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.
Politics Sep 22 Oracle will manage TikTok’s algorithm for U.S. users under Trump administration deal The decision addresses U.S. national security concerns over the China-based social media platform.
Politics Sep 18 Kimmel suspension highlights Trump’s growing power over U.S. media landscape Kimmel's suspension has led to a debate about free speech and media influence. Trump celebrated the decision and called for more shows to be canceled. Kimmel hasn't commented publicly on his suspension.
Politics Sep 05 WATCH: Trump holds news briefing after signing executive order for ‘Department of War’ moniker Trump said the switch was intended to signal to the world that the United States was a force to be reckoned with, and he complained that the Department of Defense’s name was “woke.”…
Politics Sep 04 White House says Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for Pentagon President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military.
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Trump hosts top tech CEOs, not including Elon Musk, at White House dinner President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States.