{"id":135114,"date":"2025-04-26T04:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-battle-with-judiciary-escalates-as-fbi-arrests-county-judge-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T04:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:11:25","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-battle-with-judiciary-escalates-as-fbi-arrests-county-judge-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-battle-with-judiciary-escalates-as-fbi-arrests-county-judge-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Battle with judiciary escalates as FBI arrests county judge – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

FBI director Kash Patel accuses judge Hannah Dugan of helping an \u2018illegal alien’ evade arrest \u2013 key US politics stories from 25 April at a glance
The Trump administration\u2019s war on the judiciary deepened on Friday as the FBI<\/a> arrested a county circuit judge on charges of obstruction, accusing her of helping a man evade immigration<\/a> authorities as they sought his arrest at her courthouse.
The judge, Hannah Dugan, was apprehended in the courthouse where she works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/a>, a spokesperson for the US Marshals Service confirmed to the Guardian. Kash Patel, the Trump-appointed FBI director, wrote on X<\/a> that he believed Dugan \u201cintentionally misdirected federal agents away from\u201d Eduardo Flores Ruiz, who he called an \u201cillegal alien\u201d. Agents \u201cchased down\u201d the man and arrested him later, he added.
The case is the latest in a string of attacks by the Trump administration<\/a> and federal agencies on judges who make decisions that challenge the government\u2019s attempts to overhaul the country\u2019s immigration system or slow its deportations program.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
Hannah Dugan will appear in court again on 15 May and \u201clooks forward to be exonerated\u201d, an attorney for the judge said in a statement, published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. \u201cHannah C Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge,\u201d it said, adding that she \u201cwill defend herself vigorously\u201d.
Leftwing senator Bernie Sanders accused the Trump administration of \u201cmoving this country towards authoritarianism\u201d in response to Dugan\u2019s arrest, while Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren said the case \u201crings serious alarm bells\u201d.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
An American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA<\/a> was killed in eastern Ukraine<\/a> in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.
Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, died on 4 April last year in \u201ceastern Europe\u201d, according to an obituary published by his family. He was the son of Juliane Gallina, who was appointed the deputy director for digital innovation at the Central Intelligence Agency<\/a> in February 2024.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow for high-stakes peace talks hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow. But no apparent breakthrough was reached on Friday.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
George Santos<\/a>, the disgraced former representative, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Friday, bringing an end to an extraordinary controversy that began with a fraudulent congressional campaign.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has revoked a Biden administration-era policy that restricted subpoenas of reporters\u2019 phone records in criminal investigations. An internal memo, first reported<\/a> by ABC News, shows Bondi rescinding protections issued by her predecessor, Merrick Garland, for members of the media from having their records seized or being forced to testify in the course of leak investigations.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Joe Kasper, the controversial chief of staff to the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth<\/a>, who was central to a dramatic power struggle at the Pentagon, has left his post in an unexpected departure.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump administration<\/a> launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government.
The investigation revives criticism from several years ago about the university\u2019s partnership with China\u2019s Tsinghua University. It comes after Trump earlier this week signed a series of executive orders focused on universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
High-profile Democrats call on the Trump administration<\/strong> to release Tufts University graduate student R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk from detention<\/a>, warning the White House is engaging in \u201crepression\u201d.
Xi Jinping has announced plans to counter China\u2019s economic fallout from the US trade war<\/strong>, as reports swirl it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors<\/a>.
US consumer sentiment plummeted in April<\/strong> after Trump\u2019s trade war threw the global economy into chaos, according to a new report<\/a>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 24 April 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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