Trump news at a glance: Mass anti-Trump protests sweep nation; supreme court issues midnight order

Protests cut across party lines, organizers say

The 50501 movement behind the “Hands Off” protests said it was seeking to send a message to opposition politicians and ordinary voters that vocal resistance to Trump’s policies was essential. It also said that demonstrators were supporters of different parties.

“We have registered Democrats, registered independents and registered Republicans all marching because they all believe in America, because they all believe in a fair government that puts people before profits,” said organizer Heather Dunn.

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Supreme court orders temporary halt to deportation

The US supreme court ordered the Trump administration to halt the deportation of Venezuelan men in immigration custody in Texas, after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without a judicial review.

The order came just minutes after midnight on Saturday and puts into question the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law.

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Indonesian student detained by Ice after visa revoked

An Indonesian father of an infant with special needs will remain in custody after an immigration judge ruled on Thursday that his case can proceed.

Judge Sarah Mazzie denied a motion to dismiss the case against Aditya Wahyu Harsono on humanitarian grounds, according to his attorney. Harsono, 33, was detained by federal agents at his hospital workplace in Minnesota after his student visa was secretly revoked. He was arrested four days later without notice and is scheduled for another hearing on 1 May.

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Barbara Lee, trailblazing former US Congress member, elected Oakland mayor

Barbara Lee, a trailblazing former member of Congress, has been elected as the next mayor of Oakland, California, after fending off an insurgent challenge from the center at a critical moment for the Bay Area city.

Lee defeated the former city council member Loren Taylor after nine rounds of ranked-choice voting gave her more than 52% of the vote to Taylor’s 47%, according to the Alameda county registrar of voters.

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JD Vance visits Vatican amid immigration policy criticism

The vice-president, JD Vance, had “an exchange of opinions” with the Vatican’s secretary of state over current international conflicts and immigration, the Vatican has said.

The Vatican issued a statement after Vance, a Catholic convert, met Cardinal Pietro Parolin and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher. The Holy See has responded cautiously to the Trump administration, in keeping with its tradition of diplomatic neutrality but has expressed alarm over its crackdown on immigration and cuts in international aid.

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Day by day: the Harvard-White House showdown

It took Harvard University less than 72 hours to reject a series of demands put forth by the Trump administration, setting up a high-stakes showdown between the US’s wealthiest and oldest university and the White House.

The swift rebuke on Monday came after weeks of mounting pressure from Harvard faculty, students and alumni and the city of Cambridge, all urging the university to defend itself, and higher education as a whole, against what they saw as an unprecedented attack from Washington. Here’s how it all unfolded, day by day.

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Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’

The Trump administration’s efforts to expand coal mining while simultaneously imposing deep cuts to agencies tasked with ensuring miner health and safety has left some advocates “dumbfounded”.

Agencies that protect coalminers from serious occupational hazards, including the condition best known as “black lung”, have been among those affected by major government cuts.

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What else happened today:

• US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs right as many Americans celebrate Easter.

• Bill Clinton called on Americans to put aside “whose resentments matter most” at commemorations for the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years ago.

• Associating with Elon Musk and misusing artificial intelligence are among the most surefire ways for companies to damage their brands, a new survey shows.