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Biden Says Trump Is ‘Breaking Things,’ Including the Safety Net

Joseph R. Biden Jr. forcefully defended Social Security in a speech to disability advocates in Chicago on Tuesday, condemning the Trump administration for “taking a hatchet” to the Social Security Administration. In his first expansive public comments since leaving the White House, Mr. Biden said that President Trump had taken aim at Social Security, doing […]

‘They’ve taken a hatchet’: Joe Biden accuses Trump of wrecking social security in first major speech post-presidency

In his first major public appearance since leaving the White House, former president Joe Biden accused his successor, Donald Trump, of causing deep harm to the social security administration. Speaking at a national conference for disability advocates, Biden said Trump had “taken a hatchet” to the agency, which provides benefits to tens of millions of […]

Harvard defies Trump, hit with $2.2bn funding freeze

US President Donald Trump (File Image) The Trump administration acted quickly Monday to punish Harvard University after it refused to comply with a list of demands from the federal govt that the school said were unlawful.On Monday afternoon, Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with the administration’s requirements, setting up a showdown […]

Trump: Would love to send US citizens to El Salvador jails

Trump has turned to El Salvador to imprison alleged criminals non-U.S. citizens deported from the US WASHINGTON: President Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying he would love to deport “homegrown” US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.Trump raised the idea in talks […]

Trump set to put new levies on chips, drugs

US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON: The Trump administration took steps Monday that appear likely to result in new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products, adding to levies the president has put on imports globally.Federal notices put online said the administration had initiated national security investigations into imports of chips and pharmaceuticals. Trump has suggested that […]

‘Ball is in their court on tariffs’: White House says Donald Trump open to a deal with China, but…

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump has said “the ball is in China’s court,” amid the ongoing tariff war between the two countries, after which America’s tariffs on Chinese goods have reached 145 per cent, while China, in turn, now imposes 125 per cent tariffs on imports from the United States.White House […]

Will Donald Trump invoke Insurrection Act on April 20, deploying US military on America’s soil?

US President Donald Trump One of the first executive orders of US President Donald Trump’s second term was the declaration of a “national emergency” along United States’ border with Mexico. The order came with a clause that Trump might invoke the “Insurrection Act of 1807” and possibly deploy the US military on America’s soil on […]

Palm Sunday Attack Leaves Sumy Residents Doubtful of a Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire

A gigantic, roiling cloud of black smoke swirled up from a parking lot of burning cars, as residents milled about on a sidewalk in distress, and police and fire vehicles careened past. Then the scene became more chaotic. “Shelter! shelter!” a policeman yelled. A thin, buzzing noise, like a chain saw running in the distance, […]

‘Ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom’: Barack Obama reacts to Donald Trump admin’s move to freeze $2.3bn funding for Harvard University

Former US President Barack Obama praised Harvard University for defying what he described as a “ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom,” after the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts over the university’s refusal to comply with new federal directives.“Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting […]

‘Crooked Biden allowed Maryland murder Martinez-Hernandez into the country: Trump

US president Donald Trump blamed former president Joe Biden’s immigration policies for the 2023 murder of Maryland mother Rachel Morin.Trump on Monday in a social media post said, “Moments ago, the illegal criminal, who was allowed into our country by crooked Joe Biden, was convicted of the heinous murder of Rachel Morin. Rachel was a […]