Since Donald Trump took office in January, a lot has happened.

The White House Budget Office ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans.

The impact of the Trump administration's tariffs is already being felt in President Trump's efforts to radically remake the federal government.

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Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, is defending his trip to El Salvador, where he visited a man

illegally deported by the Trump administration. He says the man

must be returned. And peers, Luke Garrett has more. Last week, the Trump administration posted

court filings and police reports on social media claiming Kilmar Abrago Garcia is a violent criminal.

But Senator Van Hollen says these posts have no legal bearing. Donald Trump and his administration need to put up or shut up in court.

They keep putting stuff out on social media.

A federal judge says there's been no court evidence tying Abrago Garcia to MS-13 or terrorist

activities. The Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to, quote, facilitate,

end quote, the man's return to the U.S.

But the White House has so far refused. Van Hollen says the Supreme Court should hold President Trump in contempt.

Trump called Van Hollen a, quote, fool, end quote, for visiting Abrago Garcia.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

The Trump administration's sweeping staffing cuts at federal land agencies are causing anxiety

across the Tinder dry southwest.

And Pierce Kirk Sigler reports the wildfire threat is already severe.

The Trump administration says wildland firefighters continue to be exempt from the federal

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