White House officials say Trump is committed to passing legislation despite vocal opposition from his billionaire donor. Key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance. Elon Musk has ramped up his opposition to Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, criticising it in about two dozen posts on his social…
White House says president believes foreign students at institutions ‘should be people that can love our country’ Donald Trump signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday, amid an escalating row with the academic institution. “President Trump wants our institutions to…
Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan ‘fully’ restricted as those of seven other countries partially restricted Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel from 12 countries and restricting travel from seven others, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term. The nationals of Afghanistan, Burma,…
More than 200 fires are burning in the country, with over 100 of them considered out of control.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s comments follow reports the US wants Iran to stop producing enriched uranium and instead get it from a consortium.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump had nominated two high-ranking military officials to lead the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. African Command (AFRICOM). Trump nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II to be promoted to admiral and be assigned as commander of CENTCOM at…
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping order blocking travel to the U.S. from nearly 20 countries identified as high-risk for terrorism, visa abuse and failure to share security information. The new travel restrictions — announced under Executive Order 14161 — apply to nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran,…
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The Trump administration has returned a Guatemalan man wrongly deported to Mexico, the first instance of compliance with a judge’s order to facilitate the return of a migrant challenging their removal. The man, known in court documents at O.C.G., made contact with his attorneys after landing in the U.S., Trina Realmuto,…
The United States vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip over the measure not having the release of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas as a condition for the truce. The resolution, which was backed by 14 of…
96 <!– {beacon} Technology Technology <!– The Big Story Musk attacks underscores pent-up tensions with White House Elon Musk’s harsh criticism of the White House’s signature policy bill is laying bare the tensions between the world’s richest man and the administration where he worked over the last four months.…
Latest spat appears to stem from fight between president’s sons and Bill Zanker, longtime Trump business partner A splashy website featuring an illustration of Donald Trump, looking buff and pumping his fist in the air, appeared online on Tuesday. The image is the logo of one of Trump’s digital currencies,…
Judge finds man identified as OCG denied due process, while Venezuelans sent to El Salvador given chance to challenge deportations A Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there was flown back to the US on Wednesday after a judge ordered the…
President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful bill” is projected to increase the debt by $3 trillion, with interest, or $5 trillion if made permanent, according to estimates. An estimate of the House-passed bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects it would add more than $2.4 trillion to primary deficits…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Texas to block the state’s two-decade-old law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. The complaint was filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas against the State of Texas and several Texas officials to get Texas to comply with federal…
Elon Musk’s tirade against President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has forced House Republicans to scramble to respond on Wednesday. GOP lawmakers who had spent months praising Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts are now working to avoid a war of words with the tech billionaire as he calls…
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.”
The Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday said Russia must be ejected from Syria, warning that if Moscow maintains a presence in the country it will allow for Iran’s eventual reentry. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), speaking during a panel at the Hudson Institute, called for remaining…
A top coronavirus vaccine adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resigned from the agency, citing concerns that she would no longer be able to help the most vulnerable people following a change in the agency’s recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. In an email to…
President Trump on Wednesday evening is set to host a “Summer Soiree” on the South Lawn of the White House. The event has been billed as a way for Trump to thank his wide range of political appointees for their service. It comes as GOP lawmakers continue their efforts to…