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It’s the latest of several battles between the federal government and New York over transportation — with courts repeatedly smacking down the Trump administration’s attempts to hold back funding over policy disputes.
State Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Kathy Hochul filed the suit in federal court Friday. They’re looking to recover funds the fed- eral Department of Transportation is withholding over licenses and permits it says were illegally issued. The state argues that it's done nothing wrong, and that the licenses at the heart of the issue were issued in compliance with both state and federal regulations.
The Trump administration is withholding NY transportation funds, again. NY's suing, again.
Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status
The Trump administration is making it easier to deport immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
A new precedent decision published Friday by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) says being a DACA recipient is not enough reason to provide relief from deportation.
A three-judge panel of appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from immigration judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago, citing Santiago's active DACA status. They sent the case back to a different immigration judge for review.
Although the decision does not mean Santiago will be immediately deported, it potentially weakens DACA protections for hundreds of thousands of others.
Santiago's case gained national attention after she was detained by Customs and Border Protection officers while boarding a domestic flight at the El Paso airport in August. She was placed in immigration detention until a federal judge granted her release last October. She has been fighting the threat of deportation in the immigration court system since.
Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents Dinner amid loud bangs
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday were evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner after loud bangs were heard.
The Hill’s “In the Know” columnist Judy Kurtz said three loud bangs were heard and people were seen running through the doors into the ballroom.
Reporters in attendance went under their tables. A person could be heard shouting, “Move, move!”
A Secret Service official told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins that a shooter was in the lobby and is confirmed dead.
Other administration officials onstage with the Trump were rushed out of the room.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and attendees dropped to the floor after gunshots were heard inside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was taking place on April 25.
Law enforcement officials are evacuating the ballroom, and the event has been canceled. The president, first lady, vice president and all Cabinet officials are safe, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed in a post on X.
One individual is in custody, and the Secret Service is investigating the incident, Guglielmi added.
"Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely," Trump said in a social media post. "The shooter has been apprehended, and I have recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement. They will make a decision shortly."
'Permanently Wiped': Trump Has A Full-Blown Freakout In 1:13 A.M. Social Media Rant
President Donald Trump posted and reposted a wild series of messages in the middle of the night, with more than a dozen shared on Truth Social after 12 a.m. on Friday.
He demanded that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “resign.” He shared a post calling for an end to the filibuster to push his agenda through the Senate. He shared multiple posts accusing former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State ― and 2016 campaign rival ― Hillary Clinton of treason. In yet another, he shared a meme calling for arrests.
And he posted a rant at 1:13 a.m. suggesting that the 2020 election results “be permanently wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect!”
“The Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the greatest political scams in American History, has been charged with FRAUD,” Trump wrote, referring to an indictment this week accusing the organization of funding extremist groups via its use of paid informants.
“This is another Democrat Hoax, along with Act Blue, and many others,” he added.
ActBlue is the fundraising platform that has raised billions for Democratic candidates, now facing scrutiny over how it vetted donors.
Trump concluded:
“If it is true, the 2020 Presidential Election should be permanently wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT”
Trump has claimed repeatedly, without evidence, that the 2020 election was marred by fraud and insisted that he won.
He did not.
Donald Trump statue locked away as Ohio artist battles crypto backers
Zanesville sculptor Alan Cottrill put the final touches – gold leaf gilding – on a 15-foot-tall bronze statue of President Donald Trump three months ago but he's been holding it hostage until he gets full payment.
"It's in an undisclosed location in Muskingum County, Ohio," Cottrill said. "I don't say any more than that."
Cottrill is in an ongoing payment dispute with $PATRIOT, a cryptocurrency group that commissioned the work in August 2024. The statue features Trump pumping his fist in the air following a July 2024 assassination attempt in western Pennsylvania.
Cottrill said he's been paid $300,000 for the piece, as agreed, and an additional $60,000 for the gold leafing. The hang up is over a copyright infringement when the crypto group used images of his original artwork to sell crypto tokens, he said.
Jeanine Pirro Abruptly Ends Investigation Into Trump Nemesis Jerome Powell
Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced Friday the investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is closed.
In a post on X, Pirro said the Fed’s inspector general “has been asked to scrutinize the building costs overruns — in the billions of dollars — that have been borne by taxpayers.”
While that’s happening, the investigation into Powell — which prosecutors have said is about potential fraud charges related to renovations of the Federal Reserve building, and statements during a testimony Powell gave to a congressional committee — is ending.
“The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable to American taxpayers,” Pirro said in her statement. “I expect a comprehensive report in short order and am confident the outcome will assist in resolving, once and for all, the questions that led this office to issue subpoenas.”
Mayor Mamdani vetoes bill to restrict protests near schools and universities
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday he would veto a controversial “buffer zone” bill to restrict protests around educational institutions, calling it an excessive restriction of the First Amendment.
The veto is the first of Mamdani’s administration.
The mayor said he would not veto a similar recent bill restricting protests near houses of worship. City Council Speaker Julie Menin had framed both bills as common-sense safety measures to protect people from harassment.
But Mamdani said the implications of limits on protests at campuses and schools were too broad.
“As the bill is written, everywhere from universities to museums to teaching hospitals could face restrictions,” he said in a statement. “This could impact workers protesting [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement], or college students demanding their school divest from fossil fuels or demonstrating in support of Palestinian rights.”
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