The Hudak Report 04/14/25

News from the States: Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border

Wired: Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to 'Immediately' Self-Deport

CTV News: No new actions announced as Carney pauses campaign again over U.S. trade war

World Socialist Web Site: The deepening toll of Long COVID after 5 years of the pandemic

The Associated Press: UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye

We’ll start with the latest on the Trump administration:

• Judge Rules Trump Cannot Take School Lunch Money From Hungry Kids In Maine Over Trans Students

• Trump officials end ‘temporary protected status’ for Afghans, Cameroonians

• Tech tariff exemptions are only temporary, according to Trump’s commerce secretary

• US deports 10 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, says Rubio

Here’s your updates on the Canadian federal election:

• Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

• Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll

• NDP Faces Harassment Allegations and an Internal Collapse

• Petition to remove controversial Conservative candidate reaches 15K signatures

• Poilievre pledges veterans' supports; Carney offers cheaper access to parks, museums

• Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets

Leftover news:

• At packed L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’

• Gov. Shapiro and Family Evacuated From Governor's Mansion After Arson Attack

• Peterborough mayor prompts backlash for using N-word during guest lecture at Trent University

• State Supreme Court halts execution dates for Caddo death row inmates

• Therapists went on a hunger strike to protest 'assembly line' conditions and the automation of mental healthcare

We’ll start the world news off with updates on the Palestinian genocide and other acts of US & Israeli aggression in the Middle East:

• Grassroots Resistance Builds Against Israeli Occupation of Southern Syria

• Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Jewish Passover

• Over 1,560 killed since Israel broke Gaza truce

• Palestinian medic attacked in Gaza is being detained in Israel, says ICRC

• Several martyred, injured in US aggression west of Yemen's capital

• 'We Are In Complete Shock': Israel Bombs Last Fully Functioning Hospital in North Gaza

Over the weekend, some election news dropped throughout the world. First, in Ecuador, President Daniel Noboa, in a blatant move to keep power, declared a State of Emergency mere hours before voting began. Election results were not released before the deadline for news updates for this article. In Gabon, military dictator Brice Oligui Nguema won 90.35% of the vote. Over in Tanzania, the main opposition party, Chadema, was banned. A few days ago, I reported on their leader, Tundu Lissu, being charged with treason in a blatant power move by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to keep power. Finally, in the UK, a pro-Palestine Jew who was a member of the Labour party, but was kicked out for being pro-Palestine, won an appeal against the Labour Party.

Finally, we end with updates on cold and hot wars alike:

• Armenia Says It Is “Closer Than Ever to Peace” With Azerbaijan

• China hits back at Trump's tariff hike with 125% duties on U.S. goods

• Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukrainian city of Sumy

• Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 100 people in Darfur attack, UN says

• Sudan’s RSF claims control of famine-hit Zamzam camp in Darfur

Leftover news:

• Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike

• Australian doctors’ union shuts down industrial action after three-day NSW strike

• Blockade on Science: US excludes Cuba and other Countries from Access to Health Sites

• HRW Reports Forced Disappearance of 238 Venezuelan Migrants: U.S. and El Salvador Under Scrutiny

• In key milestones for President Milei, Argentina secures IMF deal and ends most capital controls

• Indigenous Leader Is Murdered in Colombia, the Third This Year in That Area

• Crusade Against “Anti-Christian Bias” is Donald’s DEI

• Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: ‘We just want to stay open’

• Expect Them To Lie About China Just Like They Lied About Gaza

• How I Saved the US Government $151 Billion

• Liberals’ lead could change if domestic concerns surpass U.S. tensions, says pundits, pollster

• No, Marco Rubio, Cuban doctors are not victims of ‘forced labor’

• Not Just Unions; Strike-Ready Unions.

• Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability

• We can't be manipulated by fear