White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela flights; Elon Musk’s Doge workers break into non-government agency – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceThe Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it did not turn around the deportation flights of hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members over the weekend despite his specific instructions because that was not expressly included in the formal written order.The administration also said that even if James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, had included that instruction in his formal order, his authority to compel the planes to return disappeared the moment the planes entered international airspace. Continue reading...
- A judge expressed disbelief at the Trump administration's defense for deporting Venezuelans, arguing they defied a court order.
- Trump plans to discuss territory and power plants with Putin amidst Ukraine ceasefire talks, while also withdrawing from a Ukraine invasion investigation body.
- Elon Musk's Doge workers entered the US Institute of Peace building against protests.
- Trump falsely claimed Biden's pardons are invalid.
- Concerns arise that the Trump administration might favor Musk's Starlink over a Verizon contract for air traffic control and potentially hinder rural internet access.
- A French politician suggested the US return the Statue of Liberty due to Trump's stance on Ukraine.
- Leo Terrell, head of Trump's antisemitism taskforce, was condemned for sharing a white supremacist post.
- Ireland's prime minister criticized anti-immigration comments by Conor McGregor during a White House visit.
