A state judge in Wisconsin was charged by the FBI with obstructing federal officials who tried to detain an undocumented immigrant scheduled to appear in her courtroom last week. Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged that Ukrainian forces would be unable to regain control over Crimea and said the US won’t have to commit troops as part of security guarantees in an apparent overture to Trump. Trump suggested another delay to his higher so-called reciprocal tariffs was unlikely, and said that he wouldn’t drop duties on China unless Beijing offers “something substantial” in return. China’s government is considering suspending its 125% tariff on some US imports, people familiar with the matter said, as the economic costs of the tit-for-tat trade war weigh heavily on certain industries. Consumer sentiment in the US fell to one of the lowest readings on record and long-term inflation expectations climbed to the highest since 1991 on fears of the economic fallout from tariffs. As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tries to ensure tariffs won't ignite inflation through the economy, being called “Mr. Too Late” by Trump is better than being Mr. Wrong. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg anticipate Trump’s trade war will hit economic growth this year and next as tariffs push prices higher and put a dent in consumer spending. The Trump administration said it would reinstate hundreds of international student visas that were revoked over the last few weeks, a major policy reversal that follows a spate of lawsuits. The Education Department is launching an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, claiming the school’s disclosures over foreign funding “may be incomplete or inaccurate.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that it’s confirmed 884 measles cases this year, an 11% increase from a week ago as the outbreak has now touched more than half the country. Former Representative George Santos, a onetime rising Republican star who made elaborate false claims about his background, was ordered to serve more than seven years in prison for stealing campaign funds. Trump told Time magazine he would veto any legislation that cuts Social Security or federal health coverage for older and low-income Americans. |