Trump News for Friday, April 18, 2025
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‘Guns don’t shoot’: Trump unfazed in his love for firearms despite bids on life, Florida mass shooting
Firstpost
Gun violence and gun rights have been passionate debates in American society. People have made documentaries, drafted bills, made it their election agenda and learnt to live with both. President Trump sees guns as a means to stop violence
Apr 18, 2025, 11:42 PM
Jim Acosta takes shot at Trump supporters
New York Post
Acosta left CNN in January, less than two weeks after Trump took office.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:37 PM
Trump is studying how to remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell, economic adviser says
CBS News
Trump administration economist Kevin Hassett said Powell's removal is being studied by the president and his team.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:34 PM
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
GuelphToday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dispute over the wrongful deportation and imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “is not only about one man” but about Donald Trump's disregard of the American judicial system as well, Sen.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:17 PM
What we know about claims Trump admin wanted UK to remove LGBTQ+ protections before trade deal
Snopes.com
U.S. Vice President JD Vance chastised European leaders for lacking commitment to free speech during an address in Germany in February 2025.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:10 PM
Judge Orders Transfer of Turkish Student Amidst High-Stakes Immigration Battle
Devdiscourse
A federal judge ordered the transfer of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont, as she contests her arrest for pro-Palestinian advocacy. The judge cited constitutional concerns and supported Ozturk's free-speech claims. Her case highlights immigration policy issues under Donald Trump's administration.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:04 PM
Barking at female staff and blocking doorways: teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
The Guardian
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew Tate
Apr 18, 2025, 11:01 PM
PM Modi heads to Saudi next week: Trade, energy and defence ties on the table
The Indian Express
Modi is expected to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. His visit comes ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected visit to Saudi Arabia in mid-May — Trump’s first foreign trip in his second term at the White House.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
Vance goes to the Vatican following papal rebuke over Trump migrant crackdown
BreakingNews.ie
The vice president, a Catholic convert, was due to meet on Saturday with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
4 myths about Trump's tariffs and how they affect Ireland
RTE.ie
RTÉ's Economics and Public Affairs Editor David Murphy examines some of the key issues around how US President Donald Trump's trade policies could play out.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
US Supreme Court blocks new deportations under 18th century wartime law
BreakingNews.ie
The court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Centre ‘until further order of this court’.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
Judge orders White House must say firings not due to poor performance
BreakingNews.ie
The administration has defined performance to account for job indispensability as Donald Trump seeks to reduce the federal workforce.
Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
Trump threatens to 'take a pass' on Ukraine peace talks
Sky News
The US has suggested it could abandon its efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire within days, having seemingly grown frustrated by a lack of progress. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Vladimir Putin is not serious about ending the war.
Apr 18, 2025, 10:37 PM
Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
GuelphToday
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.
Apr 18, 2025, 9:53 PM
Trump seeks to bring financial regulators under its sway
The Australian Financial Review
The effort would reflect a fundamental restructuring of how formerly independent agencies implement and enforce federal laws.
Apr 18, 2025, 9:45 PM