Victoria Bisset

United Kingdom

Breaking News Reporter at The Washington Post

Breaking news reporter @WashingtonPost, previously @BBCWorld.

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Could the Menendez brothers be released? A new hearing reviews their case.

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset |Jiselle Lee

A judge is set to reexamine the brothers’ sentence for the 1989 killing of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. If the judge rules in favor of reducing their life sentences — which were handed down in 1996 —the men, now 57 and 54, could immediately become eligible for parole under California law. After the killings, the brothers initially told police they had returned from a festival to find their parents dead in the living room and claimed the shootings were related to the mafia.
The deportation standoff sending the U.S. toward a constitutional crisis

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Victoria Bisset |Vivian Ho

El Salvador’s president ruled out returning to the United States Kilmar Abrego García, a mistakenly deported Maryland man whose case is at the center of a legal battle over the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign. Abrego García was among hundreds of immigrants sent to El Salvador last month, despite a 2019 court order protecting him from deportation.
The deportation standoff sending the U.S. toward a constitutional crisis

1 week ago | adn.com | Victoria Bisset |Vivian Ho

El Salvador’s president ruled out returning to the United States Kilmar Abrego García, a mistakenly deported Maryland man whose case is at the center of a legal battle over the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign. Abrego García was among hundreds of immigrants sent to El Salvador last month, despite a 2019 court order protecting him from deportation.
The deportation standoff sending the U.S. toward a constitutional crisis

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset |Vivian Ho

ImmigrationKilmar Abrego García remains in a Salvadoran prison as his case rises to a test of the Trump administration’s effort to deport more than 1 million immigrants. 6 minutes agoEl Salvador’s president ruled out returning to the United States Kilmar Abrego García, a mistakenly deported Maryland man whose case is at the center of a legal battle over the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign.
Justice Department skirts judge’s deadline on plans to return wrongly deported man

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Steve Thompson |Katie Mettler |Victoria Bisset

The Trump administration refused to meet a federal judge’s deadline Friday to share steps officials are taking to facilitate the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, saying in a court hearing that the government needs more time to comply with a Supreme Court order.
China Raises Tariffs On U.S. Goods To 125 Percent As Trade War Deepens

1 week ago | southfloridareporter.com | Andrew Jeong |Katrina Northrop |Victoria Bisset

Beijing punched back with tariffs of 125 percent on all U.S. goods on Friday in response to President Donald Trump's tariff increases, sharply escalating the spiraling trade tensions between the United States and China. The response underscored China's decision to stand firm in the face of pressure from Washington and deepened the showdown between the world's two largest economies.
Judge orders government to lay out steps for return of wrongly deported man

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset

A U.S. district judge has ordered the government to lay out steps for the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador and given it a deadline for confirming his location.
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrew Jeong |Katrina Northrop |Victoria Bisset

China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens (washingtonpost.com) China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens By Andrew Jeong; Katrina Northrop; Victoria Bisset 2025041102250000 Beijing punched back with tariffs of 125 percent on all U.S. goods on Friday in response to President Donald Trump's tariff increases, sharply escalating the spiraling trade tensions between the United States and China.
Judge convicted of shooting ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset

A magistrate judge in Pennsylvania was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault of her ex-boyfriend, who was left blind in one eye after he was shot in the head while he slept. A jury on Wednesday convicted the suspended Dauphin County judge, Sonya McKnight, on both counts. She could face up to 60 years in prison when she is sentenced May 28.
U.S. ‘alarmed’ after American lecturer charged with insulting Thai monarchy

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset

An American academic working in Thailand has been arrested on charges of insulting the country’s monarchy — an offense that carries penalties of up to 15 years in prison. Paul Chambers, a political scientist and lecturer focusing on Thai civil-military relations at Naresuan University, is accused of violating Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws as well as the country’s Computer Crimes Act, the State Department confirmed Tuesday.