Friday, May 2nd, 2025 - Waltz heads to UN; Judge blocks deportations; FL immigration raid; RFK’s vax rules; Trade war updates

Morning Announcements

Today’s Headlines: Trump just made his first big personnel move of term two—National Security Adviser Michael Waltz is headed to the UN, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now juggling three top jobs, including acting national security adviser. On immigration, a Trump-appointed judge just blocked mass deportations of Venezuelan migrants, saying the president can’t claim an “invasion” without evidence. The White House disagrees and is pushing the Supreme Court to strip protections from 350,000 Venezuelans. Meanwhile, Florida carried out its largest immigration raid ever—over 1,100 people arrested in a joint state-federal operation. Elsewhere in the federal government: the Education Department has canceled over $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing a civil rights technicality; RFK Jr.’s health department wants new placebo testing rules for all future vaccines; and Trump’s latest trade war salvo threatens sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil—a not-so-subtle warning to China. Also: General Motors expects tariffs to wipe out a third of its profits this year, while Apple says it’s shifting production to India and Vietnam to avoid a projected $900 billion tariff bill.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• NY Times: Trump Moves Michael Waltz to U.N. and the Latest Immigration News: Live Updates

• WA Post: Judge rules Trump’s use of wartime act for deportations is illegal

• WA Post: Live updates: Trump gives commencement address at University of Alabama

• AP News: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

• WA Post: More than 1,100 arrested in 6-day Florida immigration sweep, officials say

• NPR: Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health

• NPR: RFK Jr. to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines : Shots - Health News

• Axios: Trump threatens massive new China sanctions over Iranian oil

• Axios: GM expects up to $5B tariff hit, even after recent relief

• Bloomberg: Apple Says Tariffs Will Add $900 Million in Costs This Quarter

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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