President Donald Trump was formally blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered her final order in the case Friday. The case has centered around whether ongoing protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in the city warrant a National Guard deployment. In her…
Chongqing, China — Employing the casual hyperbole of his presidential idol, the “Chinese Trump” gave our interview a 67 out of 10. He said it calmly. Cheerfully. With absolute confidence. Like people do when they’re standing in a megacity with fans seemingly on every street corner. Here in Chongqing, central China, population 32 million, business…
It was a fleeting handshake, but one that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr made sure was caught on camera. On November 1, Marcos approached Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Apec handover ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, to offer his congratulations as Beijing assumed the trade bloc’s 2026 chairmanship. A Filipino photographer was on hand…
Olivia Rodrigo does not want to be associated with the ICE raids under the Donald Trump administration and sent them a clear message on social media. After the Department of Homeland Security shared a video asking undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. to self-deport, Rodrigo fired back at them for using her song “All-American Bitch.”…
Donald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers. The US president had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. JD Vance…
Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the US and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation. The Republican president announced the move on social media days after his party suffered losses in key elections in which the winning Democratic candidates focused relentlessly on…
President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for Michael McMahon, the White House said Friday, a retired New York City police officer who was convicted in 2023 for his role in stalking a New Jersey family on behalf of the Chinese government. The White House praised the former New York Police Department sergeant for his…
As temperatures continue to dip, I can’t help but daydream about rotting on my couch in a pair of snug sweatpants. But let’s face it: I’ve got things to do and places to be. Between festive holiday parties and late-night dinners, my social calendar is jam-packed, so I’m in desperate need of cold-weather going-out outfits…
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the historic tariffs case this week. My bottom-line takeaway is that the Trump administration had a predictably tough time at the hearing, given that it wants to upend the constitutional structure in a way that Republicans have historically opposed. But considering that the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry of tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year’s post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety. Strawberry was an outfielder and eight-time All-Star, including seven with the Mets from 1983 to 1990. He…