Day: February 27, 2025

Romanian prosecutors confirm travel ban lifted as court rules to lift seizure of multiple assets.

Trump announced on Thursday that his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on March 4, citing ongoing drug trafficking from those countries, while also stating he would impose an additional 10% duty on Chinese goods on the same day

The future of US foreign aid is at a moment of extreme uncertainty after the Trump administration announced it has terminated more than 90% of USAID’s foreign assistance awards.

Gene Hackman, the unpretentious actor whose performances in such films as “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven” and “The Firm” elevated character roles to leading-man levels, has died. He was 95.

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily let President Donald Trump keep freezing foreign-aid payments while the US Supreme Court weighs whether to lift an order that would require disbursement of as much as $2 billion.

Acting shortly after Trump filed an emergency request, Roberts issued an administrative stay pausing a judge’s order that would have required payments to be made by 11:59 p.m. Washington time Wednesday night. Roberts’ order asked humanitarian groups challenging the freeze to respond by Friday at noon.

US District Judge Amir Ali said Tuesday the administration had failed to comply with his earlier order to lift a freeze on foreign assistance through UDAID.

Wendy Schiller, professor of political science at Brown University, outline her concerns with the White House seemingly exerting increased power over the American judiciary. Professor Schiller speaks with Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney on Bloomberg Radio. (Source: Bloomberg)

The charges against the Tates remain, and they will be expected to return to Romania for court appearances, Romanian officials said. ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports.