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Newsom says Trump ‘deranged’ as more troops deployed to LA protests
President Donald Trump’s administration has sent thousands more troops to Los Angeles on a fourth day of chaotic protests against immigration raids, as the unrest spread to other US cities. Some 700 US Marines have been deployed to the Los A……
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Perfect storm as Trump’s mass deportation drive collides with city of immigrants
This weekend, tensions boiled over in the Los Angeles area after a week of immigration sweeps in the region sparked violent protests against the Trump administration and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. President Donald Trump&……
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Trump says relationship with Musk is over
US President Donald Trump has said his relationship with Elon Musk is over. “I would assume so, yeah,” Trump told NBC News on Saturday, when asked if he thought the pair’s close relationship had ended. He replied “No”……
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Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after 50% tariff threat
US President Donald Trump has agreed to extend a deadline to negotiate tariffs with the European Union until 9 July. It comes after President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said she had a “good call” with Trump on Sund……
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Russia and Ukraine to ‘immediately’ start ceasefire talks, says Trump
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” start negotiating towards a ceasefire and an end to the war, after a two-hour phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump, who described the conversatio……
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US Supreme Court divided over judges’ power in citizenship case
US President Donald Trump took his bid to end birthright citizenship to the US Supreme Court on Thursday, in a case that could help further his agenda on immigration and other issues. The case asks whether lower court judges should be able to bloc……
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Trump heads to Saudi Arabia eyeing more investment in US
With US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy. “President Trump wants the announcement [of more Gulf money for the US],” says economist Kar……
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Trump calls election of first American pope a ‘great honour’
US President Donald Trump has called the election of the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, a “great honour” for the country and said he looks forward to meeting him. Trump is among the many……
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Is Trump’s plan to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison realistic?
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the once-notorious prison island in the icy waters of San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz – popularly known as “the Rock” – has not been used……
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Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a letter to the university……
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Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from m……
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What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant ch……
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Trump Renaming Gulf Of Mexico To ‘Gulf Of America.’ Here’s What He Can—And Can’t—Do.
President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America on federal documents “in recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importan……
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Bitter Biden warns ‘oligarchy taking shape in America’ in barely disguised farewell address attack on Elon Musk
Outgoing President Biden used a resentful farewell address Wednesday night to warn against what he called a “tech-industrial complex” — claiming that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America” in a clear swipe at Elon Musk and other business titans……
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New lawsuit alleges Edison equipment sparked one of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed over 7,000 homes
A lawsuit filed Monday against Southern California Edison claims the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire burning just outside Los Angeles and Edison has acknowledged fire agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have star……