The Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the United States illegally $1,000 plus travel costs if they leave voluntarily as it accelerates . The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that people who use the to announce their 鈥渟elf-deportations鈥� would get the money and be 鈥渄eprioritized鈥� for detention and removal.
made announcements in late Sunday 鈥� he said he鈥檚 ordered federal agencies to reopen and expand , the notorious and crumbling former island prison in San Francisco Bay. And he threatened , leaving unclear how that could possibly be implemented.
Earlier on Air Force One, he accused Mexican of being too fearful of drug cartels after she . And in an that aired Sunday, Trump said he doesn鈥檛 know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve constitutionally guaranteed due process rights.
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White House says Harvard will receive no new grants
Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from Trump鈥檚 administration, the Education Department announced in a letter to Harvard鈥檚 president Monday.
The administration previously froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, and Trump is pushing to strip the school of its tax-exempt status.
In a press call, an Education Department official said Harvard will receive no new federal grants until it 鈥渄emonstrates responsible management of the university鈥� and satisfies federal demands on a range of subjects.
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National Endowment for the Arts cuts off funding and pushes for staff resignations
Trump鈥檚 proposed budget calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides hundreds of millions of dollars each year to individuals and institutions around the country.
Meanwhile, dozens of organizations have received notifications that grants have been rejected or rescinded. An NEA official reported Monday that staff members have been asked to resign or retire.
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Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the active-duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration keep pushing the services to streamline their top leadership positions. Hegseth also has told the National Guard to shed 20% of its top positions.
In a memo dated Monday, Hegseth said the cuts will remove 鈥渞edundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership.鈥�
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Washington lawyer sues Trump administration over revocation of his security clearance
A prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid says in the lawsuit filed Monday that the presidential action stripping him of his clearance has hampered his legal practice and that he has multiple clients for whom he can no longer access classified information needed in order to continue representing them.
The lawsuit also calls the revocation of the clearance an act of 鈥渂latant鈥� and 鈥渋mproper political retribution." Zaid is a veteran national security lawyer who has represented government officials and whistleblowers.
Among his clients was an intelligence community whistleblower who played a pivotal role in the first impeachment case against Trump.
In issuing the memorandum, the White House said it was 鈥渘o longer in the national interest鈥� for Zaid and other targeted individuals, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former President Joe Biden and members of his family, to have clearances.
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rump administration over its attempt to stop wind energy development
Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed his first day in office blocking the development of wind energy. It paused approvals, permits and loans for all onshore and offshore wind energy projects.
They say Trump doesn鈥檛 have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process and that he鈥檚 jeopardizing development of a critical power source.
Monday鈥檚 lawsuit asks a federal judge to stop federal agencies from implementing Trump鈥檚 order.
The White House says Democratic attorneys general are trying to stop the president鈥檚 popular energy agenda instead of working with him to restore America鈥檚 energy dominance.
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Trump hosts crypto and AI fundraising dinner at his golf club outside Washington
Trump is hosting a 鈥淐rypto & AI Innovators Dinner鈥� fundraiser sponsored by his Maga, Inc. super PAC at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, outside Washington.
The event Monday evening will feature special guests, including David Sacks, the Trump administration鈥檚 crypto czar. An invitation circulated online instructs those invited to pay $1.5-million per person to attend.
This event is separate from a dinner Trump is set to host at the same golf club on May 22. Attendees to one will be hundreds of the top owners of Trump鈥檚 memecoin, $TRUMP, a cryptocurrency he created just before his inauguration, and honor.
Trump not sure why Canadian leader is meeting with him on Tuesday
President Donald Trump expressed a bit of bafflement about Tuesday鈥檚 visit by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The new Canadian leader ran successfully in his country鈥檚 recent elections on the platform of standing up to Trump, who has said he wants to make Canada the 51st state and charged tariffs that put the two countries into a punishing trade war.
鈥淚鈥檓 not sure what he wants to see me about,鈥� Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. 鈥淏ut I guess he wants to make a deal.鈥�
Trump suggests that migrants who 鈥榮elf-deport鈥� could eventually have a 鈥榩ath to coming back into the country鈥�
The president is talking up his administration pledging to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally and opt to return to their home country voluntarily.
鈥淲e鈥檙e gonna pay each one a certain amount of money and we鈥檙e gonna give them a beautiful flight back to where they came from,鈥� Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
He said immigrants who 鈥渟elf-deport鈥� and leave the U.S. might have a chance to return legally eventually 鈥渋f they鈥檙e good people鈥� and 鈥渓ove our country.鈥�
鈥淎nd if they aren鈥檛, they won鈥檛,鈥� Trump said.
The president added that U.S. officials working with those self-deporting will 鈥済ive them a path to coming back into the country,鈥� but insisted that immigrants deported involuntarily would have no such future path.
Trump says he wants Alcatraz prison reopened because it鈥檚 a powerful symbol of law and order
鈥淚t represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order,鈥� Trump said Monday when a reporter asked him to explain how he decided to call for the reopening of the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco.
Trump announced on social media on Sunday night that he was directing the government to house the most ruthless and violent offenders.
Trump denies involvement in Pope-AI image
The president said he wasn鈥檛 involved with an artificial intelligence-created image of himself as the pope, which was posted on his own social media account that he oversees.
When a reporter noted to him on Monday that some Catholics were offended by the image, Trump interjected: 鈥淥h, they can鈥檛 take a joke,鈥� going on to criticize the 鈥渇ake news media.鈥�
鈥淚 had nothing to do with it,鈥� he added. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 not me that did it.鈥�
Trump insisted that he first saw the image - which was shared posted Friday night on his Truth Social account and later promoted by the White House on its official X account - on Sunday evening.
Still, he said that first lady Melania Trump 鈥渢hought it was cute.鈥�
Trump says he鈥檒l meet with movie industry execs over tariff proposal
Trump didn鈥檛 say when such a meeting would be scheduled.
So far, the industry has issued no comment on his proposal for 100% tariffs on films made outside the United States.
Trump said Monday that the U.S.-based film industry has been 鈥渄ecimated鈥� by other countries, and 鈥渁lso by incompetence,鈥� and that, through tariffs, 鈥渨e鈥檒l get it back.鈥�
He said he wants to meet with the industry because 鈥淚 want to make sure they鈥檙e happy鈥� with the proposal.
President of largest federal workers鈥� union says downsizing will be devastating
The president of the nation鈥檚 largest union for federal workers said Monday the organization鈥檚 ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services it provides members and threatens the group鈥檚 very survival.
Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March removed over 200,000 of its dues-paying members, or about two-thirds of the total. Trump鈥檚 order stripped union rights from employees in several executive branch agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Saying it had lost over half its dues revenue, AFGE鈥檚 National Executive Council last month approved a plan to slash its staffing levels from 355 to 151.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be devastating,鈥� Kelley told reporters on a Zoom conference celebrating Public Service Recognition Week. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if we鈥檒l overcome it, to be honest with you, because members have joined this union because they expect us to provide a certain amount of services.鈥�
DC mayor appears with Trump for NFL deal
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was in the Oval Office on Monday for Trump鈥檚 announcement that would take place in her city.
鈥淲e believe in investing in sports because they have helped us transform neighborhoods,鈥� Bowser said, saying the event would increase tourism.It was a rare moment of harmony between Bowser and Trump, who have frequently feuded over the years. Most recently, Trump said the federal government 鈥渟hould take over Washington, D.C.鈥�
Some Democratic politicians have looked for ways to work with the Republican president despite fiercely criticizing him during his first term. Bowser notably directed the removal of the words on a street outside the White House.
President Donald Trump announced Washington will host the NFL draft in 2027 on the National Mall
Trump unveiled the plan in the Oval Office, flanked by Commissioner Roger Goodell, Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 ever been anything like that,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be beautiful.鈥�
It is the latest off-field victory for the Commanders, a week since they reached an agreement with the D.C. government to on the old , . Trump also endorsed that plan in his remarks.
No final decisions made on Trump鈥檚 foreign film tariffs, White House says
A White House spokesperson said the administration is exploring all options.
鈥淎lthough no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the Administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump鈥檚 directive to safeguard our country鈥檚 national and economic security while Making Hollywood Great Again,鈥� spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement.
Trump announced said Sunday he has authorized the Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative鈥檚 office to .
Trump鈥檚 border czar suggests Alcatraz could ease migrant detention crunch
Border Czar Tom Homan says of Trump鈥檚 idea , 鈥淲e need detention beds.鈥�
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 certainly an option, especially for the significant public safety threats and national security threats,鈥� Homan told reporters outside the White House. 鈥淚t should be on the table.鈥�
The administration has called for more space to hold detained migrants.
Homan also said 鈥渢here鈥檚 talks underway with countries鈥� in addition to El Salvador that could take migrants deported from the U.S. But he refused to say how many other nations might be interested.
Asked about the Trump administration $1,000 plus travel assistance to self-deport and return their home countries, Homan said, 鈥淚 think we鈥檒l have some movement鈥� and that migrants were 鈥渟tarting to get the message鈥� that self-deportation can be a good option.
Warren Buffett says spending cuts are a must because US fiscal deficit is 鈥榥ot sustainable鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a job I don鈥檛 want but it鈥檚 a job that should be done and Congress does not seem to be doing it,鈥� the influential investor said, drawing sustained applause from an arena full of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday.
Buffett stopped short of praising Elon Musk鈥檚 cost-cutting efforts across the federal government. Since Trump took office, Musk has mercilessly slashed the federal workforce and cut spending across the board.
But Buffett said at his annual meeting that cuts need to be made because 鈥渂ureaucracy is something that is amazingly prevalent and contagious even in our capitalist system.鈥�
He also said it鈥檚 important make sure the United States never experiences runaway inflation.
Trump describes his phone call with the Turkish president
Trump鈥檚 post on his Truth Social media network on Monday says he and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the wars in Ukraine and Gaza during their call.
The Turkish leader invited him to travel to Turkey and will come to Washington to visit the White House, Trump added.
Trump said he and Erdogan have an 鈥渆xcellent鈥� relationship and that he looks forward to working with him to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Treasury Secretary says Ukraine minerals deal adds US leverage against Russia
Scott Bessent said the recently signed U.S.-Ukraine agreement is a 鈥渢acit security guarantee because of the economic partnership.鈥�
It was Trump鈥檚 idea 鈥渁nd he believed it would do several things,鈥� Bessent said at a Milken Institute event on Monday. 鈥淚t would create more leverage for him with the Russian leadership鈥� and the deal would show 鈥渘o a daylight between the U.S. and Ukrainian people.鈥�
鈥淲hat it is not is one of these rapacious Chinese deals 鈥� they put in assets and we put in capital.鈥� He said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 equity, not debt.鈥�
Trump personally promotes gala dinner with 100s of top $TRUMP memecoin investors
The president used his social media site to champion just before his inauguration and promote the May 22 dinner at Trump National golf club.
Trump has denied he鈥檚 profiting from the presidency, even as he continues to promote that deliver to his family.
A set of ethics standards released by the Trump Organization before Inauguration Day stated that the president wouldn鈥檛 directly manage his real estate and branding empire while his family promote business ventures, even with foreign governments.
鈥淚鈥檓 not profiting from anything. All I鈥檓 doing is, I started this long before the election. I want crypto,鈥� Trump with N小蓝视频 taped last week.
Democratic senators press Trump to protect endangered species
They say a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections would be 鈥渁n end run around the .鈥�
Senators Adam Schiff, Sheldon Whitehouse and Cory Booker鈥檚 letter Monday to the Interior and Commerce departments asks whether industry helped draft the rule and how the administration plans to protect species if it takes effect.
At issue is the Act鈥檚 long-standing definition of 鈥渉arm,鈥� which includes altering or destroying places where species live 鈥� the No. 1 cause of extinction. The Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries services saying habitat modification isn鈥檛 intentionally targeting a species so shouldn鈥檛 be considered harm.
鈥淚t is widely understood that a species cannot live without a safe place to call home,鈥� the letter reads.
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Trump administration offers travel money and a $1,000 stipend for 鈥榮elf-deportation鈥�
The Department of Homeland Security said in a press release Monday that the financial travel assistance and stipends would go to people who use to tell the U.S. government that they plan to return home. These people will then be 鈥渄eprioritized鈥� for detention and removal as immigration enforcement accelerates Trump鈥檚 .
鈥淚f you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest. DHS is now offering illegal aliens financial travel assistance and a stipend to return to their home country through the CBP Home App,鈥� Secretary Kristi Noem said.
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Mexico鈥檚 president doesn鈥檛 want dialogue with Trump to play out in press
Sheinbaum said Monday that she doesn鈥檛 want her communication with Trump to become an exchange of media statements.
She was asked about Trump鈥檚 comment that she鈥檚 too afraid of cartels to accept his offer to send U.S. troops to Mexico.
鈥淚 told him 鈥榥o, President Trump, not that,鈥欌�� Sheinbaum said. 鈥淲e can collaborate in many things within the framework of our sovereignty and territoriality that corresponds to us.鈥�
Sheinbaum has been widely credited with maintaining a civil and productive relationship with Trump that has enabled Mexico to avoid the worst of the tariffs he鈥檚 applied to many trade partners.
Trump accuses other nations of stealing US moviemaking
Trump has had more to say about his social media threat to impose a 100% tariff 鈥渙n any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.鈥� He told reporters that if producers aren鈥檛 鈥渨illing to make a movie inside the United States we should have a tariff on movies that come in.鈥�
Films both large and small commonly include production in U.S. as well as other countries. The upcoming was shot around the world. U.S.-produced movies overwhelmingly dominate the domestic market. Motion Picture Association data show they also produced $22.6 billion in exports and a $15.3 billion trade surplus in 2023.
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Trump to meet with Ksenia Karelina, who was released in a prisoner swap
Trump plans a White House meeting on Monday with a Russian-American woman who was freed in a prisoner swap last month, according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Ksenia Karelina, a former ballet dancer, was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February 2024 and convicted of treason. She was accused of donating about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine.
She was released in exchange for a Russian-German man who鈥檇 been jailed in the U.S. on smuggling charges.
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鈥楥hoose Europe for Science鈥� drive welcomes researchers as Trump freezes funding
The European Union hopes to attract scientists and researchers unmoored by the Trump administration鈥檚 freezing of that it says involved diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
鈥淎 few years ago, no one would have imagined that one of the biggest democracies in the world would cancel research programs under the pretext that the word diversity was in this program,鈥� French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. 鈥淏ut here we are.鈥�
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a 鈥渟uper grant鈥� program will 鈥渕ake Europe a magnet for researchers,鈥� and that the EU will 鈥渆nshrine freedom of scientific research into law.鈥�
鈥淪cience has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e believe that diversity is an asset of humanity and the lifeblood of science. It is one of the most valuable global assets and it must be protected.鈥�
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Oil prices tumble on OPEC+ decision to open spigots ahead of Trump visit
Oil prices fell to a four-year low and U.S. benchmark crude fell as much as 4% overnight before recovering somewhat early Monday.
The OPEC+ group of eight oil producing nations said it will raise output by 411,000 barrels per day as of June 1. It cited strong fundamentals. Analysts suspect a desire to curry favor with Trump before his visit to the Middle East this month.
Prices have already fallen nearly 20% in the past three months as traders gauge the global economic impact of Trump鈥檚 trade policies. Lowering gas prices has been a key presidential talking point.
鈥淲ashington wants cheap energy, and Gulf producers still lean on U.S. security guarantees; the White House bears down, they listen,鈥� Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said. 鈥淚n that sense the U.S. president has become an unofficial swing vote inside OPEC+.鈥�
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Trump鈥檚 trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices
The Trump administration says the goal of his sweeping tariffs is simple: Force other countries to drop barriers to U.S. goods. But Trump鈥檚 definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond tariffs. They include:
1. agricultural safety requirements
2. tax systems
3. currency exchange rates
4. product standards
5. legal requirements
6. red tape at the border.
He鈥檚 given countries three months to propose concessions before tariffs of 10% to more than 50% take effect. are already in effect. On many issues it will be difficult, or in some cases impossible, for many countries do this.
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Former Vice President Pence defends Constitution as he's awarded for his Profile in Courage
It鈥檚 what 鈥渂inds us all together,鈥� Pence said as he was honored by the JFK Library Foundation.
The award recognizes Pence鈥檚 refusal to go along with reelection 鈥減utting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021,鈥� the foundation said.
鈥淲hatever differences we may have as Americans, the Constitution is the common ground on which we stand. It鈥檚 what binds us across time and generations. ... It鈥檚 what makes us one people,鈥� Pence said Sunday night.
Caroline Kennedy said what Pence did shows Americans they can鈥檛 take democracy for granted.
鈥淗is act of courage saved our government and warned us about what could happen and is happening right now,鈥� she said.
The White House announced these events on the president's Monday schedule:
7. 1:00 p.m. eastern: Trump is scheduled to deliver 鈥渁 sports announcement.鈥�
8. 3:00 p.m.: Trump is set to sign executive orders
9. 3:30 p.m.: Trump will welcome home a returned citizen
10. 6:55 p.m.: Trump will depart the White House and head to Trump National Golf Club
11. 7:30 p.m.: Trump will attend a dinner for MAGA Inc.
1. 9:20 p.m.: Trump is due to head back to the White House
Trump will announce NFL draft site in White House announcement, AP source says
The , a person familiar with the details told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Trump is set to make the announcement Monday at the White House. The NFL declined to comment.
Washington hosting the draft two years from now is the latest off-field victory for the Commanders, a week since they reached an agreement with the D.C. government on the old RFK site. That is still pending council approval.
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