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Trump administration to take over media seating arrangements in White House: ‘It doesn’t really matter where people sit’

The Trump administration is planning to take over the seating assignments in the White House press briefing room, a senior official has confirmed. The plan, which could impact the relationship significantly between the administration and the media, would strip the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) of its long-standing authority to assign seats.The WHCA is an […]

Trump administration to honor Bangladeshi women protest leaders and others for ‘exceptional courage’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and first lady Melania Trump will be hosting a host the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards on Tuesday to celebrate and recognise women who have portrayed ‘exceptional courage, strength and leadership,’ from around the world. The 19th edition of the ceremony will be held at the department […]

Trump administration asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the rarely invoked 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, while ongoing legal battles continue. The emergency appeal follows a rejection by the federal appeals court in […]

Trump administration pulls back approximately $12 billion in immunisation funding

The United States has pulled back approximately $12 billion in federal COVID-19 immunization funding, the Minneapolis health department announced on Wednesday.HHS confirmed that the funds were primarily utilised for COVID-19 response measures, including testing and vaccination. The department began issuing termination notices on Monday, stating that the pandemic has concluded and further spending on a […]

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an order barring US President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely invoked wartime law.In a 2-1 decision, the US […]

‘New phone, Houthis’: Internet mocks Trump administration after Yemen war plans leaked to journalist

US President Donald Trump “As soon as the news got out that Trump administration officials had added ‘The Atlantic’ editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat and discussed confidential plans for bombing the Houthis in Yemen, the internet didn’t miss a chance to mock them.The security breach has caught everyone’s attention and netizens are all […]

Trump administration accuses Mahmoud Khalil of hiding key information on his green card application

Mahmoud Khalil (Image Credit: AP) The Trump administration has found a new ground to seek the deportation of a Syrian-born immigrant with a green card Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his pro-Palestinian protest. The administration alleges Mahmoud Khalil provided inaccurate information on his green card application, […]

Columbia University student Yunseo Chung sues Trump administration for trying to deport her

Columbia student Yunseo Chung (Image Credit: X) A 21-year old Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport her despite her lawful permanent resident status.The Columbia junior is asking a judge to prevent the administration from detaining her, moving her out […]

Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg says Trump administration accidentally texted him war plans

Donald Trump administration revealed its war plan to a journalist by mistake, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg claimed. In a major foot-in-mouth moment for the Donald Trump administration, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg claimed that he got to know about the plan of US bombing the Houthis two hours before it actually happened because Defense Secretary Pete […]

‘Objective news is gone from world’: Voice of America accuses Trump administration of unlawfully shutting it down

Voice of America and Donald Trump Voice of America filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the news organisation. The Voice of America sought the court’s intervention to reinstate the news service, which has historically provided information about the United States to global audiences, particularly in regions lacking press […]