The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dropped American comedian Amber Ruffin as the headliner for its annual dinner, citing ongoing tensions with President Donald Trump.Ruffin, known for her political humour, previously criticised Trump and joked that no one would want to attend the event with him. A White House spokesman openly condemned both her appearance […]
The TOI Correspondent from Washington: The India-born President of Tufts University and an Indian-American judge are caught up in the turbulence surrounding the detention and prospective deportation of a Turkish scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, accused of pro-Hamas activism on the campus of an institution with more than 1200 international students, and strong ties with India. Sunil […]
US President Donald Trump (File Image) A US federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration‘s attempt to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, marking the latest legal setback in the White House’s swift push to reshape the federal government.Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a preliminary injunction to ensure the agency’s continuation until she delivers […]
Appeals court clears way for Elon Musk’s DOGE to keep operating at USAID A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an earlier ruling that had blocked Elon Musk‘s department of government efficiency (DOGE) from making further cuts to the US agency for international development (USAID). The lawsuit, one of the first directly targeting Musk, alleged […]
US accuses Danish Leaders of mistreating Greenlanders as ‘second-class citizens’ amid VP Vance’s visit (Pic credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Greenland on Friday, marking a significant trip to the Arctic region as the US reinforces its strategic presence. The couple will visit Pituffik Space Force Base, where […]
GEORGETOWN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he has canceled the visas of more than 300 “lunatics” in a growing crackdown against anti-Israel activism on American university campuses.Asked to confirm reports of 300 visas stripped, Rubio said: “Maybe more than 300 at this point. We do it every day.”“Every time I find one […]
US homeland security Secretary Kristi Noem (Image Credit: Screenshot/@Sec_Noem) US homeland security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday paid a visit to the high-security El Salvador prison housing Venezuelan detainees, whom the Trump administration claims are gang members, following their deportation from the United States. Her inspection included visits to two crowded cell blocks, the armoury […]
From left, FBI director Kash Patel, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA director John Ratcliffe, and defense intelligence agency director Jeffrey Kruse, appear as the House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol, in Washington. (Pic credit: AP) The shocking national security breach within US President Donald Trump’s administration has […]
Jessica Aber, the former US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found dead in her home on Saturday morning, with authorities indicating that her death appears to be due to natural causes.The Alexandria police department provided an update Tuesday evening, saying that detectives had found “no evidence suggesting that her death was caused […]
