Protesters poured into the streets across the country again on Saturday in the second wave of demonstrations this month, as organizers seek to turn discontent withDonald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into ballot box action.
Large protests took place from east coast to west, in major cities likeWashington, New York and Chicago, as well as Rhode Island, Maryland, Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina, among many others. Americans abroad also signalled their opposition to the Trump agenda in the Irish capital of Dublin and other cities.
InSan Francisco, protesters formed a human chain to spell out the words, “Impeach Remove!” while holding the American flag upside down.
The 50501 movement behind the “Hands Off” protests said it was seeking to send a message to opposition politicians and ordinary voters that vocal resistance to Trump’s policies was essential. It also said that demonstrators were supporters of different parties.
“We have registered Democrats, registered independents and registered Republicans all marching because they all believe in America, because they all believe in a fair government that puts people before profits,” said organizer Heather Dunn.
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The US supreme court ordered theTrump administrationto halt the deportation of Venezuelan men in immigration custody in Texas, after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without a judicial review.
The order came just minutes after midnight on Saturday and puts into question the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law.
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An Indonesian father of an infant with special needs will remain in custody after an immigration judge ruled on Thursday that his case can proceed.
Judge Sarah Mazzie denied a motion to dismiss the case against Aditya Wahyu Harsono on humanitarian grounds, according to his attorney. Harsono, 33, was detained by federal agents at his hospital workplace in Minnesota after his student visa was secretly revoked. He was arrested four days later without notice and is scheduled for another hearing on 1 May.
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Barbara Lee, a trailblazing former member of Congress, has been elected as the next mayor ofOakland, California, after fending off an insurgent challenge from the center at a critical moment for the Bay Area city.
Lee defeated the former city council member Loren Taylor after nine rounds of ranked-choice voting gave her more than 52% of the vote to Taylor’s 47%, according to the Alameda county registrar of voters.
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The vice-president,JD Vance, had “an exchange of opinions” with the Vatican’s secretary of state over current international conflicts and immigration, the Vatican has said.
The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a Catholic convert, met Cardinal Pietro Parolin and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher. The Holy See has responded cautiously to theTrump administration, in keeping with its tradition of diplomatic neutrality but has expressed alarm over its crackdown on immigration and cuts in international aid.
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It tookHarvard Universityless than 72 hours to reject a series of demandsput forth by the Trump administration, setting up a high-stakes showdown between the US’s wealthiest and oldest university and the White House.
The swift rebuke on Monday came after weeks of mounting pressure from Harvard faculty, students and alumni and the city of Cambridge, all urging the university to defend itself, and higher education as a whole, against what they saw as an unprecedented attack from Washington. Here’s how it all unfolded, day by day.
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The Trump administration’s efforts to expandcoalmining while simultaneously imposing deep cuts to agencies tasked with ensuring miner health and safety has left some advocates “dumbfounded”.
Agencies that protect coalminers from serious occupational hazards, including the condition best known as “black lung”, have been among those affected by major government cuts.
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US chocolate prices surgeamidsoaring cocoa costs and tariffsright as many Americans celebrate Easter.
Bill Clinton called on Americansto put aside “whose resentments matter most” at commemorations for theOklahoma City bombing 30 years ago.
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