Military spending plans would also see $163bn cuts in non-defense spending – key US politics stories from Friday 2 May at a glance The Trump administration is considering cuts worth $163bn to departments including health and education as well as environmental schemes while increasing spending on defense, according to a White House budget blueprint. In […]
The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels
EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)
US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
How Canada’s Conservatives threw away a 27-point lead to lose again
Leader Pierre Poilievre faces divisions within the Conservative movement as he fights to stay on as leader.
Vance, Rubio blast Germany for labeling far-right party as ‘extremist’
Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Germany’s government for labeling the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as an “extremist” political group. “Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That’s not democracy—it’s tyranny in disguise. What is truly extremist is not the popular AfD—which took second […]
US court rules ex-Abercrombie CEO unfit for trial
Mike Jeffries is “mentally incompetent” and will spend time in hospital to see if his condition improves, a judge rules.
What Trump wants to cut
96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy <!– The Big Story The programs on Trump’s chopping block President Trump’s budget request proposed eliminating or zeroing out funding for dozens of […]
Judge rules Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie is unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled on Friday evening that President Trump’s March executive order targeting Perkins Coie is unconstitutional and ordered the government to abstain from enforcing the action. U.S. District Beryl Howell blocked the order against the elite law firm, arguing the president’s measure was in breach of several provisions of the Constitution. “No American […]
Win for Maine as Trump officials agree to halt school funding freeze
USDA had suspended funds for child nutrition program after state said it would not bar trans girls from girls’ sports The Trump administration has agreed not to freeze funds to Maine schools, a win for a state that was targeted by the president over its support of transgender rights. In a settlement disclosed on Friday, […]
Hysterical town hall attendee interrupts AOC, yells about ‘genocide’ in Gaza: ‘You’re a liar!’
A hysterical protester yelling about the “genocide” in Gaza interrupted a district town hall event being held by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., shortly after it began on Friday night. As Ocasio-Cortez first began speaking, she pulled up a PowerPoint presentation for the night’s event. She was then interrupted before even getting through her first slide […]
New report warns NATO’s data vulnerabilities could cost lives without US fix
A new report warns that NATO is unprepared for modern digital warfare. Without stronger leadership, especially from the U.S., the alliance could face serious security risks. The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) released a study showing that many NATO members are failing to modernize their military data systems. Although NATO leaders talk about the […]
Maine, Trump admin settle lawsuit over frozen funds after transgender athlete battle
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced Friday that the state has reached a settlement with the Trump administration after the federal government took away funding to Maine’s schools over its transgender athlete policies. “It’s unfortunate that my office had to resort to federal court just to get USDA to comply with the law and its […]
Musk’s White House evolution
96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } {beacon} Technology Technology <!– The Big Story The evolution of Musk’s White House role Elon Musk’s first 100 days in the White House were filled with twists and turns as the world’s richest person became one of the […]
Most Americans support some form of foreign aid: Survey
Most Americans are supportive of several forms of foreign aid, but there’s less backing for supplying military aid or giving funds for cultural activities in other countries, according a survey released on Thursday. The new Pew Research Center poll found that most U.S. adults support the government providing medicine and medical supplies, 83 percent, and […]
Seven killed in tour bus crash near Yellowstone National Park
A pickup truck and a tourist van collide on a highway near the famous park in eastern Idaho.
Trump signs order to block funding to public radio
Trump alleged that both organisations have produced “biased and partisan news coverage”.
Radio Free Asia announces mass layoffs amid funding fight with Trump administration
Radio Free Asia is laying off about 90 percent of its staff meaning it is effectively shutting down. It says it can no longer pay people after its funding was cut off by the Trump administration. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey/AP)
Trump is tanking with Ohio independents — a new poll shows why
In a country as polarized as the U.S., independents are a sort of electoral holy grail. Pundits, practitioners, and certainly candidates know that they can decide elections. It is therefore puzzling that so much of the recent 100-days’ coverage of the Trump administration focuses on President Trump’s topline numbers in national public opinion polls. It […]
About half of Americans say the economy is Trump’s responsibility: Survey
Nearly half of Americans said the current condition of the U.S. economy is President Trump’s responsibility rather than his predecessor former President Biden, according to a new survey that was published on Friday. The Gallup poll found that 46 percent of adults said that Trump is responsible for the current state of the nation’s economy, […]
GOP fires back at DNC’s ‘political stunt’ targeting ‘vulnerable’ Republicans over Medicaid fight
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching a month of action to “Fight to Save Medicaid,” targeting four “vulnerable” House Republicans, who Democrats claim are “poised to gut Medicaid and other critical programs.” Republicans quickly fired back in statements to Fox News Digital on Friday. “The dishonest Democrats should rename their campaign ‘the fight to […]
