Since Donald Trump has returned as president — buoyed perhaps by a popular mandate and the messianic belief that he is God’s Chosen One after dodging a political and legal bullet — he has governed with a kind of wanton abandon rarely seen in American history. He has shredded constitutional norms in both letter and […]
Federal authorities in Chicago faced a violent clash on Saturday as Border Patrol officers were attacked by individuals who rammed law enforcement vehicles. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has vowed to escalate operations, calling the assailants “violent anarchists” and promising reinforcements to restore order. Chicago On Fire: ICE Under Attack, Shells Fired; Protester Grabs […]
The Conservative Party plans to launch a new “Removals Force” designed to deport 150,000 people each year as part of a wider strategy to address illegal immigration in the UK.Modeled on the “successful approach” of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the new Removals Force, unveiled on Sunday, is set to receive £1.6 billion […]
US President Donald Trump’s recently unveiled $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers is facing legal trouble, as a lawsuit challenges the policy. Who filed the lawsuit A coalition of unions, employers, and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block Trump’s bid to impose a $100,000 fee. The lawsuit […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticised US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20 per cent charge on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, mocking Washington as a “pirate” state.His remarks came after Trump announced that the US would reinstate what he called the “Iranian blockade” and begin charging […]
US judge scraps Trump’s IRS deal (File photo) A US federal judge on Monday voided President Donald Trump’s settlement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ruled that the lawsuit had been filed for an “improper purpose”, and recommended sanctions and disciplinary action against the lawyers involved.In a 56-page order, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said […]
Donald Trump (AP file photo) US President Donald Trump has long made political capital out of his rivals’ mistakes, however his recent mix-ups have now pointed his finger right back at him.He once screened a compilation of Joe Biden’s stumbles at a campaign rally. When Biden mixed up Trump and Kamala Harris during the 2024 […]
Turkey spent eight months and more than $120 million transforming a former military airport before one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft could touch down. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to the United States and expected to be converted into an interim presidential aircraft while Boeing continues work on the delayed VC-25B […]
Trump aims to create ‘humanitarian zones’ in Rafah US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza that would aim to accommodate tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians, a board official told AFP.The official said the zone could act as a “starting point” for the Palestinian technocratic […]
President Donald Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Italy’s deputy prime minister and defence minister have urged calm after US President Donald Trump posted a mocking photo of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Truth Social, saying transatlantic relations run deeper than public disputes.Trump on Sunday posted a photo of Meloni looking at him […]
