Barron Trump leads reclusive life amid Iran threats, avoids public outings: Report

US President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump. US President Donald Trump‘s youngest son Barron Trump, 20, has been leading a largely reclusive life amid rising security concerns and threats against the Trump family, according to a report by The New York Post.Barron, who recently completed his sophomore year at New York University, has spent […]

‘Patently unlawful’: US judge strikes down Trump admin’s immigrant visa freeze for 75 countries

US President Donald Trump. A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, calling the nationality-based restrictions “patently unlawful.”US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan ruled on Friday that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority and conflicted with […]

‘Scapegoating mob behavior’: Trump official slams Ghent over US academic Nathan Cofnas suspension

Nathan Cofnas (L), who exposed Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s plagiarism, suspended by Ghent University. US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White has publicly condemned Ghent University’s suspension of American academic Nathan Cofnas, who had exposed alleged plagiarism in the work of late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, with the US mission saying it was reviewing its relationship […]

US shutdown: Trump administration to pay half of food stamp benefits in November — how will SNAP funding work?

The Trump administration said Monday that it would provide only half of the normal food stamp benefits for November by tapping into the programme’s contingency fund amid the government shutdown, but recipients were unlikely to see the payments immediately. Some $4.65 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme’s contingency fund will “be obligated to cover […]

Who’s tougher to deal with — Putin or Xi? Trump has a ‘smart and strong’ answer

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump, in his trademark candid style, weighed in on two of the world’s most powerful figures — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping — describing both as “smart” and “strong,” and asserting that they’re “not to be toyed with.”Speaking to CBS News in a wide-ranging […]

‘No, not really’: Trump rules out Tomahawk missiles deal for Ukraine — is Russia behind U-turn?

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday aboard Air Force One that, for now, he was not considering a deal to allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia. Trump was cool to a plan for the United States to sell Tomahawks to NATO nations that would transfer them to Ukraine, saying […]

Who is Shirish V. Dáte? Indian-origin White House reporter who makes Team Trump see red | World News

Shirish V. Dáte, an Indian-origin journalist and veteran White House correspondent for HuffPost, has become one of Washington’s most recognisable media figures for his fearless questioning and sharp accountability journalism. Born in Pune, India, in 1964 and raised across the United States, Dáte’s career spans more than three decades across major outlets including the Associated […]

Trump fires Fine Arts board in charge of reviewing construction projects, including Ballroom — Report

The White House fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress and the city of Washington DC on matters of design and aesthetics, according to CNN. The firings came as President Donald Trump sought to impose his style on the nation’s capital through […]

‘I have best numbers ever’: Donald Trump ‘would love’ to run for third presidential term — Can he really make it happen?

US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election — but notably stopped short of ruling out a third term, fueling speculation about how he might try to extend his time in office. Trump, 79, has repeatedly teased the idea of serving beyond the constitutionally limited two terms, […]

SNAP benefits to end on November 1; air traffic controllers to miss first paychecks — will Trump and Democrats strike a deal to end shutdown?

As the US government shutdown drags into its fourth week, millions of Americans are facing the threat of losing food assistance, and air traffic controllers are preparing to miss their first paychecks. The Department of Agriculture says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will stop on November 1, warning that “the well has run dry, ABC […]