Politics
Roche abandons global diversity targets on concern over U.S. executive orders
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Swiss drugmaker Roche has abandoned global targets for a more diverse workforce to avoid penalties from recent U.S. executive orders, the latest in a slew of companies to do so. Among measures taken, Roche said its Chief Diversity Offices in the U.S. and at its Basel headquarters “will […]
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Turkish lira, stock market drop after Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival arrested
Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey. Hakan Akgun | Getty Images The Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by […]
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Judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be […]
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Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a board meeting for the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The documents were posted on the website of the U.S. […]
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Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC
Federal Trade Commission Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (L) and Alvaro Bedoya (R) sit behind FTC Chair Lina Khan as she testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal […]
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Trump says judge blocking deportations ‘should be impeached,’ DOJ challenges jurisdiction
James Boasberg, incoming chief judge of the US District Court, in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump called Tuesday for the impeachment of a federal judge who has issued orders blocking Trump’s plan to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the […]
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Putin and Trump set to discuss Russia’s demands for a Ukraine ceasefire deal
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to join a call Tuesday to discuss a 30-day ceasefire proposal to pause […]
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Trump revokes secret service protection for Biden’s children Hunter and Ashley
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at court for his trial on tax evasion in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2024. Ringo Chiu | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked secret service protection for former president Joe Biden’s children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden. “Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended […]
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Trump nominates Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford as US FAA head
FILE PHOTO: Republic CEO Bryan Bedford speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, April 13, 2010, in Milwaukee. Morry Gash | AP U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, he said on social media on Monday. The position requires Senate confirmation. “Brian brings over three decades of experience […]
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Trump administration seeks delay in Nippon Steel case for merger talks, filing shows
A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration filed a motion to extend two deadlines in U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel’s lawsuit against a U.S. national security panel to give the government more […]
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