Trump’s plan to dismantle Education Department could hurt 90% of American students, experts warn

President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten speaks during a rally in front of the Department of Education to protest budget cuts in Washington. (Getty Images) In an opinion piece published in Fox News, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), criticizes President Donald Trump’s proposal to dismantle the […]

Netanyahu Macron Palestinian State: ‘Gravely mistaken’: Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns against ‘illusions’

Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Macron’s recognition plan for Palestinian state, warns against ‘illusions’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his recent statement suggesting France could recognise a Palestinian state within months. In a strongly worded statement on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “President Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the […]

Republican split stalls Trump’s tax plan as House cancels key budget vote

US Congress failed to pass a crucial budget resolution on Wednesday, delaying President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut proposals. Internal disagreements among Republicans, particularly House conservatives demanding deeper spending cuts, forced leadership to cancel the vote. The delay threatens Trump’s broader agenda, including border security and energy plans, while exposing tensions within the GOP’s slim […]

Bye-bye paycheck taxes? Mississippi and Kentucky plan to eliminate state income tax for first time in decades

In a move that could reshape the way Americans are taxed at the state level, Mississippi and Kentucky have launched ambitious plans to eliminate personal income taxes—something no US state has done in more than four decades.The last time this happened was in 1980, when oil-rich Alaska scrapped its income tax. Now, with budget surpluses […]

Israel detains two UK Labour MPs over alleged plan to ‘spread anti-Israel hatred’

Two British female MPs from the Labour Party were detained and denied entry by Israeli authorities on Saturday, accused of spreading anti-Israel rhetoric and attempting to document the activities of security forces, sparking a diplomatic row between London and Tel Aviv.The MPs, Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, were part of an official parliamentary delegation when […]

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 […]

No relief for Hegseth, Mike Waltz: Pentagon to probe ‘leak’ of Yemen war plan

Mike Waltz and Pete Hegseth are under fire for the ‘Signalgate’. The Pentagon inspector general’s office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. The review will also look at other defense officials’ use of the publicly available encrypted app, […]

Trump weighs Mike Waltz’s fate after Yemen war plan leak in Signal chat scandal: ‘Should I fire him?’

Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz (File Image) It seems that US President Donald Trump‘s national security advisor Mike Waltz’s job is in danger after the Yemen war plan leak on a Signal group chat scandal. “Should I fire him?” he inquired of his staff and associates, as controversy mounted over Waltz’s accidental inclusion of […]

Judges extend restrictions on Donald Trump’s plan to deport Venezuelan gang members

A federal judge in Washington, DC, extended a restraining order preventing the Trump administration from using a centuries-old wartime law to deport Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliation, reports Fox news. The order was issued by US district judge James Boasberg on Friday and is set to remain in place until at least April 12.The […]

Pete Hegseth or Mike Waltz? Who’s to be blamed for the viral Signal war plan leak?

Mike Waltz added the Atlantic journalist to the Signal group, while Pete Hegseth discussed war plans in the group. Democrats were up in arms against the Donald Trump administration, demanding an investigation into the leak of the government’s war plan on a Signal group, which had Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffret Goldberg. Goldberg reported his experience of […]