“Saturday Night Live” parodied President Trump signing a flurry of executive orders, with one officially shortening the name of a recession to “now be called recess.” The cold open began with James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, highlighting his first 100 days back in office. “Well, it’s been 100 years since…
Chainsaws, lawsuits and thundering silence – but no mention of the words ‘my bad’ Note: Your answers to this quiz may be subject to subpoena by the Department of Justice. Lawrence Douglas is a professor of law at Amherst College in Massachusetts Continue reading…
The president’s allies ensured a Senate resolution to undo tariffs went nowhere – despite economic warning signs Warning signs flashed this week that Donald Trump’s tariffs were beginning to destabilize what had, at the start of his term, appeared to be a solid economy. But in Congress, Republican leaders pulled…
We look ahead to President Trump’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, as well as comments he made in an interview with NBC News regarding a potential recession.
Import taxes were eased after carmaker outcry, but it’s “still a big tariff”, analysts say.
Uncertainty generated by tariff policy underlines US president seems unable to choose a path and stick to it Ten days reporting from the US – in Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and just across the Potomac river in Arlington, Virginia – gave me a fascinating snapshot of what feels like the slow-motion…
The US’s greatest strategic advantage is its friendly neighbors. But its ties to Canada and Mexico are being undermined The secret to American power and pre-eminence was best summed up more than a century ago. America, observed Jean Jules Jusserand, France’s ambassador to the United States during the first world…
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and their young children are adjusting well to life as the Second Family, with the vice president telling Fox News Digital that they are trying to “deliver as much normalcy to the kids in a very abnormal situation.” Vance sat down for…
Starting Monday, student loan borrowers who find themselves in default will face government-backed involuntary collections, signaling a brand new landscape after years of pauses, delays and Biden-era relief efforts. Garnished tax returns, Social Security payments and even wages will all be fair game on May 5 after a five-year pause…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) is positioning himself as one of President Trump’s loudest critics within the Democratic Party, stirring more speculation around his own future political ambitions. Pritzker used a speech in New Hampshire last month to attack Trump and his administration, describing the president as someone “who claims…
Senate Democrats are skeptical about their former colleague, former Vice President Kamala Harris, making another presidential run in 2028 after she lost all seven battleground states to Donald Trump in November, but most of them aren’t ruling out the possibility that she could clinch the party’s nomination if she plays…
The president started his second term fast and furious with a flurry of activity – much of it legally dubious – but analysts say the honeymoon is over “Not just courageous” but “actually fearless” said Doug Burgum. The “first 100 days has far exceeded that of any other presidency in…
In a significant legal victory for the Trump administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted a stay on a lower court’s order that had mandated the reinstatement of over 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees and the resumption of full broadcasting operations. “This is a…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for a voucher program that allows parents to use public funds to pay for their child’s private school tuition. The program’s implementation caps off a yearslong effort by Republicans who…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected President Trump’s offer to send U.S. troops to the country to fight against drug trafficking. In remarks to a university in Mexico, Sheinbaum responded to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal about the two countries’ relationship amid the…
A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents of Cameron County, who are mostly SpaceX employees, voted in favor of the move in a 212-6 vote. Musk celebrated the vote in a…
Berlin dismisses secretary of state’s criticism over AfD designation; nine pro-Palestinian activists arrested at Swarthmore College – key US politics stories from Saturday 3 May at a glance Germany’s foreign ministry has pushed back after Marco Rubio criticised the country’s decision to designate the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party…
In his first news conference since the federal election, the PM laid out his approach to talks with his US counterpart.
The prime minister also laid out how he will approach forthcoming talks with President Donald Trump.
California’s governor was also asked by BBC Newsnight about his rumoured White House ambitions.