Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
A judge halted Trump’s move to bar foreign students at HarvardA federal judge in Boston issued a temporary restraining order today that effectively paused the Trump administration’s move to block international students from attending Harvard. The judge agreed with the university that the government’s decision would cause “immediate and irreparable injury” to the school. The order came in response to a lawsuit that Harvard filed this morning, just a day after it was told that its ability to enroll foreign students was being revoked. The university accused the Trump administration of a “campaign of retribution” for rejecting the government’s demands. The administration said Harvard had not complied with a list of demands sent on April 16, which called for the school to provide information on about 7,000 students within 10 business days. In this morning’s lawsuit, Harvard said that it had submitted the required information on April 30. Harvard’s president called the ban “unlawful and unwarranted.” It would transform the university, where more than a quarter of the students come from other countries. They contribute disproportionately to the university’s revenue. The restraining order was the latest sign that the courts are serving as a rare check on President Trump’s power. But as our legal policy reporter Charlie Savage explained, judicial losses have not necessarily stopped the president’s actions from having an impact.
Trump threatened steep tariffs on the E.U. and AppleTrump, who for the last couple of weeks had focused mostly on his tax bill and his trip to the Middle East, turned his attention back to the global trade system. He threatened today to impose 50 percent tariffs on imports from the E.U. because talks on a trade deal with the bloc “are going nowhere.” Trump also went on the offensive against Apple. He demanded that the company begin making iPhones in the U.S. or pay tariffs of at least 25 percent on iPhones made abroad. Our Silicon Valley reporter Tripp Mickle explained why Apple is unlikely to make the change anytime soon. In other news from Washington: Trump ordered a faster build-out of nuclear power plants.
Russia and Ukraine began their largest prisoner exchangeUkraine and Russia each returned 390 soldiers and civilians today in the first exchange of the largest prisoner swap of the war. More exchanges were expected later this weekend; the two countries have committed to swap 1,000 prisoners each. My colleague Marc Santora reported from the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, where families gathered to see the prisoners arrive. “Mom, I was exchanged,” one soldier said into a phone he had been given at the hospital. “That’s it. I am home. I am alive. Everything is good with me, Mom.”
Archaeologists are mapping shipwrecks in the Great LakesMaritime archaeologists began an expedition last week to explore the depths of Lake Ontario and create detailed computer models of its 63 shipwrecks — many of which sank during the 19th century. They will do so with the help of Rhody, a remotely operated vehicle outfitted with a high-definition camera that has provided astonishing images on which those models will be based. See what Rhody has found so far. More top news
Tom Cruise really, really wants you to go to the moviesIn theaters across the country this weekend, Tom Cruise is reprising his role as Ethan Hunt, the American operative extraordinaire, in the eighth installment of “Mission: Impossible.” The new film, apparently Cruise’s last in the series, is enjoyably unhinged, our critic wrote. The movie star is also reprising his role as Hollywood’s most enthusiastic evangelist of moviegoing. Cruise reached out directly to the C.E.O. of IMAX — the large-format technology that’s been a recent industry bright spot — to ensure that the company’s giant screens would exclusively show his new blockbuster. Test yourself: Can you match up movie titles with headlines about them? Play our game.
Consider visiting a state park over this long weekendThe beginning of summer travel season has arrived, and this Memorial Day weekend is expected to be a busy one on the roads and at airports. To avoid the long lines and staffing issues at national parks, my colleagues recommend checking out one of the many just-as-stunning state parks. For more travel inspiration:
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Cook: This elegant chickpea, spinach and feta pie is easy and hearty. Watch: Our critics picked the 10 best films of the year so far. Read: “The Doorman” is one of nine new books we recommend. Chuckle: These six very different comedy specials all provide laugh-out-loud moments. Game: This year’s most addictive mobile game is delightfully absurd. |
