As Trump prepares to sign a series of executive orders to promote marriage and the birth rate, he’s drawing on proposals from Project 2025, a plan he publicly distanced himself from on the campaign trail, but which now guides all his policies.
The Trump administration is assessing ways to persuade women in the U.S. to have more children, as a movement grows on the right to reverse declining birthrates and push conservative family values. Some pitched ideas include cash baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes. nyti.ms/4jh3UAR
Trump, following Project 2025, intends to make the fight against demographic decline a priority, valuing conservative family principles and asserting his desire to “restore the family as the heart of American life”.
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But among the measures Trump plans to implement soon, one in particular stands out: it appears to be inspired by a program instituted by Hitler in the 1930s to stimulate the birth rate.
With the aim of provoking a “baby boom”, Donald Trump is reportedly considering a series of measures described as pro-natalist.
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Among them: a $5,000 bonus for each married mother after giving birth, as a way of promoting both births and marriage, as well as scholarships and educational programs on the menstrual cycle.
Trump has also reportedly received a draft presidential decree submitted by pro-natalist activist Simone Collins, proposing the creation of a National Medal of Motherhood for women who have given birth to six or more children…
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Several observers point out that this type of award is strongly reminiscent of a program set up by Hitler in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, already at the center of controversy for leaking sensitive, classified information about an imminent military strike in Yemen to a Signal group featuring several members of the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance, as well as a journalist from The Atlantic added by mistake, is once again causing scandal.
At the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at reporters over coverage of him sharing war plans in a second Signal chat that included members of his family and his personal lawyer. Read more: nyti.ms/3GiswuB
New revelations from the New York Times indicate that he would have shared the same information in a second Signal group, this time made up of his wife, family members, lawyer and personal assistants.
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These messages, which Pete Hegseth allegedly first received from General Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, via a secure U.S. government system, contained specific information about the March strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
According to NBC News, the Secretary of Defense ultimately transmitted this information from his personal phone to two newsgroups on Signal, not just one as initially reported, despite a clear warning from one of his aides against sharing classified data via an unsecured communications system.
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The former Fox & Friends Weekend host denied sharing classified information in these newsgroups, while acknowledging the existence of a second Signal group.
He dismissed the accusations at the outset, claiming that the media were relaying old information provided, he said, by disgruntled former employees.
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Hegseth, with Donald Trump’s support, continues to weather the controversy for the time being, despite calls for his resignation.
Among them, Republican Representative Don Bacon, who called the existence of this second Signal group “totally unacceptable”.
Harvard has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, days after the federal government announced the freezing of $2.2 billion in grants intended for it.
NEW: Harvard University has sued the Trump administration, claiming its freezing of $2.2 billion in grants and demands for greater control over the university violated the First Amendment and other federal laws and regulations. nbcnews.to/3S42NbK
The legal action comes after the Trump administration decided to freeze federal funding, in response to the university’s refusal to submit to a series of requirements. According to Harvard, these measures, presented as reforms against anti-Semitism on campus, would in reality constitute a disguised abuse of power.
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In its complaint, Harvard accuses the Trump administration of masking, under the guise of concerns about anti-Semitism, a desire to increase its grip on the university, thus going beyond the limits of its governmental authority over a private institution.
It further asserts that the government fails to make a logical connection between these concerns and the freeze on research projects.
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It accuses the government of seriously undermining research in crucial fields such as medicine, science and technology, areas the university considers essential to saving lives, ensuring national security and preserving U.S. global leadership.
As a reminder, the Trump administration’s demands on the university included the elimination of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, the introduction of merit-based selection only, restrictions on international students, the banning of pro-Palestinian groups, increased collaboration with immigration authorities, as well as a ban on the wearing of masks during campus protests.
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Harvard then announced its refusal to comply with this series of demands formulated by the Trump administration. In response, Donald Trump immediately retaliated by freezing over $2 billion in federal funding and contracts earmarked for the university, also threatening to strip it of its tax-exempt status.
According to a complaint filed by the organization Whistleblower Aid, Daniel Berulis, a former computer specialist at the US government agency National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), recently raised the alarm about a potential serious security breach involving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and his team.
EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that … information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
Berulis claims that he observed disturbing things in March 2025, when members of the DOGE team obtained extended access to the NLRB’s internal systems, allowing them to view, copy, and modify sensitive data.
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According to the whistleblower, the data in question included files related to ongoing union cases, confidential testimonies, personal information about employees, and sensitive information about business owners.
According to the computer specialist, he immediately observed unusual activity on the NLRB’s computer network, including a significant increase in outgoing data volume, estimated by him to be around 10 gigabytes.
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At the same time, Berulis also noticed that the logging protocols, essential for monitoring user activity, had been modified. According to him, these alterations significantly complicated the traceability of operations performed on the system.
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The computer specialist reports that shortly after the DOGE team accessed the systems, suspicious login attempts from a Russian IP address were observed.
One of them used a recently created account by the DOGE, with a correct username and password, which suggests potential compromise. Although these connections were blocked thanks to the geographical restrictions in place, they greatly concerned the whistleblower.
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The whistleblower stated in an interview with CNN that he had received a threatening note accompanied by drone photos showing him at home, shortly after trying to alert the authorities.
He adds that his superiors ordered him to abandon his investigation and not transmit his concerns to national security agencies, while the NLRB rejects all of his accusations.
During the recent visit of the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to the White House, Donald Trump stated, in a discussion filmed by Bukele’s team and broadcasted live on X, that in addition to illegal immigrants, he was also considering sending American citizens, or as he put it, «homegrown criminals».
President Trump suggests that certain "homegrown" criminals, who are U.S. citizens, should be deported to El Salvador. nbcnews.to/42GumOB
This conversation, captured just before journalists entered the Oval Office, shows Donald Trump addressing the President of El Salvador, saying: “They love you, they love what you’re doing.”
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Trump then adds: “Homegrown criminals are next.”
Trump, apparently believing that the existing mega-prisons in El Salvador are not large enough, then told Bukele that at least “five more places” would need to be built.
To which Bukele responded: “Yeah, we’ve got space,” a reply that reportedly provoked laughter in the Oval Office.
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Donald Trump’s comments raise serious concerns, as he is already at the center of a controversy for refusing to facilitate the repatriation of a man sent to one of these mega-prisons, despite a Supreme Court decision.
Deported by mistake and without legal procedure by his administration, which refers to his deportation as a simple “administrative error,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia is now presented by the Trump administration as a dangerous individual, claims that are widely disputed and not backed by solid evidence at this moment.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, entered the United States illegally at the age of 16, fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, and has been living in the country since 2011. In 2019, a US court granted him a protection order allowing him to stay in the country, and he has never been charged or convicted.
The US Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return.
At the time of his arrest by ICE, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was living in Maryland with his wife and their three children: their biological son, who has autism, as well as two children from a previous relationship.
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While the Trump administration tries to portray him as a criminal by citing a 2021 protection order, his wife claims that, even if no marriage is perfect, Kilmar has always been a “a loving partner and father,” and that his expulsion is in no way justified.
The way the administration handled Garcia’s case raises serious concerns about the respect for legal procedure for anyone who would be sent to these five mega-prisons, especially if they are designated as criminals according to Donald Trump’s vague criteria.
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Trump regularly threatens his political opponents, as well as journalists and critical media, stating that some should “go to prison” simply for opposing his government.
Donald Trump frequently suggests that his political opponents or unfavorable media are criminals.
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The “Lock her up” slogan, launched against Hillary Clinton, has become emblematic of his 2016 campaign and marked the beginning of a rhetoric that equates political opposition with a criminal threat.
He regularly calls Joe Biden the “head of a criminal organization” and accuses members of the January 6 committee of manipulating or suppressing evidence, stating: “What they did is criminal. They should go to prison.”
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Attorney General Merrick Garland is, according to him, “corrupt” and should be “held accountable,” while he claims that special prosecutor Jack Smith “should be arrested.” Judges involved in his trials, such as Judge Engoron, are also labeled “corrupt.”
On the media side, Trump calls CNN, MSNBC, or the New York Times “criminals,” going so far as to say that some journalists “should go to prison” for refusing to reveal their sources.
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This systematic criminalization of all opposition or criticism raises deep concerns.
Especially since Trump has now openly stated that he is considering the idea of sending American citizens to prison in El Salvador.
The guy who recently stated at CPAC that he’s “just living the meme”, Elon Musk, is once again changing the results he’s been promising for months.
Elon Musk now admits his Department of Government Efficiency will produce only 15% of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u…
He recently admitted to having significantly reduced the savings he promised to Americans once again.
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This, despite brutal cuts with no regard to the government apparatus and despite a first downward revision of almost half announced a few weeks earlier.
Originally, he promised nothing less than $2,000 billion in savings thanks to the cuts by DOGE!
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This promise was reduced by half once, then a second time, to the point where only $150 billion in savings remains on the table in a context where the federal budget approaches $7,000 billion.
According to the New York Times, barely 15% of the savings announced by Musk would be truly achievable.
The rest would be based on inflated figures and approximations: according to the newspaper, Musk would include exaggerated amounts, predict uncertain future spending, and count funds that would only be committed during the next budget cycle.
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Several of the savings put forward by DOGE have proven to be false or greatly exaggerated.
Certain “discovered frauds” had already been discovered under the previous administration, and blatant errors have been pointed out, such as an $8 million contract presented wrongly as a savings of $8 billion.
Experts point to a serious lack of rigor and transparency.
A few hours after Harvard announced its refusal to comply with a series of demands from the Trump administration, Donald Trump retaliated by announcing the freeze of over two billion dollars in federal funds intended for the university.
Obama's criticism of Trump's "ham-handed" demands could encourage other universities to follow Harvard's example.
According to a letter from the Trump administration to Harvard, obtained by the New York Times, the White House was demanding that the university comply with a series of measures, under penalty of losing its funding, mainly intended for research.
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Harvard accuses the government of hiding, behind certain requirements related to the fight against anti-Semitism, an attempt to directly regulate intellectual conditions within the university.
The message from the president of Harvard University to the Trump administration is unequivocal:
«The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights».
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It also stated: «No government, regardless of which party is in power, should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue».
This firm statement was quickly applauded by former President Barack Obama, himself a graduate of Harvard’s prestigious law school. He described the Trump administration’s attempts to control academic freedom as «unlawful and ham-handed».
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Obama expressed hope that Harvard’s decision would serve as an example and encourage other universities and institutions to follow the same path.
American universities are facing pressure from the Trump administration, accused of attacking the fundamental principles of a democratic society, such as freedom of expression, association, and academic freedom. This attempt was condemned in a letter signed by nearly 900 institutions, including members of the faculty at Yale, according to The Guardian.
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Trump’s requirements included removing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, changing admission policies to be based solely on merit, restricting the admission of international students deemed hostile to American values, banning pro-Palestinian student groups, collaborating with immigration authorities, and imposing a ban on wearing masks during protests on campus.
As Trump was answering questions from journalists in the Oval Office, during the visit of the President of El Salvador, he lashed out at CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins.
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins was forced to re-live her Monday afternoon dressing-down at the hands of President Donald Trump just hours later on her own show.
Collins was seeking clear explanations about the decisions made regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration to a super-prison in El Salvador.
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As the journalist was questioning Trump about his intention to help repatriate the man his administration admitted to having deported by mistake to El Salvador, he first delegated the response to Pam Bondi. Bondi claimed that Garcia was part of a criminal gang, a statement contradicted by several sources. Trump then complimented her on her good work.
Then, interrupting Kaitlan Collins in the middle of her question, he called on Stephen Miller to answer the one from CNN, justifying his action by stating that «they always ask with a slant because they are slanted because they don’t know what’s happening», adding that this was precisely why «nobody listens to them anymore.»
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The journalist rephrased her question, recalling that Trump had said on board Air Force One that he would comply with a Supreme Court decision ordering the return of the person in question, a remark Kaitlan Collins was referring to, quoting Trump’s words from a few days earlier:
«If the Supreme Court said bring somebody back, I would do that, I respect the Supreme Court.»
Instead of answering the question, Trump mocked Kaitlan Collins, telling her:
«Why don’t you just say isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country, why can’t you just say that?»
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Trump scolded Collins and CNN for constantly coming back to “the same things,” adding that this was precisely why nobody listened to them anymore and they had lost all credibility.
The exchange became even more heated when Trump invited Stephen Miller to answer the question addressed to the President of El Salvador. The latter had already reacted by asking the CNN journalist if, on the other hand, she would expect him to smuggle a “criminal” into the United States, a direct allusion to Garcia, qualifying the question as «preposterous», while it was about possible help to return the wrongly deported migrant.
President Trump and President Bukele both made clear in the Oval Office today that they do not intend to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. following the Supreme Court's ruling. "How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it.… pic.twitter.com/FZbvEySzmk
Miller claimed that Garcia was a Salvadoran citizen and called it arrogant to suggest that an American media outlet could indicate how El Salvador should handle its own citizens.
This was not the only attack that CNN and Kaitlan Collins suffered during the visit of the Salvadoran President. As the latter was asking Donald Trump a question, wondering about the silence of the media, Trump retorted by pointing to the CNN journalist, stating that it was because the media was “fake news” like CNN and that they didn’t like to spread good news, adding: «I think they hate our country».
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Back in the studio, Dana Bash of CNN wanted to set the record straight in the face of Trump’s shocking statement, specifying that it should go without saying, but it needed to be said clearly:
«We heard President Trump say in the Oval Office that CNN hates our country. CNN does not hate our country».
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Dana Bash concluded on the subject by recalling that she had been working for CNN for 32 years, and interpreting Trump’s words as a rhetorical strategy, stating: «I see a rhetorical device in him trying to say such a thing».
During the visit of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House on April 14, he and Donald Trump passed the responsibility back and forth regarding the mistaken deportation of a migrant to a controversial prison in El Salvador
President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, made it clear in a joint meeting that the Maryland man who was wrongly deported won't be returned to the US
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was deported by mistake to a controversial prison in El Salvador, despite a Supreme Court decision requiring the Trump administration to facilitate his return, a ruling that had prohibited his expulsion for security reasons.
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The meeting between Donald Trump and the Salvadoran president could have been the ideal opportunity to correct the error made by the Trump administration in Garcia’s case. However, the two leaders instead chose to pass the responsibility back and forth regarding who has the power to decide on the man’s freedom. Worse, they seemed amused by the situation.
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Donald Trump admitted that an administrative error had been made in Garcia’s expulsion, but claimed that his administration had respected the Supreme Court’s decision by removing legal or logistical barriers on the American side.
According to him, Garcia’s return now depends exclusively on the Salvadoran authorities, ruling out any diplomatic effort to repatriate him.
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stated that he would not facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, despite the injunction from the US Supreme Court.
He even claimed “not to have the power” to send him back, labeling Garcia a “terrorist” and rejecting any clandestine return operation.
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The terrorism accusations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia by the Trump administration and President Nayib Bukele are based on no concrete evidence. Although allegations of ties to the MS-13 gang have been made, no criminal charges have ever been brought against him in the United States or El Salvador.
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Recall that the Supreme Court recently ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegally deported to El Salvador, estimating that this deportation violated a previous decision protecting him.
Since then, the administration has been trying to evade this obligation, notably by playing on the interpretation of the word “facilitate”.
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Recall that Abrego Garcia, who entered the United States illegally around 2011, had obtained an exception to his deportation to a specific country due to the dangers to his life, a decision made in 2019 after examining the evidence by an immigration judge. The judge had concluded that Garcia could not be deported, as he was a target of a gang in his home country, El Salvador.
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Garcia’s future remains uncertain, and it remains to be seen how the Supreme Court will react to the Trump administration’s persistent inaction in this case.
Katy Perry successfully achieved a dream she had for the past 15 years by participating in her first space trip alongside an all-female crew from Blue Origin.
Katy Perry kisses the floor after returning from Space.
Perry expressed her great pride in living this adventure alongside five exceptional and inspiring women, including Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of billionaire Jeff Bezos, emphasizing that they formed the very first all-female space crew.
An hour before her takeoff on the Blue Origin rocket, Katy Perry shared a video in which she expressed deep emotion, stating that she had never felt such a mix of excitement and inner love.
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In her message, she explains that one only becomes fully aware of the love and emotions one carries within oneself when one is about to experience something as significant as takeoff.
The star also described this experience as historic, emphasizing that it was the very first time an all-female crew went to space together, on board the New Shepard NS-31 mission, launched on April 14.
Perry also shared a video in which she presents the training capsule used by her and the other crew members before the flight. We see a seat with her name embroidered on it, and the singer expressed her desire to sing in space.
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She was briefly heard during the live broadcast of the mission, upon her return to Earth.
Visibly moved, she appeared leaving the capsule, kissing the ground with a daisy in her hand. Her 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, was present on site to witness both the takeoff and the landing.
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The singer explained that she chose to perform What a Wonderful World in space rather than one of her own songs, believing that this moment should not be centered on her, but on a collective energy, on humanity as a whole, and on the beauty of the world.
