A federal judge demands answers from the Trump administration on a wrongfully deported Maryland ban.
Plus, the White House plans to use tariff talks with dozens of countries to isolate China.
Everybody around the world has been trying to figure out what is the administration trying to do?
What's the ultimate goal here?
And increasingly, it is becoming clear that the real target is China.
And with global oil markets roiled by trade tension, we'll look at what it means for producers and consumers.
It's Wednesday, April 16th.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
A federal judge in Maryland is demanding more answers from the Trump administration about its efforts to return a migrant wrongfully deported to El Salvador,
setting up the biggest test yet of the judge's authority to rein in the government's actions.
U.S. District Judge Paula Zinnis had previously ordered the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar-Abrego Garcia with the Supreme Court upholding her authority to issue the order.
But, at a hearing yesterday, the judge said that nothing has been done to get Abrego Garcia back,
leading her to trigger an expedited discovery process requiring the administration to produce documents and have officials sit
for questioning.
While lawyers for Abrego Garcia have asked Zinnis to consider holding federal agencies and officials in contempt,
legal experts say the judge is already risking a constitutional showdown without clear ability to compel the administration's compliance.
The Justice Department has said the courts lack the authority to interfere in U.S. foreign affairs,
and the leaders of neither country have signaled interest in cooperating.
Switching gears to trade,