Federal judge blocks Trump Admin. ban on Harvard enrolling international students; Pres. Trump threatens high tariffs on European Union & Apple's iPhones
May 23, 2025•43 min
Episode description
A federal judge puts on hold the Trump Administration order to Harvard not to accept any international students after the school refused to turn over information about those students' political activities; President Donald Trump threatens to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union and a 25% tariff on smartphones from Apple and Samsung not made in the U.S.; President signs Executive Orders to promote nuclear energy; Vice President JD Vance tells the graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy the administration has "reversed course" in U.S. foreign policy and there will be "no more undefined missions" and "no more open-ended conflicts"; UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres speaks about humanitarian situation in Gaza saying Israel is allowing only a "teaspoon of aid" to enter "when a flood of assistance is required"; DNC considers ousting Vice Chair David Hogg, but not for his stated goal of challenging some Democratic incumbents in primaries; two more commencement addresses in Maryland: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) at Bowie State University
and Kermit the Frog at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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