Trump’s USA

US-China Relations
China condemns visa threat: "Discriminated"

China strongly opposes the US move to revoke visas for Chinese students, says Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning according to AFP.

The decision is condemned as "political and discriminatory", which has been conveyed to Washington, she adds.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that the US State Department and the Department of Homeland Security will "aggressively" revoke visas for Chinese students.

Chinese students make up a quarter of all foreign students on American soil.

US revokes visas for Chinese students

Visas for students from China will be revoked, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced according to news agencies.

Rubio says the US State Department and the Department of Homeland Security will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and students working in critical research fields.”

“We will also change the criteria for visa applications to improve the review of all future visa applications from China and Hong Kong,” the statement said.

The conflict with universities
Judge extends stay on Trump’s Harvard plans

A federal judge has extended the stay on Donald Trump’s plans to ban international students from Harvard, reports the AP.

Judge Allison Burroughs temporarily stayed the decision last week, and has now extended the stay until the case is decided in court.

Harvard sued Homeland Security, the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday after its director Kristi Noem banned international students from the top university.

Yesterday, the administration sent a letter giving Harvard 30 days to respond to allegations of collaboration with foreign powers and lack of work against anti-Semitism.

Tariff crisis  Reactions to tariffs
Analysis: Trump's economic plan risks crashing

The court decision that stops Donald Trump's tariffs is a severe blow to the president's entire economic policy, write David Goldman and Matt Egan on CNN in an analysis.

Trump's economic agenda rests like a stool on three legs: tariffs, cuts to the government apparatus and tax cuts.

The revenue from the tariffs helps cover some of the costs of the Republicans' new extensive tax package, which has been criticized for worsening the US's already growing national debt. Without any tariffs, the stool, and Trump's entire plan, risks falling, Goldman and Egan note.

"With the risk that Trump's agenda does not contain any tariff component, Republican deficit hawks in Congress may no longer support Trump's tax cuts," they write.

Mark Stone on Sky News writes that the tariff decision reinforces the already deep rift between the Trump administration and the judiciary.

By declaring emergencies, Trump is trying to circumvent the constitution, but both when it comes to the border issue and now the economy, the court says that the president lacks the authority to make such decisions.

The White House's immediate condemnation reinforces the feeling that there is a constitutional crisis in the United States, writes Stone.

Analysis: Trump's economic plan risks crashing

The court decision stopping Donald Trump's tariffs is a severe blow to the president's entire economic policy, write David Goldman and Matt Egan on CNN in an analysis.

Trump's economic agenda rests like a stool on three legs: tariffs, cuts to the state apparatus and tax cuts.

The revenue from the tariffs helps cover some of the costs of the Republicans' new extensive tax package, which has been criticized for worsening the already growing US national debt. Without any tariffs, the podium, and Trump's entire plan, is at risk of falling, Goldman and Egan note.

"With the risk that Trump's agenda does not include a tariff component, Republican deficit hawks in Congress may no longer support Trump's tax cuts," they write.

Mark Stone on Sky News writes that the tariff decision reinforces the already deep rift that exists between the Trump administration and the judiciary.

By declaring emergencies, Trump is trying to circumvent the Constitution, but both when it comes to the border issue and now the economy, the court says that the president lacks the authority to make such decisions.

The White House's immediate condemnation reinforces the feeling that there is a constitutional crisis in the United States, Stone writes.