A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Other news we’re following:
- Maryland Senator meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday evening in El Salvador, after two days in the country pushing for his release
- Vance has meetings in Vatican City after attending service: Vance, a Catholic convert, attended Good Friday services with his wife and three children in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday afternoon and was scheduled to meet over the weekend with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
- Rubio says the US could drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.