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Senate Approves G.O.P. Budget Plan After Overnight Vote-a-Thon

The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to clear the way for passing President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest the G.O.P. push to deliver what the president has called “one big beautiful bill” of spending and tax cuts. The 51-to-48 vote, mostly along party […]

‘There’s a permanent government’: NYC mayor Eric Adams believes in the ‘deep state’ theory

New York City mayor Eric Adams said he believes the “deep state” exists, claiming there is a “permanent government” in the United States that operates beyond the control of elected officials.Speaking on the Flagrant podcast hosted by Andrew Schulz on Wednesday, Adams said, “I don’t want to sound [like a] conspiracy theor[ist], but there’s a […]

‘Hands Off!’: Nationwide protests against Donald Trump and Musk’s government cuts

Thousands of demonstrators across the United States are expected to take to the streets on Saturday in a coordinated protest against the policies introduced by US President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk. The “Hands Off!” movement, backed by more than 150 civil rights groups, trade unions, LGBTQ+ advocates, veterans and fair-election campaigners, has […]

JP Morgan predicts US recession by 2025-end due to Trump tariffs

J P Morgan projected that the United States will slip into a recession by the end of 2025, attributing the decline largely to President Donald Trump’s newly announced reciprocal tariffs. The forecast comes days after Trump imposed sweeping duties on imports in a bid to rebalance trade ties, with further hikes targeted at countries with […]

‘Every Russian promise ends with missiles’: Zelenskyy after strike kills 18, including 9 children, in his hometown

A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih on Friday killed 18 people, including nine children, according to Ukrainian authorities.The attack occurred in a residential area near a children’s playground and wounded more than two dozen others, according to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration.Kryvyi Rih, the home city of Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

‘You’re being intimidated’: Barack Obama urges universities to stand up to political pressure

Former US President Barack Obama called on universities to protect their academic freedom, taking a firm stand against political intimidation as the Trump administration continues to ramp up financial pressure on higher education institutions.Speaking at Hamilton College on Thursday, Obama warned that universities must resist federal attacks that threaten their core values and independence. He […]

‘Extremely dangerous’: Harvard professor raises red flag on Trump’s tariffs as markets tank

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US stock futures plunged on Friday, pointing to deeper losses on Wall Street after China struck back with new tariffs in response to the Trump administration‘s sweeping import duties. The tit-for-tat move intensified investor concerns, sending global markets into a tailspin and wiping out trillions in equity value.The […]

Pro-life activist assaulted during street interview over abortion

A 23-year-old pro-life activist was left bloodied and needing stitches after being punched in the face during a street interview in New York City.A viral video showed Savannah Craven Antao, a reporter with the advocacy group Live Action, conducting street interviews in Harlem on Thursday when a heated exchange with an unidentified woman suddenly turned […]

US tariffs wipe out $9 trillion in global markets; Trump says will ‘supercharge economy’

Global markets were rattled on Friday as US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff war triggered a massive sell-off, erasing more than $9 trillion in market capitalisation since his second-term inauguration on January 20. The Wall Street meltdown, the worst since the Covid -19 pandemic, sent shockwaves across global financial centres. The S&P 500 plunged nearly […]

US to Denmark: Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be part of you’ anymore

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Pic credit: AP) In a blunt message, US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday said Denmark must reckon with the reality that “Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of it.”“Denmark should focus on the fact that the Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of Denmark,” Rubio […]