Government and politics
Treasury chief urges Canada, Mexico to match US tariffs on China as deadline looms
Members of Mexico’s National Guard queue to board a plane bound for the northern border after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump’s demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling, at the Cancun International Airport, in the metropolitan area of Cancun, […]
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Zelenskyy won’t apologize to Trump, but calls clash ‘not good for both sides’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview with Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier on Special Report With Bret Baier at the Fox News studios on Feb. 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday evening repeatedly refused in a Fox News interview to apologize […]
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Zelenskyy leaves White House after Ukraine talks collapse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy departs after a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump was canceled following their Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday afternoon following the collapse of talks with President Donald […]
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Trump says Zelenskyy ‘is not ready for peace’ after Oval Office fight
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance argued with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in a tense exchange in the Oval Office over Kyiv’s war with invading Russian forces. Zelenskyy had traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump and sign a deal to grant the United States access to some of Ukraine’s […]
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Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
Soldiers escort a man who authorities identified as Omar Trevino Morales, alias “Z-42,” leader of the Zetas drug cartel, as he is moved from a military plane to a military vehicle at the Attorney General’s Office hangar in Mexico City, March 4, 2015. Eduardo Verdugo | AP Mexico extradited 29 drug cartel members to the […]
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Trump to sign order making English the official U.S. language
US President Donald Trump waits to greet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the entrance of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States, […]
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Trump signals U.S. and U.K. could reach ‘real trade deal’ without tariffs
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump at a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the U.K. could broker a “real trade deal” and escape tariffs […]
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As Trump breaks ranks with Europe, are Asia-Pacific allies next?
With the U.S. now having a more hostile stance to NATO, what are the security implications for Asia? Zhangshuang | Moment | Getty Images Just over a month into the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency, U.S. foreign policy has been upended, especially in Europe. The U.S. has aimed tariffs at neighbors, lambasted traditional allies […]
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Watch live: Trump holds joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
[The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Thursday. Starmer and Trump were set to discuss the war […]
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Ukraine reportedly agrees to critical rare minerals deal with the U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Ukraine and the United States reached an agreement over access to Kyiv’s deposits of rare earth minerals, according to media reports, as Kyiv […]
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