Niall Stanage

3 days ago | thehill.com | Niall Stanage

A cardinal rule of American politics: It’s never too early to start thinking about the next election. Some Democrats are already making moves that have stoked 2028 speculation, from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcasts to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (N.Y.) recent series of rallies alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Right now, the field is wide open as there is no obvious front-runner.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Niall Stanage

The controversy around the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia intensified yet again on Wednesday. A senator visited El Salvador, the White House held an emotive press conference with a bereaved mother, and the case was rocked by allegations of past domestic violence. Abrego Garcia is a 29-year-old father of three who had been living in Maryland until he was detained and deported last month.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Niall Stanage

The Trump administration ratcheted up its confrontation with a U.S. District Court judge on Monday, as President Trump met El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the White House. The key upshot is stark. Neither Trump nor Bukele appears willing to return the man at the center of a controversial deportation case — despite the fact that the judge has ordered the White House to “facilitate” his release.

1 week ago | myhighplains.com | Niall Stanage

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1 week ago | centralillinoisproud.com | Niall Stanage

Financial markets soared on Wednesday after President Trump issued a 90-day pause in almost all the tariffs that had roiled the global economy during the past week. The key exception was China, which had notably declined to back down from Trump’s threats and had issued its own retaliatory tariffs in response. The president announced a further elevation of the tariff rate on China, to a massive 125 percent. Here are the big takeaways so far. The bottom line here is that Trump has backed down.