DoJ lawyer put on leave after not backing erroneous deportation of Maryland man | Trump administration

A federal justice department attorney has been placed on leave by the Trump administration for purportedly failing to defend the administration vigorously enough after it says it erroneously deported a Maryland man to El Salvador, which a US judge called a “wholly lawless” detention. The action against justice department lawyer Erez Reuveni came after US…

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Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil | Trump tariffs

Senior officials within Donald Trump’s administration officials gave conflicting messages on Sunday about the US president’s global tariffs that have caused a meltdown in stock markets, prompted warnings of a world recession and provoked rare expressions of dissent from within his Republican party. Cabinet members fanned out across Sunday’s political talk shows armed with talking…

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