A federal judge has given the Trump administration two weeks to provide evidence on its efforts to return Salvadoran national Kilmar Ábrego García, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month. Judge Paula Xinis accused officials of inaction and warned that she will decide if they acted in good faith or were in contempt of court. The judge ordered four officials to answer questions under oath by April 23 and demanded daily updates on the government's efforts to return Ábrego García, who has legal protection from deportation.

The Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard after the university refused to comply with a list of demands aimed at combating anti-Semitism on campus. The Department of Education cited Harvard's "troubling entitlement mindset" and lack of commitment to upholding civil rights laws, stating that the school is not taking anti-Semitic incidents seriously enough.

The US is working hard to negotiate a "great" trade deal with the UK government led by Keir Starmer. According to JD Vance, Vice President Trump "really loves the United Kingdom" and has a cultural affinity with it. Trump imposed tariffs on imports earlier this month, and the UK government hopes to exempt itself from these tariffs. Vance expressed optimism that both sides can come to a mutually beneficial agreement, citing Trump's admiration for the Queen and King, as well as his business relationships in Britain.

Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia, following a massive Russian attack that killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. Trump also shared blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President Joe Biden, saying "millions of people dead" due to the conflict.