Government and politics
White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing
Former Congressman Dave Weldon addresses a small crowd in The Villages, Fla. Brendan Farrington | AP The White House has pulled President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, former Rep. Dave Weldon, the Senate’s Health committee confirmed Thursday. The move came just hours before the former Florida lawmaker, a […]
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Russia plays hard ball over a ceasefire deal as U.S. officials head to Moscow
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters U.S. negotiators are in Moscow for Ukraine war ceasefire talks on Thursday, but Russia’s willingness to buy into the terms of a temporary truce devised without its input is […]
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Counter-counter-tariffs? Trump threatens to hit back against EU’s retaliation
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he attends the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon hosted by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hit back against Europe’s own retaliatory move to Washington’s […]
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Trump’s approach to Ukraine could be ‘very worrying’ for Russia’s neighbors, former UK PM Cameron says
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister after a meeting in Tirana, on May 22, 2024. Adnan Beci | Afp | Getty Images Former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said he is fearful that U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to securing peace in Ukraine could […]
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Judge blocks Trump’s executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Wednesday from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded […]
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‘God used Donald Trump to save me’: Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison
Former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey, left, arrives at federal court, Nov. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. On Monday, July 8, 2024, a federal appeals panel ruled to keep a 21-month prison sentence in place for the former Tennessee state senator who tried to withdraw his guilty plea on campaign finance law violations. Mark Humphrey | […]
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Moscow wary of ‘jumping the gun’ after the U.S. and Ukraine unite over a ceasefire deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky | Via Reuters All eyes were on Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin broke its silence and delivered its initial […]
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Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates
Steel coils are pictured in the yards of the steelmaker Ternium plant. Daniel Becerril | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into effect Wednesday, resulting in swift counter-measures from the European Union. The White House confirmed the duties — which will affect Canada, Australia, the EU and others […]
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Ukraine agrees to U.S.-led ceasefire plan if Russia accepts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saudi Press Agency | Via Reuters Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the United States if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. As part of the plan, the United States […]
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Greenland caught in a love triangle between the U.S., Denmark and independence as election takes place
Campaign posters hang outside of the polling station ahead of tomorrow’s general election on March 10, 2025 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Greenland will hold a general election on March 11 to elect the 31 members of its parliament, the Inatsisartut. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Greenlanders are heading to the polls on […]
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