A spokeswoman for the presidency of El Salvador, Wendy Ramos, did not respond to requests for information about Senator Van Hollen’s meeting with Abrego Garcia, including whether he had been returned to the prison where American officials have said he is being held, the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he hopes to meet with officials in El Salvador to discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release.

Donald Trump is showing why independent central banks are a good idea. The president’s double tirade against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday conjured another dark cloud over financial markets and an economy repeatedly traumatized by his tariff and trade-war chaos.

Today, US President Donald Trump will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House. She’s the first EU leader to visit Washington since Trump introduced, then suspended, 20% tariffs on the bloc.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday for a meeting and lunch with President Donald Trump. Meloni, leader of Italy’s most right-wing government in decades,

President Donald Trump expects to reach a trade deal with the European Union, but says he's in no rush to finalize tariff agreements. “There’ll be a trade deal,” Trump said Thursday, adding “I fully expect it,

"There will be a trade deal 100%," Trump said ahead of a luncheon at the White House with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "I fully expect it."