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President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

Trump says he ‘could’ bring Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador, but won’t

Karina Tsui, CNN April 30, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to...

	The Senate votes on a bipartisan resolution on April 30, that would have effectively blocked Donald Trump's global tariffs by revoking the emergency order the president is using to enact them.

Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy

(CNN) — Vice President JD Vance late Wednesday cast a tie-breaking vote to kill a bipartisan effort to rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Senate. Earlier in the evening, the Senate...

Food and nutrition researchers had high hopes when Robert f. Kennedy Jr., center, was sworn in as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy

Meg Tirrell, CNN April 16, 2025

(CNN) —When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic that their...

US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words

Patrick Oppmann, CNN April 10, 2025

(CNN) — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have...

A customer shops at a Costco store in Teterboro, New Jersey, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

Here’s which grocery store items will get more expensive because of tariffs

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN April 9, 2025

New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump, during his announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world, called groceries an “old-fashioned” and “beautiful term.” But...

Shipping containers are seen on a cargo ship at the Port Jersey Container Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 8, 2025.

China announces 84% tariffs on US goods in showdown with Trump

Nectar Gan and Juliana Liu, CNN April 9, 2025

Hong Kong (CNN) — China unveiled retaliatory tariffs of 84% on imports of US goods on Wednesday, matching additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day and further inflaming...

Community members rally in front of the Department of Education with school desks to protest budget cuts on March 13 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education.

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

Jeff Zeleny and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN March 20, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education, two administration officials told CNN, a move that will...

People protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after reports circulated that migrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra had been taken into custody by federal agents, in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday.

ICE defends arrest of high-profile undocumented mother of 4 as outraged supporters rally for her release

(CNN) — An undocumented mother of four who became a symbol of resistance as she fought for immigrant rights during the first Trump administration is now in federal custody, stoking fear and turmoil...

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

New immigration policies spark concerns among Kent State community

Tanner Smith, Beat Reporter March 7, 2025

Within just one month of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a major focus change toward immigration.  Activity from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Ohio sparked concern among...

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Students may face financial frustrations due to bird flu, Trump tariffs

Ari Collins, Beat Reporter March 6, 2025

Worries over the bird flu outbreak and concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariff orders are causing many Kent State students to come to terms with their financial struggles. According to the CDC,...

A drone view shows the open pit mine of Zavallievsky Graphite, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zavallia, Ukraine, February 10.

What we do and don’t know about Trump’s ‘very big deal’ on Ukraine’s mineral resources

Ivana Kottasová, CNN February 26, 2025

(CNN) — The United States and Ukraine are trying to hammer out a natural resources agreement that would give Washington access to Kyiv’s untapped mineral riches in exchange for investments and what...

A Target store is pictured in 2023 in North Miami Beach, Florida. Target was sued February 20 by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month merchandise collection.

Target is getting hit from all sides on DEI

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN February 21, 2025

New York (CNN) — Target was sued Thursday by Florida and America First Legal for allegedly concealing the financial risks of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and its 2023 Pride Month...

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