After more than three years of war, President Trump proposed a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine in late April that would have the United States recognize Moscow’s 2014 takeover of the Crimean peninsula. Michael D. Shear, a former White House correspondent for The New York Times in London, explains how the proposal, which Ukraine […]
People queue outside the Australian high commission in London to vote in the Australian federal election, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP) Australians began voting on Saturday in a closely contested national election shaped by concerns over the cost of living, climate policy, and tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.From remote desert towns to cities […]
A dispute over a memo about how Wisconsin state workers should interact with federal immigration agents escalated this week into sharply worded warnings from the president’s border czar, Thomas Homan, and the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers. Mr. Evers and others interpreted comments by Mr. Homan to suggest that he and other elected officials could […]
Speculation is mounting within the White House regarding Stephen Miller, President Trump’s senior policy and homeland security adviser, potentially succeeding Mike Waltz as national security adviser following recent administrative changes.The administration announced that Waltz, 51, would depart his National Security Council leadership role to become UN ambassador nominee. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 53, has […]
While President Trump’s budget proposal seeks significant cuts in spending on homelessness programs, its larger impact would come from changes in how the money is spent. With homelessness at record levels, the plan would increase money for emergency shelters but end aid for permanent supportive housing, the focus of a decades-long movement to serve society’s […]
Canadian PM Mark Carney with Donald Trump Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is all set to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House next Tuesday, amid ongoing tariff and territorial threats. Carney’s Liberal Party achieved an unexpected victory in an election that observers interpreted as a rejection of Trump’s policies, particularly his trade […]
US secretary of state Marco Rubio with Donald Trump The Trump cabinet burst out laughing when secretary of state Marco Rubio joked with Tootsie Roll and said that because of Robert F Kennedy, Jr, US department of health and human Services, he is afraid to eat anything.While talking about his first 100 days in the […]
At a White House event marking the National Day of Prayer, President Donald Trump stood flanked by religious leaders of every stripe—Christian pastors, Jewish rabbis, Hindu swamis, Buddhist monks, and Muslim imams. But in typical Trump fashion, what began as a carefully choreographed moment of spiritual unity soon veered into campaign trail chaos, as he […]
Amid a deepening standoff with Harvard University, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip the prestigious Ivy League institution of its tax-exempt status. The move is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration against elite universities.“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what […]
President Donald Trump made an other move against the US media on Thursday May 1, 2025, when he signed an executive order seeking to cut funding to public news outlets NPR and PBS.Both outlets have previously said Trump’s effort to cut such funding would have a “devastating impact” on US citizens who rely on them […]
