Former US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has launched a sharp attack on Donald Trump’s latest trade move against India, warning that the “massive trade offensive” risks undoing years of work to bring New Delhi closer to Washington – and instead pushing it into Beijing’s orbit.Speaking on The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller, Sullivan accused […]
On a humid Friday night in Washington, DC, Juan Carlos Dela Torre was doing something unremarkable: standing on a sidewalk, smoking a joint. Within minutes, he was in handcuffs. Federal officers confiscated the marijuana, searched him, said they found a small amount of MDMA, and sent him to jail.“I’ve never seen this much police presence […]
Donald Trump threatens funding cuts to states The Trump administration among the 40 states has directed the Alabama department of public health (ADPH) to revise its teen sex education curriculum funded under the federal personal responsibility education program (PREP), citing the inclusion of “gender ideology” as outside the scope of the law, within 60 days.In […]
Muriel Bowser (left), Donald Trump (AP) As US President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement surge nears the end of its third week in Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser has publicly voiced concern over the growing anxiety among residents – especially in immigrant communities. While Bowser acknowledged that the increased federal presence has helped push crime […]
Representative image (AI) A federal grand jury has declined to indict a former US justice department employee who was caught on video throwing a sandwich at a customs and border protection (CBP) agent during a protest in Washington, DC, according to CNN citing a person familiar with the matter.Sean Charles Dunn, previously an international affairs […]
Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents join Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers as they conduct traffic checks at a checkpoint along 14th Street in northwest Washington (AP photo) Residents in parts of Washington DC took to the streets Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department and the surge of federal […]
Even Donald Trump couldn’t escape a Taylor Swift question this week.At a press conference on Tuesday, before diving into a serious query about visas for Chinese students, a reporter asked the US president for his reaction to Swift’s engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce.Trump’s response was unexpectedly cordial: “I wish them a lot of luck. […]
Missouri voters came armed with boos, cheers, and a few choice words on Tuesday at Rep. Mark Alford’s town hall, and they didn’t hold back. Voters demanded that the Missouri Republican denounce President Donald Trump’s “lies” and criticized him for being too close to the US president.One constituent, Fred Higginbotham, summed up the mood perfectly, […]
Donald Trump’s new order dodges 1989 Supreme Court ruling; what is America’s new flag-burning order? (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump took a fresh jab at individuals who burn the American flag during protests in an executive order signed on Monday, directing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal cases against such individuals.Donald Trump’s remarks came […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday hinted that his administration might change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.While talking at a press event with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump said, “The Department of Defense. It didn’t sound good to me. It didn’t sound good. Defense? What are […]
