preventive care provision (NBC News), and Trump's tariff policies (Newsweek, Reason).
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15:37โ‡ขDeadly FSU Shooting Claims Two Lives

โŒจThe newspapers report on a deadly mass shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and injured six (ABC, CBS, NY Post). Police are searching for a motive, with reports that the shooter's mother kidnapped him to Norway during a custody dispute years earlier. The Trump administration continues confronting Harvard, demanding records on foreign funding and alleging disclosure violations (Boston Globe). Secretary of State Rubio warns the U.S. will abandon Russia-Ukraine peace mediation unless progress occurs soon (Epoch Times, OANN). Domestic policy concerns include Trump firing 90% of Consumer Protection Agency staff (Common Dreams) and constitutional questions about presidential defiance of court orders (Reason, NPR).
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17:11โ‡ขJudge Blocks CFPB Mass Layoffs

โŒจThe newspapers report on the federal judiciary's intervention to temporarily block Trump administration's mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (AP, ABC, The Hill, Common Dreams). Immigration issues remain prominent with coverage of Sen. Van Hollen's meeting with deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom federal authorities suspected of human trafficking and MS-13 ties (NY Post, Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast). Secretary of State Rubio has warned that U.S. mediation in the Russia-Ukraine war will end unless progress is made soon (OANN, Newsweek). Other stories include Puerto Rico's recovery from an island-wide blackout (NBC), Trump's cautious approach to Federal Reserve Chair Powell despite criticism (NYTimes), and declining international travel to the U.S. since Trump's return to office (Washington Post).
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James Madison argued that politiciansโ€™ ambition would lead them to uphold the separation of powers. Today congressmembersโ€™ ambition seems to lead them to do the exact opposite: submitting to Trump and completely bargaining away their own power.
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Former President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of several notable figures to his Homeland Security Advisory Council, including Fox News contributor Mark Levinโ€”an accomplished attorney and political commentatorโ€”alongside South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Florida State Senator Joe Gruters, and former NYPD detective Bo Dietl.
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18:28โ‡ขJudge Blocks Third-Country Deportations

โŒจThe newspapers report on a legal battle over deportation procedures, with a federal judge blocking deportation of noncitizens to third countries without due process (ABC News). Trump administration policies are being scrutinized, including the threat to invoke the Insurrection Act (Common Dreams), the changing of COVID origins on government websites (Epoch Times), and pressure on Federal Reserve independence (NYTimes, The Atlantic). Secretary of State Rubio has publicly split from Trump on Ukraine policy (Daily Beast). Immigration issues remain prominent with stories about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case (Fox News, NY Post, Slate), MS-13 allegations, and immigrants proving they're alive after being erroneously labeled deceased (Washington Post).
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Christians around the world today observe Good Friday, the anniversary of the day Jesus Christ was crucified on a hill called Golgotha outside the walls of Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago by Roman soldiers.
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20:19โ‡ขFSU Shooting Victims Identified

โŒจThe newspapers report on the continuing FSU shooting aftermath, with victims identified as Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba (USA Today, CBS) and a survivor recounting playing dead during the attack (ABC News). The Trump administration's immigration controversy continues as officials maintain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador, will "never come back" to the US despite Sen. Van Hollen's visit (CNN, AP News). The Biden administration faces scrutiny over RFK Jr.'s comments about autism (MSNBC) and Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial proceeding without delay (NBC News). Other stories include Trump's DOJ intervening in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case (Daily Beast) and reports that Trump's tariff policies are negatively impacting jobs (Reason).
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22:35โ‡ขSenator Reveals $15M Payment to El Salvador for Wrongful Deportee

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case, with Senator Van Hollen returning from El Salvador where he met with the wrongfully deported man, describing him as "traumatized" in the notorious CECOT megaprison (CNN, NY Post, AP News, The Hill, Washington Post, Newsweek, HuffPost). The senator revealed the White House paid El Salvador $15 million to detain prisoners. A judge has temporarily halted Trump's attempts to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Common Dreams, Daily Beast). Other stories include the identification of FSU shooting victims (ABC News, USA Today), Trump's possible abandonment of Ukraine peace talks (NYTimes), and a detained Tufts PhD student being transferred from Louisiana to Vermont (Boston Globe).
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