Fearing Trump crackdown US govt workers, green card holders ask editors to remove byline from old stories

Government workers, green card holders, teachers, and student journalists across the US are asking editors to remove their names from old news stories, fearing backlash from President Donald Trump’s administration for views or identities now considered “politically risky.”According to Poynter’s Kelly McBride, some government employees and others have asked journalists to remove their names from […]

Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks | World News

NEW YORK: The Campaign Against Hunger was already struggling to feed thousands of families a week when the Trump administration pulled more than $1.3 million in grants. Demand has only increased at the New York nonprofit since the city emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic insecurity. In a first for the pantry, […]

Donald Trump downplays China tariff impact, says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30’

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his tariff strategy might result in fewer and costlier products for American consumers, but the economic pain would hit China harder.Speaking to his Cabinet amid fresh signs of economic slowdown, Trump downplayed concerns that the US economy is heading toward […]

‘Putin would have gotten all of Ukraine if I hadn’t won election,’ Trump claims

US President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have gotten all of Ukraine if he hadn’t won the election. In an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran, Trump said that when former US President Joe Biden got involved in the Ukraine war, it wasn’t good. […]

Who is Mohsen Mahdawi? A Columbia University student arrested by Trump administration is freed

A Columbia University student, Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by masked immigration agents after a naturalisation interview in Vermont, has been freed from detention while his case continues. On Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford stated that Mahdawi’s two-week detention “so far demonstrates great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.”Mahdawi’s […]

Trump cabinet takes turn to praise him. Ann Coulter calls it ‘Kim Jong-il-style tributes’

Donald Trump’s cabinet members praised him one by one on Wednesday which Ann Coulter called ‘Kim Jong il-style tributes’. As President Donald Trump held the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter called it Kim Jong-Il style cabinet as Trump officials, one by one, took their turns to praise their leader as […]

Donald Trump says Canada’s Carney ‘couldn’t have been nicer’ on call, will visit White House soon for a deal

Donald Trump said Carney would visit the White House within the next week. President Donald Trump said he had a chat with incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Carney “couldn’t have been nicer”. Trump said Carney would soon come to the White House, withing the next week, or less and the two leaders would […]

‘Embarrassment to Indian community’: MAGA says Thanedar brought article of impeachment against Trump because…

MAGA activist Laura Loomer said even Indians in the US do not like Shri Thanedar. President Donald Trump called Michigan Congressman, Indian-origin Shri Thandedar a “lunatic” after Thanedar brought articles of impeachment against the president. Trump said he had never heard of this person and was not sure whether he was even a Congressman. “This […]

Stay as long as you want in the administration: Donald Trump to Elon Musk

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told Elon Musk that he is welcome to remain in the administration for as long as he wishes, reports news agency Reuters. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting open to the press, Trump added that Musk, given that he is the CEO of Tesla, would eventually want to return to […]

‘I am not afraid of you’: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi’s ‘loud and clear’ message to Donald Trump outside court

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested during his citizenship interview, was released today after a court order in Vermont. Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from ICE custody following an order from US district judge Geoffrey Crawford. Immediately after coming out of the Vermont courtroom, Mahdawi said, “I am saying it clear and loud to […]