Politics
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of […]
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German parties agree on historic debt deal, Reuters sources say
Markus Söder (l-r), Chairman of the CSU and Minister President of Bavaria, Friedrich Merz, candidate for Chancellor of the CDU/CSU, Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and Federal Chairman of the CDU, Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group and Federal Chairman of the SPD, and Saskia Esken, Party Chairwoman of the SPD, hold […]
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China, Iran, Russia kick off talks in Beijing on Iran’s nuclear issues
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Senior diplomats from Iran, Russia and China gathered in Beijing on Friday for talks on Tehran’s nuclear […]
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Newsmax paid $40 million to settle defamation suit over 2020 election claims
News anchors work at Newsmax’s booth during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting […]
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Greenland PM blasts Trump talk of U.S. annexation: ‘Enough is enough’
Lars Joergen Kleist, wearing a Make America Great Again hat, queues to vote at the polling station in Nuuk on March 11, 2025, as Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, holds legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images The outgoing prime minister of Greenland blasted talk Thursday by President Donald Trump that the potential […]
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Trump administration sued for ending union bargaining for TSA officers
Travellers process through a security checkpoint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport before the Thanksgiving holiday in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 24, 2021. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Unions filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Trump administration from ending collective bargaining for about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers that staff checkpoints at U.S. airports and other […]
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U.S. Postal Service will cut workforce by 10,000 after signing deal with Elon Musk’s DOGE
United States Postal Service vehicles seen in New York City on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.” USPS, an independent government agency […]
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Trump’s Treasury chief on 200% EU tariff threat: ‘Not sure why that’s a big deal’ for markets
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said Wall Street should shrug off President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose steep tariffs on foreign trading partners. Asked on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” about Trump’s threat to ratchet up tariffs on European alcohol, Bessent suggested the move should have little impact on stocks. “One or […]
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‘I’m not going to bend at all’: Trump doubles down on tariff plans as stocks sink
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his escalating tariff plans, even as his economic […]
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Putin says Russia backs Ukraine ceasefire but any deal must address ‘root causes’
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremin Palace, March 13, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. President of Belarus Lukashenko is having first foreign trip after re-election. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia agrees in principle with the U.S.-led ceasefire plan […]
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