Key Events (10)
The Justice Department reached a $1.25 million financial settlement with former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for his wrongful prosecution. The settlement represents an extraordinary example of the Trump administration offering legal relief to those aligned with the president.
The Trump administration is set to deploy additional U.S. airborne troops to the Middle East amid the ongoing Iran war, even as Trump claims to be engaged in 'very good' negotiations with Iran. Iran has denied any active negotiations with the United States regarding ending the conflict.
A federal judge ordered Trump administration officials to return a DACA recipient who was deported to Mexico, with lawyers describing the removal of Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez as a 'flagrant violation' of her legal rights. The arrest occurred during a green card appointment.
The DOJ disclosed damning evidence regarding Trump's procurement of classified documents, with the Justice Department examining whether Trump disclosed a classified map on his private plane after leaving office. Trump official Susie Wiles was reportedly present and witnessed the event.
A Democrat flipped a Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, with Emily Gregory defeating Republican Jon Maples. The victory marks a significant shift in a district home to the U.S. president's Palm Beach property.
An appeals court backed the Trump administration's detention policy allowing the federal government to hold undocumented immigrants without bond for a second time. The issue may ultimately be resolved by the Supreme Court.
The TSA allegedly tipped off ICE in the arrest of a mother and child at San Francisco airport. Guatemalan nationals Angelina Lopez Jimenez and her nine-year-old daughter Wendy Godinez Lopez were apprehended en route to Miami.
The US Postal Service announced an 8% fuel surcharge on packages, spurred by oil price spikes resulting from the Iran war. The surcharge is set to take effect on April 26 and run until January 2027.
The US left without a functioning vaccine advisory panel after a judge voided Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointments to the ACIP, leaving key flu, Covid, and RSV vaccines in limbo. The Trump administration has also delayed nominating a new CDC Director.
Democrats shut down a DHS funding deal proposed by Republicans, as the standoff continues over agency reforms. Republicans' proposal would restart almost all DHS operations but excluded key reforms that Democrats sought.