“If the Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador manages to return to the U.S., he will be detained and removed from the country, the Department of Justice said in a court filing Tuesday. The Trump administration is resisting courts’ orders to return Kilmar Armando Ábrego García from a notorious Salvadorian prison, despite conceding that he was deported in an ‘administrative error’ — and a federal judge later Tuesday wouldn’t rule out holding the government in contempt of court, per multiple reports. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said at a hearing the Trump administration will be required to provide documents and answer questions to show what’s being done to ‘facilitate’ Ábrego García’s release, per the New York Times.” (04/15/25)
“An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a hospital spokesman said. The strike hit the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Muwasi area, where hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in sprawling tent camps. The wounded were all patients and medics, and two of the patients were in critical condition after the strike, said Saber Mohammed, a hospital spokesman. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.” (04/15/25)
“Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia requested asylum at the Brazilian Embassy in Lima on Tuesday, the same day she and her husband, former President Ollanta Humala, were sentenced to 15 years in prison on money laundering charges. The embassy informed Peru that Heredia had arrived Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Peruvian Foreign Ministry. It’s unclear if she entered the facility before or after the sentence was announced by the Peruvian Judiciary. CNN has reached out to the Foreign Ministry and embassy for more information, and is also trying to contact Heredia’s lawyer. The trial relates to alleged illicit contributions to Humala’s election campaigns in 2006 and 2011.” (04/15/25)
“About 22,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service have signed up for the Trump administration’s latest resignation offer, according to four people familiar with the matter, an exodus that could weaken the agency’s ability to collect taxes. The I.R.S. had about 100,000 employees before President Trump took office. Roughly 5,000 employees have resigned since January, and an additional 7,000 probationary employees were laid off, though those firings have been contested in court. If those layoffs take effect, the agency would be on track to lose about a third of its work force this year. Under the terms of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, employees who take the deal will be put on paid administrative leave through September and then leave their federal jobs. Some employees who took the offer could still opt out of resigning.” (04/15/25)
“Four journalists accused of working for the banned organisation of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been sentenced by a Moscow court to five and a half years in a penal colony, in the latest example of Russia’s unrelenting crackdown on dissent and press freedom. Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger were found guilty of taking part in extremist activities. They were arrested last year and have been on trial behind closed doors since October. … Prosecutors had accused the four of creating material for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which is outlawed as an extremist organisation by Russian authorities. Opposition activists and the journalists’ legal teams have dismissed the trial as politically motivated.” (04/15/25)
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in the House, faced several protesters who were removed by police for disrupting her town hall on Tuesday. Police said at least six attendees were escorted out without incident, while three others were arrested — two of whom were stunned with a Taser during their removal. The event was held at the Acworth Community Center in Greene’s home state of Georgia on Tuesday, with disruptions breaking out almost immediately after the congresswoman took the stage.” (04/15/25)
“Singapore will head to the polls on 3 May, in what will be the first electoral test for its new prime minister Lawrence Wong. The election campaign, which lasts just nine days, is expected to be dominated by the rising cost of living, housing needs, jobs, and a growing demand for healthcare amid an ageing population. Voters are widely expected to return the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) to power. The PAP has won every election since Singapore was granted self rule by the British in 1959. The country’s last election in 2020 saw the opposition Workers’ Party secure 10 seats – the biggest victory for the opposition since Singapore gained independence in 1965. This time, 97 seats are up for grabs.” (04/15/25)
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside expert panel began a two-day meeting on Tuesday after a nearly two-month delay and expects to review guidelines for several vaccines including recommendations for the next generation of COVID-19 shots. The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also plans to discuss the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak that has infected over 700 people this year, mostly among unvaccinated people in Texas and New Mexico. The meeting was abruptly delayed in February just days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic, became head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC, which is part of HHS, said the meeting had been postponed to allow for public comment.” (04/15/25)
“Senior diplomats and aid officials from around the world are gathering in London on Tuesday to find a pathway to end the brutal civil war in Sudan. The one-day conference is being hosted by the UK, Germany, France, the European Union and the African Union. Attendees include ministers from some 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United States, as well as representatives from the United Nations and other international institutions. But no one representing Sudan will be present at the talks.” [editor’s note: In other words, it’s just a London vacation at various governments’ expense – TLK] (04/15/25)
“One in 31 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by their 8th birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the past two decades. Previous CDC reports showed that 1 in 54 8-year-olds had been diagnosed with autism in 2016. In 2000, it was 1 in 150.” (04/15/25)
