A US judge has ruled the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate detained last month over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.

Mr Khalil, a permanent legal US resident, has not been charged with a crime. In a letter written from the facility, he has said his "arrest was a direct consequence" of speaking out for Palestinian rights.

The government has cited a Cold War-era immigration law, declaring that his presence in the US was adverse to American foreign policy interests.

A U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration can move forward with deportation proceedings against Mahmoud Khalil.

The Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist’s case has become a flashpoint in the national debate over student protests and immigration policy. Judge James Comans at the LaSalle Immigration Court ruled that Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law.

China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.

While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised tariffs on China and they now total 145%. China has denounced the policy as “economic bullying” and promised countermeasures. The new tariffs begin Saturday.

Amazon.com Inc. has canceled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries, according to a document reviewed by Bloomberg and people familiar with the matter, suggesting the company is reducing its exposure to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Capitol Hill Republicans, corporate America and White House allies are terrified about what’s next in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. But they fear Trump’s wrath even more.

Republican lawmakers are signaling they’re willing to tolerate the pain for now, despite the economic fallout back home. Lobbyists, who are quietly prodding the same lawmakers to defend their interests, don’t want to have a target on their back — or their clients’. Even some Trump world confidantes, alarmed about the tariffs’ impact, are hoping someone else intervenes.

Former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli called the stock market’s response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs an "over-reaction" on Monday and argued they will be very beneficial for the economy going forward.

The stock market has taken a major hit since Trump announced wide-sweeping tariffs across multiple countries that are set to go into effect this week. Although fears of a recession have spiked as a result, Nardelli told "America Reports" on Fox News that tariffs have yielded positive results in the past and will continue to do so if given time.

April 7 (Reuters) - Chief executives of some global banks, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab and Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab, on Sunday discussed over a call the fallout of the hefty tariffs unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the matter said.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will engage "directly" with Iran in a high-level meeting set to occur this coming Saturday. 

"We have a very big meeting on Saturday, and we're dealing with them directly," Trump told reporters from the Oval Office while sitting next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

The announced meeting is the first known time the U.S. will directly engage with Iran since the previous Trump administration, when it withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018. 

Let’s be exceptionally clear. While the amount of trade between the U.S. and Russia is significantly lower than it was before the war, it is not nonexistent. In 2024, the U.S. sent $526.1 million to Russia, and the U.S. imported $3 billion in goods from Russia.

That’s according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and that’s with an existing 35 percent tariff on Russia.