Hegseth orders 20% cut in senior generals across the Pentagon

[ad_1] US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a 20% cut to the number of four-star generals and admirals across all military branches. The move, which applies across all military branches, comes amid wider efforts to reduce the federal government’s size and restructure its leadership along ideological lines. The directive, revealed in a memo signed […]

PBS chief calls Donald Trump’s order to cut public media funds ‘unlawful’

[ad_1] Paula Kerger, President and CEO at PBS (Image: AP) Paula Kerger, president & CEO of US public broadcasting service (PBS) on Friday criticised President Donald Trump for his latest executive order which seeks to cut federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio (NPR). Paula called it “blatantly unlawful” and a threat to their […]

Donald Trump signs executive order to cut US public broadcasters NPR, PBS funding, calling them ‘biased’ and ‘woke’

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at stripping public funding from NPR and PBS, calling the two public broadcasters “biased” and “woke”.The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — which receives over $500 million annually from Congress — to “cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent […]

‘That’s right, I’m Latino. You’re not’: CNN panel erupts over Trump, MS-13, and immigration; host forced to cut to break

[ad_1] What began as a routine segment on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip Wednesday quickly turned into a combative on-air meltdown, with personal attacks, racial tensions, and an explosive exchange between The View host Ana Navarro and CNN contributor Shermichael Singleton.The debate centered on President Donald Trump’s controversial deportation of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, […]

President Trump floats new tax cut to ease bite of tariffs

[ad_1] President Trump suggested Sunday his sweeping tariffs would help him reduce income taxes for people making less than $200,000 a year, as public anxiety rises over his economic agenda. Trump has previously argued tariff revenue could replace income taxes, though economists have questioned those claims. “When tariffs cut in, many people’s income taxes will […]

Crude move: Trump’s emergency order fast-tracks Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel to cut energy dependence, faces environmental backlash

[ad_1] The US Army Corps of Engineers has marked the Line 5 pipeline tunnel as a priority project under an emergency order issued by president Donald Trump in January, reported news agency Associated Press.The order was part of a broader push to reduce US dependence on foreign energy. It directs federal agencies to fast-track permits […]

Japan says US tariffs cut company profits ‘day by day’ | World News

[ad_1] Japan seeks quick resolution to US tariffs as profits decline. Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa will negotiate in Washington this week. He aims to review Trump’s tariffs. Japanese firms are major US investors. Vehicles form a large part of Japan’s exports to the US. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discussed the tariff impact with Singapore’s […]

Harvard professors sue Trump administration, allege funding cut violates free speech

[ad_1] Two faculty organisations at Harvard University filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Trump administration, claiming it is violating constitutional rights by threatening to cut billions in federal funding. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its Harvard chapter are challenging the administration’s decision to review nearly $9 billion in federal funds given […]

UK court to hear Prince Harry’s appeal against security cut after royal exit

[ad_1] Prince Harry will continue his legal battle in London this week as he challenges the British government’s decision to cut back his personal security when he visits the United Kingdom. The 40-year-old royal, who stepped away from official royal duties in 2020 and relocated to the United States with wife Meghan Markle, says the […]

IRS to cut 20,000 jobs as Trump administration moves to shrink federal workforce

[ad_1] The US internal revenue service (IRS) has started laying off staff as part of sweeping job cuts that could see up to 20,000 employees, around a quarter of its entire workforce, lose their jobs, according to three people familiar with the matter.The layoffs began on Friday and will initially hit the IRS’s office of […]