President Donald Trump

National Guard to enter Chicago: Trump deploys 500 troops; calls for arrest of Illinois and Chicago mayors

After US President Donald Trump’s order, some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday despite objections from the Chicago mayor and Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois, who condemned the militarisation of their city as an unnecessary provocation. Trump, in turn, called for the imprisonment of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor Pritzker, […]

America’s 250th birthday: Is US getting a $1 Trump coin? Here’s what Treasury said

The US Treasury is considering a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to mark the country’s 250th anniversary, a Treasury spokesperson said on Friday. In a post on X, Treasurer Brandon Beach shared a coin draft and said that the first drafts, photos shared by a user on X, honor America’s 250th Birthday. “No fake […]

‘Say it to my face’: House minority leader slams Trump; calls US president ‘racist’ over deepfake video

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of being “racist” over a deepfake video posted to the social media platform, which depicted him wearing a sombrero.The fabricated video was posted on Trump’s Truth Social account on Monday night and featured Jeffries sporting an exaggerated handlebar moustache with mariachi music playing in […]

‘Accept reality’: JD Vance asks Russia to ‘wake up’ amid rising losses in Ukraine conflict; calls for negotiation

File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said Russia must “wake up and accept reality” in its ongoing war against Ukraine, emphasising that the United States continues to push for peace.In an interview with Fox News, Vance said, “We want peace here”. “We have been […]

‘What an autocrat’: Colbert slams Trump after Jimmy Kimmel show suspension, calls it ‘blatant censorship’

Stephen Colbert has launched a fierce defence of Jimmy Kimmel after ABC abruptly suspended his late-night show, accusing President Donald Trump of pushing “blatant censorship”.Opening Thursday’s edition of The Late Show, Colbert declared to a stunned New York audience: “Tonight we are all Jimmy Kimmel.” He went on: “Yesterday after threats from Trump’s FCC chair, […]

Donald Trump heads to the Gulf: How his family’s businesses are tied to the Middle East

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates this week is drawing renewed attention to the enduring business relationships between the Trump family and the Middle East.While the stated goal of the trip is to reinforce strategic partnerships and economic cooperation, […]

‘Great honour for United States’: Trump hails Pope Leo XIV’s election as first American pontiff despite past friction

US president Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on becoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the event as a “great honour” for the United States and added, “What excitement, and what a […]

How are America’s elite universities financed?

In a sweeping assertion of federal power barely months after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has begun reshaping American higher education by targeting elite universities with deep funding cuts.The most dramatic move came last week, when Trump moved to revoke $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) in multiyear research grants for Harvard. Earlier in […]