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 […]
After its deal with Intel, the US could be paving a new way to build wealth by investing in more private companies.US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said on Monday that more such investments may follow.Hassett, who heads the National Economic Council, told CNBC that Trump’s push for a sovereign wealth fund […]
Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard units deployed in Washington, DC, under President Donald Trump’s anti-crime push have begun carrying firearms, marking a visible escalation in the military presence on the capital’s streets.A spokesperson for the Joint Task Force confirmed on Sunday that […]
Donald Trump (left), Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) US President Donald Trump joined global leaders on Sunday in sending messages of support to Ukraine as the country marked its 34th Independence Day amid continued conflict with Russia and little movement on peace talks.In a letter shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, Trump praised Ukraine’s “unbreakable […]
FIle photo: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Picture credit: AP) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the city, calling the plan “uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound”.Speaking on Friday, Trump described Chicago as “a mess” and singled out Johnson as “an incompetent mayor.” He […]
Pete Hegseth (left), Jeffrey Kruse (AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt General Jeffrey Kruse as head of the US defense intelligence agency (DIA), following President Donald Trump’s dissatisfaction with the agency’s preliminary assessment of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to AP and other media reports.Kruse’s firing, first reported by The Washington […]
The US Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to proceed with slashing $783 million in research grants awarded by the national institutes of health (NIH), lifting a lower court’s block on the move. The grants were originally aligned with federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported news agency AP. The 5-4 decision marks […]
