Administration

• Uma nova pesquisa POLITICO‑Citrin Center‑Possibility Lab divulgada na sexta-feira mostra que grandes maiorias de republicanos e democratas são favoráveis a uma comissão independente para desenhar as linhas dos distritos da Câmara dos EUA, enfraquecendo os argumentos contra o fim do gerrymandering partidário. • A administração Trump está avaliando propostas para codificar painéis independentes de redistritamento, vinculando fundos federais a estados que adotem tais comissões, uma estratégia que poderia remodelar distritos decisivos em 2026 e nos anos seguintes. • Grupos de direitos civis e defensores do direito ao voto comemoraram os resultados da pesquisa, argumentando que comissões independentes reduziriam a manipulação partidária de mapas que atualmente favorecem ambos os partidos.

Pete Hegseth argumentou que um acordo de cessar-fogo com o Irã há mais de três semanas ‘significa que o relógio de 60 dias pausa ou para’ Inscreva-se no e-mail Breaking News US para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada Olá e bem-vindo à nossa cobertura ao vivo do dia. Hoje marca 60 dias desde que o governo Trump notificou o Congresso de que estava realizando ataques ao Irã – o que significa que, sob o War Powers Act of 1973, hoje é o prazo final para Donald Trump encerrar a guerra com o Irã ou buscar autorização do Congresso para estendê-la. Jeanine Pirro, a principal procuradora federal em Washington DC, divulgou um vídeo editado de câmeras de segurança do incidente no jantar dos correspondentes da White House em meio a questionamentos sobre se o suspeito armado, Cole Allen, disparou ou não sua arma antes de ser contido. Embora o vídeo mostre quatro clarões de disparo da arma do agente enquanto ele atirava em Allen, não ficou imediatamente claro se o vídeo mostra Allen disparando sua arma após apontá-la para o agente. Sean Curran, o diretor do US Secret Service, disse à Fox News que Allen foi parado não por tiros do serviço secreto, mas por uma caixa usada para transportar um detector de metais, na qual ele tropeçou. O Congresso aprovou uma extensão de 45 dias da section 702 do Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, uma lei que concede às agências de inteligência dos EUA poderes de espionagem sem mandado. Trump ameaçou retirar tropas da Espanha e da Itália, dois países que têm sido vocalmente críticos à sua guerra no Oriente Médio. Isso ocorre depois que Trump sugeriu revisar a presença militar dos EUA na Alemanha após o chanceler do país dizer que os Estados Unidos estavam sendo “humilhados” pelo Irã. Continue lendo...

• O governo Trump anunciou a 'Operation Economic Fury', implementando um bloqueio abrangente contra o Irã como parte de uma campanha de sanções ampliada. • A iniciativa representa uma escalada significativa na pressão econômica contra o Irã, marcando uma mudança na política externa dos EUA em direção a medidas mais agressivas. • Esta ação ocorre em meio a tensões geopolíticas mais amplas no Oriente Médio e segue meses de tensão diplomática entre os EUA e o Irã.

• O governo Trump entrou com um recurso na noite de quarta-feira contra a decisão de 16 de março de um juiz federal de Massachusetts que bloqueou a reforma do calendário de vacinação infantil do país, proposta pelo Secretário de Saúde Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • O juiz Brian Murphy decidiu que Kennedy substituiu o comitê consultivo de vacinas do CDC de forma "ilegal" e suspendeu quaisquer decisões tomadas pelo comitê. • O recurso sinaliza a intenção do governo de prosseguir com a reestruturação do processo consultivo de vacinas, apesar das contestações judiciais à sua autoridade.

Ordem da semana passada é apenas um reescalonamento parcial, tornando ‘um processo já complexo ainda mais confuso’, diz especialista. O governo Trump está cumprindo sua promessa de reescalonar a cannabis, mas apenas parcialmente – levantando diversas dúvidas para os atuantes na indústria da cannabis. Todd Blanche, o procurador-geral interino, assinou uma ordem na semana passada que remove produtos vendidos sob licenças estaduais de cannabis medicinal e produtos de cannabis aprovados pela FDA do schedule I – definido como substâncias sem uso médico aceito – para o schedule III – que inclui substâncias legais, porém regulamentadas, incluindo certas doses de Tylenol com codeine e ketamine. Continue lendo...

Autoridades sírias dizem que um grupo de australianos está ‘aguardando uma solução’ enquanto o governo Albanese se recusa a repatriá-los A administração Trump afirma estar em “comunicação ativa” com os países, instando-os a repatriar cidadãos retidos na Síria, enquanto o governo australiano mantém sua postura de linha-dura em relação a mulheres e crianças australianas detidas desde a queda do Estado Islâmico. Um grupo de quatro mulheres, seus nove filhos e netos deixaram o campo de al-Roj, no nordeste da Síria, na última sexta-feira em uma tentativa de retornar à Austrália, com relatos na manhã de quinta-feira de que a recusa do governo Albanese em ajudá-los os deixou presos em Damasco. Continue reading...

• Os preços da gasolina subiram acima de US$ 4 por galão e o custo dos voos disparou à medida que o bloqueio no Estreito de Ormuz impacta os mercados de energia em meio à guerra dos EUA e Israel com o Irã, corroendo a principal vantagem política de Trump. • Mais de três quartos dos eleitores registrados — incluindo mais da metade dos republicanos e 82% dos independentes — agora culpam Trump pela crise do custo de vida que afeta combustível, mantimentos, moradia e saúde. • Os índices de aprovação do segundo mandato de Trump caíram muito mais rápido do que os de presidentes anteriores após uma paralisação do governo, tarifas e o ataque conjunto de EUA e Israel ao Irã, com o presidente do Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, alertando que a guerra está alimentando a inflação.

• Um juiz federal descartou um processo do Departamento de Justiça que buscava acesso aos dados de registro de eleitores do Arizona, decidindo a favor do estado. • O caso envolvia alegações de cadastros eleitorais imprecisos, mas o tribunal considerou que não havia evidências suficientes para prosseguir com as exigências do governo Trump. • Esta decisão protege a privacidade dos dados dos eleitores do estado e pode impactar os debates em andamento sobre a integridade eleitoral antes das eleições intermediárias de 2026.

Albanese defends plan forcing Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers through a levy The Trump administration has described Australia’s moves to make big tech companies pay for news online as “extortion” but Anthony Albanese defended the plan by saying it was about protecting and rewarding media outlets for the work they produce.Labor’s plan to encourage Meta, Google and TikTok to make deals with Australian news publishers, or face a 2.25% levy, is likely to be supported by the Coalition and Greens in parliament. But a bigger problem may be the ire of Donald Trump, who has strongly opposed extra regulation being imposed on US-based tech companies. A major tech industry lobby group on Wednesday urged the White House to consider retaliatory trade measures. Continue reading...

US representatives Jared Huffman and Jamie Raskin earlier this month called agreements outrageous and unlawfulSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration blocked two permitted US wind energy projects from development this week, with an agreement to pay millions of dollars in refunds to the companies behind them if those funds are reinvested in oil and gas.US Department of the Interior officials framed the canceled agreements as a way to “promote US energy security and affordability” by funneling funds “away from intermittent, higher-cost energy sources toward proven conventional solutions”, in an announcement issued Monday. Continue reading...

• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard intensified accusations that former President Barack Obama and top administration officials—including former FBI Director James Comey, DNI James Clapper, and CIA Director John Brennan—conspired to subvert Trump's 2016 election victory. • Gabbard claimed to have unveiled new evidence of a plot to undermine the democratic will of the American people through intelligence community actions. • The allegations signal continued politicization of intelligence agencies and ongoing disputes over 2016 election interference investigations.

• The Trump administration pledges a crackdown on Chinese companies exploiting American-made AI models, focusing on national security risks. • Officials singled out China for foreign tech firms' unauthorized use of US AI technologies, vowing stricter enforcement measures. • The initiative aims to protect US intellectual property and prevent adversarial nations from leveraging American innovations in AI development.

Justice department has already identified 384 foreign-born people whose US citizenship it wants to revokeThe Trump administration is reportedly pushing the justice department to pursue hundreds of denaturalization cases, in which Americans born outside of the US are stripped of their citizenship.The justice department has already identified 384 foreign-born US citizens, whose citizenship it wants to revoke and will begin the process in the coming weeks, according to the New York Times. Continue reading...

Marijuana had same classification as heroin, LSD and others before Trump signed an order to move it to schedule IIISign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration has moved to reclassify marijuana, more than four months after Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the attorney general to move it from schedule I to schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.The schedule I classification meant marijuana was alongside heroin, LSD, MDMA and synthetic opioids, whereas a schedule III classification put it in the same category as ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate Medicaid providers as part of a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts, announced by Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday. • This marks a significant expansion from previous anti-fraud initiatives that have largely focused on specific states rather than a nationwide mandate. • The move aims to strengthen program integrity and reduce fraudulent claims across the Medicaid system.

The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projectsA federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum.Denise J Casper, chief judge of the US district court for Massachusetts, ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration’s actions violate federal statute and will cause irreparable harm if the court did not intervene. Continue reading...

Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration began on Monday accepting applications from businesses seeking refunds for more than $166bn in tariffs, months after the supreme court ruled that the president had no legal authority to impose them.The administration launched on Monday the digital claims system, named Cape, which they said in court filings could handle about 63% of affected import filings, with the remainder to follow. Continue reading...

• President Trump has moved to fast-track psychedelic research as part of his administration's policy agenda, marking a significant shift in federal drug policy priorities. • Former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has publicly applauded the initiative as a "bold step forward" in medical research on Fox & Friends Weekend. • The accelerated psychedelic research program represents an innovative approach to mental health treatment and scientific advancement under the Trump administration.

Rümeysa Öztürk, who faced deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed, travels back to Turkey to begin careerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was targeted by the Trump administration last year in response to co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed, completed her doctorate in the US and traveled back to her native Turkey this week.Öztürk was detained last year by immigration agents in Massachusetts, with video of the Tufts University student’s arrest going viral. She was one of many international students targeted by the Trump administration for pro-Palestinian speech and activism during widespread protests, which were especially active on US college campuses, against Israel’s war in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 deadly attack on southern Israel. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council and ended all support for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which the administration characterized as funding Hamas. • The decision represents a significant shift in US policy toward international human rights organizations and Palestinian humanitarian assistance programs. • The move reflects the Trump administration's hardline stance on Middle East policy and international organizations it views as hostile to US and Israeli interests.

• A Mexican migrant died in ICE custody on April 14, 2026, marking the 47th death during the Trump administration. • Incident occurred within the past 21 hours, prompting investigations into detention conditions. • Highlights ongoing debates over immigration enforcement and detainee welfare policies.

• Peace talks between the US, Israel, and Iran held in Islamabad have broken down, prompting the Trump administration to announce a US Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. • The breakdown in diplomatic negotiations marks an escalation in US-Iran tensions and threatens to further disrupt global energy supplies already stressed by Middle East instability. • The blockade decision signals a shift from diplomatic engagement to military enforcement, with potential consequences for international shipping and energy markets worldwide.

• The Trump administration fired six immigration judges on Friday, including Judge Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, for dismissing high-profile deportation cases against international students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. • Patel ruled in January that there were no grounds to deport Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk, targeted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after her critical op-ed on Tufts University's Palestine stance; Froes ended proceedings against Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi in February. • The judges reported pressure from the administration to approve more deportations, as revealed in interviews with The New York Times.

US government reverses course on removing LGBTQ+ Pride flag from New York monument after efforts from advocatesThe Trump administration agreed Monday to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall national monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February.The government revealed the decision as it seeks to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the removal. A judge must still approve the agreement. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration is dismantling civil rights protections in housing that have been used to challenge discriminatory practices, marking a significant shift in federal enforcement of fair housing laws. • The policy reversal affects regulatory mechanisms historically used to combat housing discrimination and bias, with implications for fair lending and rental practices across the United States. • Civil rights advocates and housing advocates are expected to challenge the rollback, with potential legal battles anticipated over the constitutionality and necessity of the protections.

Triumphal arch would be 250ft tall, featuring a 60ft golden Lady Liberty, at the foot of Arlington Memorial BridgeThe Trump administration on Friday released new renderings of the triumphal arch the president wants to install in Memorial Circle at the foot of the Arlington Memorial Bridge.As part of Donald Trump’s legacy-building quest during his second term in office, the so-called “Arc de Trump” would stand 250ft tall, feature a 60ft golden Lady Liberty, and include a viewing deck. The phrase “One Nation Under God” would stretch across the top of the structure, according to the latest plans from Harrison Design. Continue reading...

Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter were detained in Texas facilities deemed ‘unsafe and degrading’When Tania Warner and her seven-year-old daughter, Ayla, were released after nearly three weeks of detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Canadian mother’s joy at regaining her freedom was tempered by the knowledge of the many families who remained incarcerated.“They were wonderful people. I just loved them and I cried so hard when I left, I just wanted to take them all with me,” she said. Continue reading...

• President Trump is reexamining the United States' relationship with NATO, as his irritation with American allies who refused to join the war against Iran reaches a climax. • Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on March 31 that 'after this conflict has concluded, we should reevaluate' America's role in the alliance, while NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker said on April 1 that 'everything's on the table.' • The reconsideration reflects Trump's frustration with NATO members' reluctance to support U.S. military operations in Iran, signaling potential fundamental shifts in transatlantic security arrangements.