4 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of assembling ‘rogues’ gallery’ to attack NGOs

Congressional Integrity Project calls Wednesday hearing led by Greene ‘political theater’ and exercise in hypocrisyThe far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has assembled a “rogues’ gallery of extremists, conspiracy theorists and C-team political operatives” to promote Donald Trump’s crackdown on non-government organisations (NGOs), a congressional watchdog has claimed.The House of Representatives’ Delivering on Government Efficiency (Doge) subcommittee, chaired by Greene, is due to hold a hearing on Wednesday entitled “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild”. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Trump Team’s Plan B is to ram through tariffs using obscure law to negate ‘rogue judges’: report

An appeals court has paused a lower court decision blocking enforcement of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Politics

5 d. ago RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies

Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump teamUS politics live – latest updatesRobert F Kennedy Jr’s flagship health commission report contains citations to studies that do not exist, according to an investigation by the US publication Notus.The report exposes glaring scientific failures from a health secretary who earlier this week threatened to ban government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Gaza ceasefire talks: What we know as Trump team shares ‘good feeling’ about ending conflict

Israel and Hamas have given differing messages on the state of US-brokered negotiations

Events

6 d. ago UK officials could be banned from the US as Team Trump says online safety laws are blocking Americans' 'free speech'

The Trump administration has already made clear its unhappiness at the UK's tech laws as it seeks to help out billionaire-owned tech firms based in the US.

Politics

6 d. ago Musk quits team Trump after slamming spending bill but says DOGE will continue

Elon Musk, the CEO of X, Tesla and SpaceX, has announced his resignation from his advisory role with President Donald Trump after the inseperable pair clashed over Trump's landmark spending bill

Politics

6 d. ago Trump team makes it easier to invest 401(k)s in crypto. Some experts say that’s a bad idea

Rescinding Biden-era guidance on pension plan investments in crypto comes as vice president declares industry has ‘a champion and an ally in the White House’

Politics

6 d. ago Trump team looks to end $37B program designed to help minority business saying it violates the Constitution

Two Indiana-based companies, Mid-America Milling Company and Bagshaw Trucking Inc., sued the Department of Transportation in 2023 over the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

Politics

6 d. ago 70% of small businesses say tariffs are already increasing costs, despite Trump’s team assurances they are not

A recent HSBC survey found that over 70 percent of US small and mid-sized businesses are facing higher costs due to tariffs.

Economics

1 week ago Trump’s Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of school’s sports teams

Trump visa move threatens 21% of Harvard athletesForeign-heavy teams like crew, squash could foldHarvard: Ban ‘unlawful,’ vows to fight for studentsSome of Harvard’s sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation’s largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.Seven of the eight rowers on the men’s heavyweight crew team that just won the Eastern Sprints title – and is headed to the national championships – list international hometowns on the school’s website. Mick Thompson, the leading scorer last season, and Jack Bar, who was a captain, are among a handful of Canadians on the men’s hockey roster; 10 of the 13 members of the men’s squash team and more than half of the women’s soccer and golf rosters also list foreign hometowns. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago The Harvard sports teams that could be wiped out by Trump’s visa threat

The Trump administration's decision would make the Ivy League school ineligible for international student visas

Politics

1 week ago Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams

Some of Harvard’s sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision that would make the Ivy League school ineligible for international student visas

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump is now receiving disapproving marks on nearly every key issue

A recent Marquette Law School poll shows President Donald Trump’s approval is negative on nearly all key issues except border security.

Politics

2 w. ago Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden team of 'treason' and exposing US to 'great danger'

In a post on his Truth Social platform Trump alleged members of Biden’s team “took over the autopen” - a reference to the device used to sign official documents on behalf of the president

Politics

2 w. ago What management theory tells us about Trump’s ‘team of rivals’

Elected for a second time on the promise of corporate-style government, the US president is already recasting his cabinet

Politics

3 w. ago Venezuelans ‘barricaded’ doors and ‘threatened to take hostages’ in ICE detention, Trump team alleges

Administration calls on Supreme Court for permission to swiftly deport nearly 200 immigrants detained in Texas

Events

3 w. ago Trump team spent a whopping $21 million on deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay. There are currently 32 people there

The Trump administration suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on March 1.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump claims a ‘total reset’ has been reached with China during high

A deal is yet to be made as the two countries negotiate in Geneva this weekend, but Trump touted his team had ‘a very good meeting’

Politics

3 w. ago Trump hires UN migration team to help with ‘self deportation’ of undocumented people in the US

International Organization for Migration was established in 1951 to organize resettlement of Europeans following Second World War

Politics

3 w. ago Trump team calls on Supreme Court to end humanitarian protections for 530,000 immigrants

Federal judges have blocked Trump’s attempts to revoke legal status for thousands of people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela

Events