Progressive activists and Democrat lawmakers will join forces in cities across all 50 states on Saturday, April 5, for a coordinated day of protests targeting former President Donald Trump and entrepreneur Elon Musk. Dubbed the “Hands Off” movement, the event accuses Trump and Musk of seeking control over key government programs and civil liberties.
Russia’s top economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, arrived in Washington this week for high-level meetings with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration, marking the most significant visit by a Russian official to the U.S. since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The visit signals an intensifying diplomatic effort by the Trump administration to broker a ceasefire in the prolonged Ukraine conflict.
President Donald Trump has officially invited El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House for an official working visit on April 14, 2025. The invitation, shared by Bukele, praised El Salvador’s aggressive crackdown on gang violence and support of Trump’s renewed efforts to stop illegal immigration.
In a notable challenge to President Donald Trump's trade policies, the Senate passed a resolution on April 2 aiming to terminate the emergency declaration that facilitated tariffs on Canadian imports.
The U.S. Army Reserve has confirmed it is taking disciplinary steps against a captain who posted a politically charged video on TikTok while wearing an official uniform. The video, shared by Captain Christina Winters under the username “alexandrahamilton01,” criticized the Trump administration’s policies on transgender individuals, accusing it of seeking to “erase” them from society.
Ben & Jerry’s cofounders are launching a public campaign to regain control of the ice cream brand after alleging that parent company Unilever blocked them from criticizing President Donald Trump. The move comes as Unilever prepares to spin off its $7.5 billion ice cream division, which includes Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, and Magnum.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials and the Trump administration to oppose a pending European Union antitrust decision that could significantly impact the company's ad-based revenue model. The ruling under the EU’s Digital Markets Act may require Meta to offer Facebook and Instagram without personalized ads, potentially undermining a core aspect of Meta's global business.
