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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments in high-profile deportation suit involving Venezuelan nationals Last week, Boasberg issued an order to immediately halt any planned deportations of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador  The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a lower court can properly address the Trump administration's efforts to deport Venezuelan nationals via a 1798 wartime law. The administration asked for a stay pending appeal shortly after an initial March 15 order was issued, calling it a "massive, unauthorized imposition on the Executive’s authority to remove dangerous aliens who pose threats to the American people." The Trump administration had attempted to invoke a 1798 wartime authority to deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), for a period of 14 days. Trump Loses Bid to Vacate Order Against Gang Deportations  A federal judge denied a Trump administration request to throw out a temporary order barring further deportations of accused Venezuelan gang members based solely on the Alien Enemies Act, further escalating a standoff between the courts and the White House. US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington ruled his temporary order will remain in effect, restricting such removals until the men are given an opportunity to challenge whether they are connected to the Tren de Aragua gang. The ruling came hours before a federal appeals court will hear arguments on the issue. “Each vehemently denies being a member of Tren de Aragua,” the judge said in a ruling Monday. “Several in fact claim that they fled Venezuela to escape the predations of the group, and they fear grave consequences if deported solely because of the Government’s unchallenged labeling.” US May Exclude Sector-Specific Tariffs: Officials  U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on April 2, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported, but a Trump administration official on Monday cautioned that the situation was fluid and no final decisions had been made. Trump himself will ultimately determine the contents of the April 2 announcement, which he has touted as "Liberation Day" for the U.S. economy. The action aims to shrink a $1.2 trillion global goods trade deficit by raising U.S. tariffs to levels charged by other countries and counteracting their non-tariff trade barriers.
Trump says country that purchases oil or gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay 25% tariff on ‘any trade they do with our country’  President Trump announced Monday that all countries that purchase oil or gas from Venezuela will be subject to a 25% tariff on all trade with the US, marking one of the harshest economic crackdowns on the dictator regime yet. “Any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25% to the United States on any Trade they do with our Country,” Trump raged on Truth Social in a lengthy post. The tariffs will go into effect on April 2, the day Trump is set to announce a wide range of reciprocal global tariffs. Maine high school athlete sends message to governor amid trans-athlete policy controversy  Maine high school athlete Cassidy Carlisle expounded on her message to Gov. Janet Mills as the state continued to thumb its nose as President Donald Trump and maintain its transgender-athlete policies in girls' and women’s sports. Carlisle opened up to Fox News Digital last week about how the state’s transgender policies affected her childhood, revealing she was changing in front of a transgender student for gym class while in middle school. Carlisle, now a high school senior, has become a voice for change in her state. She met with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi last month and shared her story about having to compete against transgender athletes in sports. She also spoke in front of the Maine State Capitol earlier this month as hundreds protested against the gender-inclusion policies. Pam Bondi tells Jasmine Crockett to ‘tread carefully’ as Democratic rep plans ‘Global Day of Action’ against Tesla  Attorney General Pam Bondi cautioned Rep. Jasmine Crockett Sunday to “tread very carefully” with her plans to target Tesla boss Elon Musk over his crusade to shrink the federal government. Last week, Crockett (D-Texas) addressed a virtual rally for the “Tesla Takedown” movement and heralded its plans for a “Global Day of Action” this coming weekend to protest the electric car company. “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully, because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we are going to fight to protect all the Tesla owners throughout this country,” Bondi told Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Trans European travelers warned by their countries about US travel amid Trump 'two-sexes' order European countries issue cautionary advisories for transgender travelers going to the US  Several European countries have updated their travel advisories for transgender travelers seeking to enter the U.S. amid President Donald Trump's "two-sexes" executive order and the administration's immigration crackdown. Finland, Denmark, the U.K. and Germany are all urging cautionary planning for transgender people when traveling to the U.S. "When applying for an ESTA or visa to the United States, there are two gender designations to choose from: male or female," the Danish travel advisory said on its website. Border Czar Homan: We're Going to Keep Targeting Worst of the Worst  Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump, said in an interview Sunday that they will not defy court orders issued over challenges to the administration's invoking of the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting undocumented migrants. Venezuelan migrants were deported to El Salvador after Judge James Boasberg ordered the flights to turn around, saying the Alien Enemies Act did not apply to their case. Homan said on ABC's "This Week" that a judge's order will not stop them from arresting people they believe to be public safety and national security threats, though he stressed they will abide by all court orders. Education Secretary Praises Columbia's Reforms to Unlock $400M  Education Secretary Linda McMahon said on Sunday that changes Columbia University made under pressure from the Trump administration were good first steps toward it restoring federal funding that was pulled over allegations the school tolerated antisemitism on campus. "We are on the right track now to make sure the final negotiations to unfreeze that money will be in place," McMahon said on CNN's "State of the Union." The Ivy League university in New York City laid out plans on Friday to reform its disciplinary process, hire security officers with arrest powers and appoint a new official with a broad remit to review departments that offer courses on the Middle East. It also banned face masks on campus if they were being worn to break rules or laws. Kremlin: Russia and US Have Common Understanding on Need for Settlement in Ukraine The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia and the United States had a common understanding on the need to move towards a settlement to end the war in Ukraine but that there are still many different aspects that need to be worked out. Negotiations in Saudi Arabia between Moscow and Washington are focused on technical issues, including the Black Sea Initiative, which is about the security of shipping in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The Russian and U.S. delegations are holding talks in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on settling the crisis in Ukraine on Monday.
Trump names his former defense lawyer Alina Habba to be interim US attorney for New Jersey  Former defense attorney and White House counselor Alina Habba is a New Jersey native who’ll succeed John Giordano as interim US attorney in the state where the president has several golf clubs. Giordano is being nominated as ambassador to Namibia, the president said. Habba has been a rising star in Trump’s orbit after representing him in various legal matters over the past few years. Want to fight Jew-hate, Dems? Reject the ICC’s Bibi blood libel If Democrats ever care to show they actually do stand against antisemitism, they’ll offer some plan of action for standing up against the moral stain on the Western world that is the International Criminal Court. Senate Democrats weeks ago used the filibuster to kill a bill sanctioning the ICC for its morally hideous arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant. The ICC warrant is based on utterly specious allegations of war crimes brought over Israel’s legitimate self-defense in its multi-front war with Iran and its proxies — a struggle for existence. Lower gas prices aren’t luck. Trump’s energy policies are fueling American independence Biden canceled the XL pipeline in his war against US energy. Trump is the reason for the huge drop in gas prices The American people are starting to notice the change they voted for back in November. Despite all the hyperventilation and handwringing from the mainstream media in their leftist enclaves of New York and Washington D.C., things in the real world are actually starting to look good again. It’s getting more affordable to get to work. Gas prices have dropped for the fourth straight week, and they are absolutely down from where they were under President Joe Biden. The reason why isn’t a mystery or a secret. We used to have a president who was at war with American energy. Now, we once again have one who is unleashing it. For four years, the Biden administration waged war on American energy — from canceling the Keystone XL pipeline to blocking drilling permits, restricting federal land leases and imposing crushing regulations on the oil and gas industry. The result? Gas prices soared, inflation spiked, and the average American family was forced to pay the price — literally. At the peak of Biden’s energy crisis, gas reached over $5 a gallon. That was no accident. |
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