World Oct 21 What we know so far about Trump’s trip to Asia At stake is nothing less than the future of the global economy, which could hinge on whether he’s able to calm trade tensions during an expected meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
World Oct 19 Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and cuts off U.S. aid to the country The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America.
World Oct 18 U.S. warns of ‘credible reports’ Hamas is planning attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
World Oct 13 WATCH: Trump meets with Egypt’s el-Sisi ahead of summit on Gaza ceasefire The whirlwind trip, which included a speech at the Knesset in Jerusalem earlier in the day, comes at a fragile moment of hope for ending two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
World Oct 13 WATCH: Trump celebrates hostage release, calls for Netanyahu pardon in speech to Israeli parliament As part of a trip to the Middle East, Trump pressed Israel to look past the war, saying the country “has won all that they can by force of arms.”…
Politics Oct 03 Trump to withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects amid shutdown battle The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”…
World Sep 27 U.S. revokes visa for Colombian President Petro after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to…
Politics Sep 27 Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland in latest deployment to U.S. cities President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
Politics Sep 24 Trump manages another Republican makeover, this time on free speech and cancel culture Trump allies say they’re replacing “cancel culture” with “consequence culture.” But others fear a broader crackdown on speech under the guise of preventing violence and fighting “hate speech."…
Nation Sep 23 TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to U.S. joint venture led by tech giant Oracle and investment firm Silver Lake The proposal is aimed at resolving a long-running effort to wrest TikTok's U.S. operations its Chinese parent ByteDance owners because of privacy and security concerns.