Since Donald Trump has returned as president — buoyed perhaps by a popular mandate and the messianic belief that he is God’s Chosen One after dodging a political and legal bullet — he has governed with a kind of wanton abandon rarely seen in American history. He has shredded constitutional norms in both letter and […]
Before her death at the age of 91, legendary conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall made headlines with her candid final interview, released posthumously by Netflix’s documentary series Famous Last Words. In the March interview, Goodall jokingly revealed her wish to send tech billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
US President Donald Trump’s recently unveiled $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers is facing legal trouble, as a lawsuit challenges the policy. Who filed the lawsuit A coalition of unions, employers, and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee. The lawsuit […]
Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran of a massive military response, saying “1,000 missiles are locked and loaded” and aimed at Tehran if it carried out any attempt to assassinate him, amid reports of an alleged new plot against the “sitting US president.“In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “1000 Missiles are Locked and […]
Donald Trump has previously clashed with the agency over his executive order. US President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed the final two serving commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the independent federal agency responsible for helping ensure secure and reliable elections, according to US media reports.The EAC is designed to function as a bipartisan […]
Turkey spent eight months and more than $120 million transforming a former military airport before one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft could touch down. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to the United States and expected to be converted into an interim presidential aircraft while Boeing continues work on the delayed VC-25B […]
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “nice person” but criticised her for refusing to support the United States during its conflict with Iran, marking the latest escalation in a diplomatic rift that has strained relations between the two leaders.“She refused […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday defended the governing body’s disciplinary process after US President Donald Trump’s intervention prompted the reversal of Folarin Balogun’s automatic World Cup suspension, sparking criticism from Belgium. Balogun’s suspension reversal makes him eligible to play in Monday night’s World Cup round of 16 clash against Belgium. The controversy erupted after […]
FILE – President Donald Trump holds up a red card during a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) For a while, it was easy to forget that the World Cup was being held in Trump’s America. There […]
President Donald Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Italy’s deputy prime minister and defence minister have urged calm after US President Donald Trump posted a mocking photo of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Truth Social, saying transatlantic relations run deeper than public disputes.Trump on Sunday posted a photo of Meloni looking at him […]
