- Rubio Says U.S. to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress Soon The New York Times
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- Rubio says Trump admin may soon "move on" from Ukraine-Russia peace efforts: "It's not our war." CBS News
- Russia-Ukraine war live: Rubio threatens to walk away from peace talks as outline of US minerals deal revealed The Guardian
- Rubio says US ready to 'move on' within days if no progress made on Russia-Ukraine peace deal Fox News
Israeli strikes kill Palestinians in tented area for displaced in Gaza – BBC
- Israeli strikes kill Palestinians in tented area for displaced in Gaza BBC
- LIVE: Palestinians ‘charred beyond recognition’ in Israeli strike on Gaza Al Jazeera
- Israel Strikes Area With Tent Camps for Displaced Gazans The New York Times
- Wave of Israeli airstrikes kill at least 40 across Gaza, says civil defence agency The Guardian
- At least 37 people killed in Israeli strikes, most in displacement camps, Gaza rescuers say France 24
US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 58, Houthis say – BBC
- US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 58, Houthis say BBC
- U.S. Strikes on Yemeni Port Kill Dozens, Houthis Say The New York Times
- US strike on Yemen fuel port kills at least 58, Houthi media say Reuters
- Dozens killed in US airstrikes on Yemen port, Houthis say CNN
- US Steps Up Houthi Campaign With Deadly Strikes on Red Sea Oil Port Bloomberg
Senate Democrat meets Ábrego García in El Salvador as legal battles continue – US politics live
Visit by Maryland’s Chris Van Hollen comes as a federal appeals court rules against the Trump’s administration’s efforts to block return to the US
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news over the next few hours.
We start with news that Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Ábrego García, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.
James Comer, the chair of the House oversight committee, and Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican leadership, have launched an investigation into Harvard University, accusing the university of a “lack of compliance with civil rights laws”.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield.
The supreme court said it will hear arguments next month over Donald Trump’s bid to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.
In their unanimous opinion issued today, a US appeals court warned the Trump administration that battles against the judiciary could undermine public confidence.
After weeks of strong rhetoric, the president told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that he thought trade deals could be finished in the “next three or four weeks”.
Trump on Thursday extended a government-wide federal hiring freeze that was set to expire this weekend.
The Washington DC headquarters for the Department of Housing and Urban Development may soon be up for sale.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war live: Rubio threatens to walk away from peace talks as outline of US minerals deal revealed
‘We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end,’ US secretary of state says
A Russian drone strike early on Friday hit a bakery in northern Ukraine where traditional Easter cakes were being prepared, killing one man, Ukrainian officials said.
Images shared by Ukrainian emergency services, which said they were filmed at the scene of the strike in the city of Sumy, showed trays of Easter cakes covered in grey dust, and a smashed window nearby, Reuters reported.
So much for Russia’s ‘traditional Christian values’. It is against the Lord, any faith, and any human values to strike an ordinary pastry shop, murder an entrepreneur, and destroy Easter bread. This is the evil we are dealing with every day.
Continue reading...Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images
Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroom
Joe Seiders, the American drummer with Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse imagery.
A statement made by the sheriff’s office of Riverside county, California, alleged that evidence has implicated Seiders in two incidents. On Monday 7 April, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted to film him in a restroom of a fast food restaurant, and on Wednesday 9 April, police officers received another report from the restaurant, that a man was “entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business”.
Continue reading...‘Conspiracy trial’ restarts: What’s Tunisia’s history with death penalty?
Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991, but prominent opposition figures may be sentenced.
US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio
Secretary of state threatens to pull plug ‘within days’, as Kyiv says it has signed mineral deal memorandum
The US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.
Speaking in Paris on Friday after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said Donald Trump was still interested in a deal. But he added that the US president had many other priorities around the world and was willing to move on unless there were signs of progress.
Continue reading...British woman among four killed in Italian cable car crash
Israeli woman and Italian driver of cable car also died in crash near Naples and reports say fourth victim also British
A British woman was among four people who died when a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday.
Prosecutors in Torre Annunziata have opened an investigation into possible manslaughter after the accident at Monte Faito, a peak about 28 miles (45km) south-east of Naples.
Continue reading...Christian Dior appoints UK designer Jonathan Anderson as menswear boss
Man behind puzzle and pigeon bags, who transformed Loewe, brings buzz to French house as creative director
Jonathan Anderson, the designer who brought success, cool and viral fame to the Spanish label Loewe during his 11-year reign, has been announced as the new creative director of Christian Dior’s menswear collection. Taking over from Kim Jones, Anderson’s first show for the brand will take place in Paris in June.
While this is confirmation of news that fashion insiders were long aware of, it will definitely bring new buzz to Christian Dior. Anderson, now 40, has become something of a unicorn in the industry, a designer with boundless energy and ideas who is able to create distinctive and original designs but also sell clothes.
Continue reading...The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights – NPR
5 takeaways from the week: Nearing a constitutional crisis? – NPR
- 5 takeaways from the week: Nearing a constitutional crisis? NPR
- Contributor: The constitutional crisis is real Los Angeles Times
- Letters | If the US wants to protect rule of law, start with its own backyard South China Morning Post
- Watch: Trump’s third-term talk sparks constitutional crisis fears The Boston Globe
- Constitutional Crises The New York Review of Books
US air attacks target Yemen fuel port, killing dozens
US bombing raids on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed dozens of people, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
US Senator meets wrongly deported migrant Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen shares a photo with the man whose return was ordered by the top US court.
Trump Administration Updates: Tariffs, Deportations and the Latest on Meloni – The New York Times
Trump Administration Updates: Tariffs, Deportations and the Latest on Meloni The New York Times
Trump tariffs mean US Federal Reserve faces “conundrum”
“The tariffs are stagflationary, so slower growth and higher inflation.”
At least two killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Sumy
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv for the first time accuses China of providing weapons to Moscow.
Woman dead and man missing after being swept into sea in Victoria as four die in separate incidents on NSW coast
One woman managed to get back to shore after three washed into water near George Bass coastal walk south of Melbourne
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A woman has died and a man is missing after they were swept from rocks near a popular coastal walk in Victoria.
A further three people have also drowned in separate incidents in New South Wales.
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Continue reading...Trump faces contempt risk: What happens if president violates court orders?
Judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt.
‘Make West great again’: Trump, Meloni optimistic on EU tariffs deal
US president says prospect of a trade deal with the EU is '100 percent', praising Italian prime minister as 'fantastic'.