Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada Sigal Chattah (Pic credit: AP) A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified Nevada’s acting US Attorney Sigal Chattah from overseeing several criminal cases, ruling that the Trump appointee has remained in her temporary post beyond the legally allowed period. US District Judge David G. Campbell sided with defense lawyers who argued […]
US President Donald Trump said that he has received a “very good response” to his plan to end the war in Gaza and expressed optimism that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will support it when they meet on Monday, as cited by Reuters.“We’re getting a very good response because Bibi wants to make the deal […]
The US energy department (EERE) has added “climate change,” “green,” and “decarbonization” to its expanding “list of words to avoid” within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The listed terms are central to EERE’s mission, which serves as the government’s largest investor in technologies aimed at reducing heat-trapping emissions that contribute to climate […]
Kamala Harris slams prosecution of James Comey (Picture credit: AP) Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has sharply criticised the federal indictment of former FBI director James Comey, warning that it reflects President Donald Trump’s drive to punish his political enemies.Speaking exclusively to CNN during a stop on her book tour in Washington, Harris said […]
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday claimed that Nato and the European Union had “declared war” on Moscow through Ukraine during remarks at a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on September 25 and on the sidelines of the United Nations.“Another clear example is the crisis in Ukraine provoked by the West, through which NATO and […]
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (AP image) The federal vaccine advisory panel, recently restructured by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, voted on Thursday to stop recommending a four-in-one shot for young children that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.In an 8-3 vote, with one abstention, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) […]
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday escalated its campaign against Harvard University by placing new restrictions on the Ivy League school’s access to federal funds for student aid, citing concerns about the “financial position” of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.The US Department of Education said Harvard has been moved to a “heightened cash […]
FBI director Kash Patel (L) Kirk’s Assassin Robinson (C) Charlie Kirk (R) FBI director Kash Patel on Monday revealed a key development in the investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Patel said the agency has recovered a “text thread” in which the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, wrote that he had the chance […]
Ro Khanna spoke on Indian-origin man’s killing (File pics) US Congressman Ro Khanna has strongly condemned the killing of 50-year-old Indian immigrant Chandra Nagamallaiah, calling it “horrific”.“The brutal beheading of a hardworking Indian American immigrant in front of his wife and son is horrific. The murderer had multiple prior arrests for violent theft & child […]
US President Donald Trump A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83.3 million jury award against US President Donald Trump for defaming writer E Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store.The ruling from the 2nd US circuit court of Appeals in Manhattan was unanimous […]
