News for March 15, 2025

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, saying the law likely does not apply here.

Federal workers say Donald Trump’s frequent trips to Mar-a-Lago undercut his push for return-to-office rules and raise questions about waste, fairness, and taxpayer costs.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s use of a wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants, even as some removals had already taken place.

Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to try to deport suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, but a federal judge quickly blocked the move and ordered any deportation flights to turn back.

A dust storm in Kansas caused a pileup on Interstate 70 that killed at least eight people and injured many others.

Donald Trump said the US launched major air strikes on the Houthis in Yemen in response to their attacks on Red Sea shipping.

President Donald Trump signed an order that put most of Voice of America’s staff on leave and moved to sharply cut U.S.-funded media operations.

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-running free checked bags policy in a move that could upset customers but boost profits.

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest by immigration authorities has sparked planned nationwide protests and a legal fight over whether the government can deport him for his pro-Palestinian activism.

U.S. prosecutors charged cartel brothers Miguel Trevino Morales and Omar Trevino Morales with drug trafficking, murders, and money laundering after their extradition from Mexico.

A large spring storm system swept across the U.S. with deadly tornadoes, wildfires, dust storms, and severe wind, and state leaders in Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas reported major damage and deaths.

Solomun Weldekeal Araya was charged after a deadly 17-vehicle crash in Austin, Texas, killed five people and injured several others.