Curtis Yarvin, a tech entrepreneur turned political theorist, has emerged as one of the most controversial and influential minds behind the radical ideological shift shaping Donald Trump’s second presidency. Known online by his former pseudonym Mencius Moldbug, Yarvin champions a vision of government that replaces democracy with a CEO-style autocracy. Once confined to obscure blogs, […]
The TOI correspondent in Washington: Daughters of Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney and China’s leader Xi Jinping are among Harvard students being targeted for expulsion by MAGA principals amid the Trump administration’s drive to tame liberal US universities seen as being out of sync with the current White House outlook. MAGA-aligned outlets reported over the […]
Trump on Chinese students after visa crackdown (AP) US president Donald Trump, on late Friday, allayed Chinese students’ worries amid his administration’s crackdown on academia.A reporter asked Trump about his message to the Chinese college students in the US, to which he replied, “They’re going to be ok. It’s going to work out fine.”“We just […]
US state department (Image credits: ANI) The US state department ordered all its consular offices around the world to carry out extra checks on visa applicants planning to travel to Harvard University for any reason, according to an internal cable reviewed by Reuters on Friday.The May 30 cable, signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio, […]
Monica Crowley (Image credit: Richard Nixon Foundation) Monica Crowley was officially sworn in as ambassador and chief of protocol of the United States by the Senate on May 30. Crowley was officially nominated to this position last year, December, 2024 by the US President Donald Trump‘s administration.Expressing her excitement, she shared the news on X, […]
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (Image credits: ANI) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to freeze student visa interviews and consider strict social media screening for international students. He called it a “reckless decision” that could damage the country’s economy and national security.Krishnamoorthi also said that shutting international students out […]
New York attorney general Letitia James (Image credits: AP) 16 states, mostly controlled by Democrats, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, asking a federal court to block major funding cuts and program changes at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The states argued that the moves threaten the United States’ leadership in science, […]
WASHINGTON : The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several […]
Harvard University And Donald Trump (AP) Founded in 1636, Harvard University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. It has produced many Nobel laureates and eight US presidents. However, the current US president, Donald Trump, has declared Harvard “a JOKE” — one he doesn’t find funny. According to Trump, the university […]
Institute of Peace (FIle Photo AP) WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the US Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board.In a seven-page ruling, US district court Judge Beryl A Howell said the government did not […]
