


As the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressional approval, President Donald Trump’s supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary.
On Sunday, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Chuck Grassley, reacted furiously to a Washington judge’s order halting deportations under an 18th century wartime law that Trump invoked hours earlier.
“Another day, another judge unilaterally deciding policy for the whole country. This time to benefit foreign gang members,” Grassley wrote on the social media platform X. “If the Supreme Court or Congress doesn’t fix, we’re headed towards a constitutional crisis.”
Here are more Trump administration headlines from Sunday.
Strikes on rebels in Yemen: The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say a series of airstrikes ordered by Trump have hit the capital, Sanaa, killing 31 people, including women and children. Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that strikes successfully targeted “multiple” Houthi leaders.
Voice of America gutted: Over the weekend, the Trump administration began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization’s director saying all VOA employees have been put on leave. The president directed officials to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.
Talks with Russia: Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a Trump special envoy. It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders in Trump’s second term.
— From Associated Press reports