María Paúl

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Maria Paul |María Paúl |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

The fear came back in different ways. In Austin, a Venezuelan exile sensed a familiar knot in his stomach after a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump suggested he has unfettered authority. In Chicago, an Iranian émigré was rattled by Trump’s sudden takeover of an arts center he derided as culturally “woke.” In San Francisco, a Hungarian immigrant listened with trepidation to the president’s speeches: how the country’s greatness had been lost and that he was saved by God to fix it.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Maria Paul |María Paúl |Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. (washingtonpost.com) They fled authoritarian countries. Here they’re experiencing déjà vu. By María Luisa Paúl; Emily Wax-Thibodeaux 2025041110000000 The fear came back in different ways. In Austin, a Venezuelan exile sensed a familiar knot in his stomach after a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump suggested he has unfettered authority.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Anumita Kaur |Maria Paul |María Paúl

U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’ (washingtonpost.com) U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’ By Anumita Kaur; María Luisa Paúl 2025041003262800 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants' social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced Wednesday — a move that immigration-law and free-speech experts said the government could...

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gerrit De Vynck |Maegan Vazquez |Maria Paul |María Paúl |Caroline O'Donovan

Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide (washingtonpost.com) Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide By Gerrit De Vynck; Maegan Vazquez; María Luisa Paúl; Caroline O'Donovan 2025040618363700 Trump administration officials blitzed television networks Sunday to defend the president's massive tariffs that have caused a sell-off in the stock market and triggered recession fears, arguing that the import taxes are already forcing...

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Gerrit De Vynck |Maegan Vazquez |Maria Paul |María Paúl |Caroline O'Donovan

4 hours agoYes, Mike Myers as Elon shows up. Saturday Night Live opened this week with — what else, really — President Donald Trump's tariffs that have tanked the stock market. SNL had cast member James Austin Johnson do his spot-on Trump impression and deliver the news about the tariffs. "It's actually even …