Trump backs down for now after Minneapolis fallout
The Trump administration is reacting to harsh criticism and falling poll numbers after the killing of a second U.S. citizen by Trump agents in Minneapolis by replacing the leader of the agents there. Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of the agents under his control are expected to leave Minneapolis today and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources, sidelining a key player in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. After some time in a new location, Bovino is expected to announce his retirement. The move comes after Trump announced he was dispatching White House border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis in the wake of Saturday’s fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti. The White House has said Homan is expected to manage ICE operations in the city. Homan, however, has consistently been a hardliner on rounding up and deporting as many people as possible.
Bondi’s letter termed a ransom note
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says that a letter U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to the state demanding that the state turn over its voter registration rolls to the Trump administration or risk more chaos from ICE is really a ransom note. The Trump administration has been trying to get Democratic states to give it voter information along with driver license records and other data on residents. It has filed lawsuits against 24 states to try to force them to turn over the information. Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said what the Trump administration is doing is like something from organized crime. “They start beating everybody up and then they extort what they want,” Fontes said.
Trump threatens tariffs again
President Trump announced he is raising tariffs on goods from South Korea 15% to 25% because Seoul has not enacted a trade agreement with the U.S. It’s unclear when the new tariffs would take effect. It has been a pattern with Trump to announce some tariffs and then never put them into effect. The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. South Korea is one of the United States’ top sources of foreign goods, shipping $132 billion worth of goods to the country in 2024, according to Commerce Department data. Top exports to the U.S. include cars and car parts, as well as semiconductors and electronics. These goods are at risk of becoming more expensive due to the higher tariffs.
Trump administration reportedly changes rule after donations made
The New York Times reports that after the heads of several nursing home companies made contributions to a political action committee that supports Donald Trump the Trump administration changed a rule regulating nursing homes. The rule that was put into effect under the Biden administration required a minimum number of hours of skilled nursing care for patients each day. Nursing home operators made almost $5 million in contributions to the political action committee MAGA, Inc. The Times reported that several nursing home company executives had met with Trump at a golf course in the Washington area.
Venezuela’s acting president rejects U.S. orders
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has said she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country behind her after the U.S. capture of its former leader, Nicolás Maduro. Rodríguez has been walking a tight-rope since being backed by the U.S. to lead the country in the interim — balancing keeping Maduro loyalists on board at home while trying to ensure the White House is happy. Now, almost a month into her new role, Rodríguez has pushed back against the U.S. amid ongoing pressure, including a series of demands that Venezuela resume oil production.
Russia admits Ukraine sank one of its ships
Russia has admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its guided-missile cruiser Moskva but then deleted its official statement acknowledging the loss was due to a missile strike and returned to the previous official narrative that the guided-missile cruiser sunk because of a freak accident. The Moskva was one of Russia’s most important warships when it sunk in April 2022, just seven weeks after Moscow launched its unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv was quick to claim it had hit the vessel with its Neptune anti-ship cruise missile, but Russia pushed a different narrative of the incident.
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