Erin Mansfield

Ohio, United States

Democracy Reporter at USA Today

Democracy Reporter @USATODAYDC. Motherhood. Muckraking. Moxie. She/her/ella. [email protected].

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Articles

Insider trading and market manipulation: What to know as accusations fly

1 week ago | freep.com | James Powel |Erin Mansfield

Suggestions of insider trading and market manipulation have been levied against Trump administration officials and members of Congress as markets whipsawed following the changing tariff policy of President Donald Trump. Trump announced his sweeping tariff regime on April 2, after which the markets tanked. He then announced a reset of tariffs on most countries − except China − to 10% on Wednesday, when market reactions created a short-lived rebound.
US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards

2 weeks ago | hattiesburgamerican.com | Erin Mansfield |Jonathan Stempel |Daniel Wiessner

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY and Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner, ReutersReutersA federal appeals court blocked President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday. The court rulingreinstates quorums on boards that were thrown into chaos and expedites a potential appeal to the Supreme Court.
US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards

2 weeks ago | postcrescent.com | Erin Mansfield |Jonathan Stempel |Daniel Wiessner

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY and Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner, ReutersReutersA federal appeals court blocked President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday. The court rulingreinstates quorums on boards that were thrown into chaos and expedites a potential appeal to the Supreme Court.
How some of Trump's firings could upend legal precedent and expand presidential power

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Erin Mansfield

It usually follows the same pattern. First, an aide to President Donald Trump emails a leader of an independent agency to fire them. Then the leader sues, citing a law on the books that protects them from getting fired without cause. So the Trump administration shoots back that the law is unconstitutional. And they fight it out in court.
JD Vance to join wife on Greenland trip as US pressure builds

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Erin Mansfield

The vice president will travel to Greenland this week, his first visit to the island that President Donald Trump says he wants to purchase from Denmark. JD Vance announced his visit on X on Tuesday afternoon, elevating a trip that his wife, Usha Vance, was scheduled to take with one of their children.
JD Vance heading to Greenland with wife Usha as US pressure builds

1 month ago | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Erin Mansfield |Kim Hjelmgaard

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, joining his wife on a visit to the massive island President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to take over. Trump has unnerved Greenland's leaders by offering to purchase it from Denmark − without ruling out military action or economic coercion.
He thought Pete Hegseth's texts about bombing Yemen were fake. So he waited and watched.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Erin Mansfield

Jeffrey Goldberg was sitting in his car in a supermarket parking lot, waiting to find out if if the U.S. was going to start bombing the Houthis in Yemen. If they did, it would verify for him that text messages he thought he had been receiving from Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were real.
Government agency to review health and safety effects of Trump's mass firings

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Erin Mansfield

WASHINGTON — An independent government watchdog agency will probe how President Donald Trump's mass firings of early-tenure employees affect on air travel, the spread of diseases, nuclear safety, food safety, veterans health care, the opioid epidemic, and the ability to respond to floods and wildfires.
Kristi Noem helping with Trump travel ban. Here's what countries restrictions will affect

1 month ago | aberdeennews.com | Erin Mansfield |Francesca Chambers

Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce travel restrictions on citizens from over a dozen countries, including Iran and Venezuela. The State Department is reviewing visa programs and is expected to submit a formal report with travel ban recommendations on March 21st. WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump is expected to ban or severely restrict travel to the United States by citizens of more than a dozen countries, including Iran and Venezuela, as soon as Friday.
Trump travel ban 2.0 coming as soon as Friday. What countries it will affect

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Erin Mansfield |Francesca Chambers

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump is expected to ban or severely restrict travel to the United States by citizens of more than a dozen countries, including Iran and Venezuela, as soon as Friday. Trump ordered his administration to establish vetting and screening standards and procedures for entry into the U.S. and submit a list of countries that do not meet them by March 21. The order follows on a campaign pledge and an initiative from Trump's first day in office.