What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The wartime law that Trump invoked to speed up deportations
The Trump administration invoked a wartime law on Saturday to speed up the pace of deportations.
“I proclaim that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies,” the invocation on the White House site states.
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 21:15
Donald Trump stares down reporter after microphone hits his face
Donald Trump stared down a reporter whose microphone hit him in the face as he spoke to journalists before departing for Mar-a-Lago on Friday, 14 March.
The president was speaking about Gaza to a group of press at Joint Base Andrews when a boom microphone made contact with his face.
Mr Trump looked towards the group of journalists before raising his eyebrows at the incident.
The Republican remarked, “She just became a big story tonight,” seemingly referring to the reporter.
Donald Trump stares down reporter after microphone hits his face
Donald Trump stared down a reporter whose microphone hit him in the face as he spoke to journalists before departing for Mar-a-Lago on Friday, 14 March. The president was speaking about Gaza to a group of press at Joint Base Andrews when a boom microphone made contact with his face. Mr Trump looked towards the group of journalists before raising his eyebrows at the incident. The Republican remarked, “She just became a big story tonight,” seemingly referring to the reporter.
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 21:00
WATCH: JD Vance booed at Kennedy Center concert
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 20:00
Why do fake Elon Musk ads keep appearing around London and on the Tube?
It was a satirical swipe at the multi-billionaire Tesla owner and world’s richest man. “We are holding Elon to account,” the group behind the poster said.
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Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 19:00
Grimes calls out Elon Musk again for putting their kids in the spotlight: ‘I’ve tried legal recourse’
“I have tried begging the public and my kids’ dad to keep them offline, and I’ve tried legal recourse,” she wrote in a post on X, adding that she feels it’s “insane to me that there’s no way to deal with this.”
Grimes was responding to a viral fake tweet on Musk’s social media platform, X, when she was asked by another user what she was doing to “protect her children” from misinformation.
Here’s Kevin E G Perry:
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 18:00
Voice of America journalists put on administrative leave
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 17:03
South African ambassador expelled from US called a ‘race-baiting politician’ by Marco Rubio
The United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador, after accusing him of being a “race-baiting politician” who hates America and President Donald Trump.
“Ebrahim Rasool is a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS. We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA.”
Mr Rubio re-posted an article from the right-wing website Breitbart that quoted the envoy saying in a webinar that Trump was leading a white “supremacist” movement.
Bryony Gooch has the story:
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 17:00
Protesters gathered outside Tesla dealership call for boycott
Organisers are encouraging Tesla owners to sell their cars and for people to dump stock.
The electric car giant has already seen shares plunge since the start of the year as the firm comes under pressure from Chinese rivals amid calls for a boycott over Musk’s close ties with US President Donald Trump and far-right causes.
George Lithgow has the story:
Gustaf Kilander15 March 2025 16:00