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Politics / April 29, 2025 The party can’t break its addiction to the politics of technocratic managerialism. Ad Policy House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), accompanied by Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), speaks following a Democratic leadership meeting at the US Capitol on April 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) “What leverage do we have?” If this question had been asked by anyone other than House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, it would be an earnest expression of the Democratic Party’s dilemma. Instead, it betrayed its impotence. Let the word go forth: Democrats can’t help you.…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in San Antonio arrested a man said to be an undocumented immigrant after a roughly eight-hour standoff that unfolded on Tuesday in a backyard where he tried to evade arrest by climbing a tree.The man, who immigration officials identified as Raul Ical, a 29-year-old from Guatemala, attracted a large crowd of residents and journalists.“You don’t have to sign anything,” yelled Jose Montoya, an activist with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a local advocacy group, as Mr. Ical climbed down a ladder that federal agents had placed in the backyard.When Mr. Ical surrendered, looking…

President Trump said he “could” call up El Salvador’s president to secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was removed from the U.S. last month and sent to a Salvadoran prison in what a government official called an “administrative error.” Mr. Trump’s remarks — made in an interview that aired Tuesday with ABC News — come as his government grapples with a court order instructing it to “facilitate” the return of Abrego Garcia, who was removed despite a 2019 ruling that barred him from being sent to El Salvador. The administration has argued it’s up to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele…

Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain.For more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies on the health effects of environmental toxins — from “forever chemicals” to air pollution — and publish the research free of charge.The editors made the decision to halt acceptance of studies because of a “lack of confidence” that contracts for critical expenses like copy-editing and editorial software would be renewed after their…

President Trump, whose administration has insisted it could not bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador to the United States, said he does have the ability to help return the wrongly deported Maryland man, but is not willing to do so because he believes he is a gang member.“You could get him back, there’s a phone on this desk,” said Terry Moran, an ABC News correspondent, noting a Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.“I could,” Mr. Trump replied.Mr. Moran said Mr. Trump could call President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and get Mr.…

The driver and victims in a crash that killed three children and one teenager at an after-school program in downstate Chatham, Illinois, have been identified, Illinois State Police said. State police were called to YNOT Outdoors Summer and After School camp at about 3:20 p.m. Monday when a car crashed into the east side of the building. The car struck several people outside the building before plowing through it, hitting many inside. It eventually broke through the opposite side of the building and came to a stop. Tuesday morning, state police identified the driver as 44-year-old Marianne Akers of Chatham,…

President Trump speaks during a rally at Macomb Community College on in Warren, Mich., on Tuesday to mark his first 100 days in office. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Donald Trump’s Michigan rally celebrating the 100th day of his second term wasn’t a campaign rally, but it resembled one in many ways. He spoke for almost an hour and a half, falsely claimed to have won the 2020 presidential election, danced to “YMCA,” and acknowledged the regulars that have shown up to his rallies for years. “I miss you guys,” he said to the Front…

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Tuesday to disburse congressionally approved grant money it has withheld from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that provides independent reporting in countries with limited press freedom.The judge, Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ordered the Trump administration to pay the news organization $12 million for its April funding. Judge Lamberth appeared to close a loophole from his previous ruling, which allowed the Trump administration to effectively hold funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty while facially complying with the court mandate.“In this…

Point Roberts, Washington — There may be no town in the U.S. as Canadian as Point Roberts, Washington.”I would say 90% of our business is driven by the Canadians,” said Tamara Hansen, who runs the Saltwater Café. On this particular April day, the Saltwater was completely empty at the height of lunch hour. “This is not normal, to not have anybody sitting in the restaurant,” Hansen said. Nothing is normal these days in Point Roberts, which is located on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, about 25 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. In one of the only American towns…