Politics
Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘Incompetent’ or ‘crooked’
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holding a document during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as either “incompetent” or “crooked,” […]
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Iran’s regime in its ‘final days and weeks’ after mass protests, Germany’s Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement on the sidelines of his visit to the Bosch company. This is the last stop on his trip to India. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the embattled Iranian regime appears to be finished as mass protests […]
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Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran has raised […]
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Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being […]
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Sen. Kelly sues DOD Sec. Hegseth, says he was punished for ‘disfavored political speech’
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration’s efforts to punish the Arizona Democrat for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution. The federal civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington was filed one week after Hegseth said his department […]
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Cuba’s president says no current talks with the U.S. following Trump’s threats
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and U.S. President Donald Trump. Sergey Bobylev | Nathan Howard | Reuters Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean island in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Díaz-Canel posted a […]
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Why most Greenlanders favor a future without Trump — or Denmark
A snow-cleared asphalt road outside Sisimiut, Greenland, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Greenland has been thrust into a geopolitical firestorm as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to annex the self-governing Danish territory. But, while Trump says the U.S. needs the huge Arctic island for its national […]
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What a U.S. intervention in Iran could look like as Trump weighs options
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 11: People take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026 in London, England. Alishia Abodunde | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is readying for a likely intervention in Iran, as the country cracks down on protestors, with several hundreds […]
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Trump is weighing options against Iran: Reports
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump is weighing options to take action against Iran, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The president has been shown potential […]
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ICE Minneapolis shooting: Noem calls Good’s actions ‘domestic terrorism’
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing entitled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. Dec. 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday reiterated her claims that Renee Nicole Good, the U.S. citizen shot and killed by an […]
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