First Thing: US lawmakers decry ‘national disgrace’ of student detentions on visit to Ice jails
Delegation visit detention centers and report poor conditions. Plus, Musk says he’ll step back slightly from Doge after Tesla profits slide 71%Good morning.Congressional lawmakers denounced the treatment of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, students being detained by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, as a “national disgrace” during a visit to the two facilities in Louisiana where each are being held.What are conditions like in detention? Those in custody were shaken and visibly upset and afraid, the delegation said. They have said they are not receiving necessary healthcare and that the facilities are kept extremely cold.How does the Trump administration justify this? It has argued that Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the US and child of Palestinian refugees, undermines the country’s foreign policy interests. Trump also said yesterday that he believes he is entitled to deport people without trials.What are the tariffs on Chinese goods currently? Trump placed import taxes of 145% on China, which has countered with 125% tariffs on US goods.How did markets react? The S&P 500 stock index rose 2.5% after Bloomberg News initially reported Bessent’s remarks. Continue reading...
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Delegation visit detention centers and report poor conditions. Plus, Musk says he’ll step back slightly from Doge after Tesla profits slide 71%
Good morning.
Congressional lawmakers denounced the treatment of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, students being detained by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, as a “national disgrace” during a visit to the two facilities in Louisiana where each are being held.
What are conditions like in detention? Those in custody were shaken and visibly upset and afraid, the delegation said. They have said they are not receiving necessary healthcare and that the facilities are kept extremely cold.
How does the Trump administration justify this? It has argued that Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the US and child of Palestinian refugees, undermines the country’s foreign policy interests. Trump also said yesterday that he believes he is entitled to deport people without trials.
What are the tariffs on Chinese goods currently? Trump placed import taxes of 145% on China, which has countered with 125% tariffs on US goods.
How did markets react? The S&P 500 stock index rose 2.5% after Bloomberg News initially reported Bessent’s remarks. Continue reading...
