President Donald Trump is hosting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House on Thursday. The two leaders are set to discuss U.S.–EU trade tensions and tariffs. The 27-nation European Union is facing 25 percent import tariffs on steel, aluminum, and cars, and broader tariffs on almost all other goods. Trump’s move last week to pause most global tariffs for 90 days has eased some pressure on Meloni, who is seeking to act as a power broker between Washington and Europe amid uncertainty in the bloc over U.S. tariffs.
The Trump administration filed a notice on April 16 to appeal a federal judge’s order requiring it to facilitate the return of an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. The Justice Department had deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The administration is appealing the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which previously denied its attempt to block U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’s initial order requiring the facilitation of Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States….