A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown. The decision came as the shutdown entered its third week.US district judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the planned job cuts were being carried out without proper consideration. “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on […]
The State Department announced on Wednesday the dismissal of a US diplomat due to a romantic relationship he acknowledged having with a Chinese woman purported to have connections to the Chinese Communist Party. This termination is believed to be the first instance of its nature, violating a ban on such relationships introduced late last year […]
US President Donald Trump and his top aides have increasingly used the term “insurrection,” making it a frequent part of their vocabulary, to describe protests against immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in cities like Portland and Chicago. Trump has even suggested that he could invoke the “Insurrection Act”, a nearly 230-year old law to deploy […]
President Donald Trump-led US administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children in America a stipend $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily return to their home countries, Reuters reported, citing a letter sent to migrant shelters.According to the letter, issued Friday by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement, children aged 14 and above […]
The director of the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library has resigned following a dispute with the Trump administration over plans to gift a sword from the library’s collection to King Charles during Trump’s recent state visit, as reported by CBS News. Todd Arington said he was told to either “resign or be fired.” He stated […]
Trump admin freezes $18 bn New York transit project funding The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a freeze on roughly $18 billion in funding for two major New York City infrastructure projects. The funding was earmarked for the Hudson River Tunnel Project (Gateway) and the Second Avenue Subway project, according to Office of Management and […]
Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada Sigal Chattah (Pic credit: AP) A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified Nevada’s acting US Attorney Sigal Chattah from overseeing several criminal cases, ruling that the Trump appointee has remained in her temporary post beyond the legally allowed period. US District Judge David G. Campbell sided with defense lawyers who argued […]
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet downplayed concerns about the Trump administration’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, stating the policy change poses minimal threat to the global consulting giant’s operations. “This is really a non-issue because we only have about 5% of our people in the US on H-1B visas, and they’re for really specialised experience and […]
During a panel discussion featuring world leaders and philanthropists in New York on Thursday afternoon, Alex Soros said the $23 billion philanthropic organisation he leads would not cave to pressure from President Trump.Soros, the son of billionaire investor and Democratic megadonor George Soros, defiantly told attendees that the organisation had done nothing wrong and would […]
FILE – New York attorney general Letitia James ( AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A conservative lawyer who has denied allegations she took part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot has been appointed acting US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, following the ouster of the office’s chief on Friday. Mary “Maggie” Cleary informed staff […]
