Trump 2.0
Judge Leo Sorokin rules that the charge is effectively a tax, and therefore illegal because only the US Congress has the authority to create new taxes.
Published 09 Jun, 2026 11:51am
Accuses host Kristen Welker of being “a big liberal, a big progressive” after she asks several questions about Iran and nuclear weapons.
Published 08 Jun, 2026 12:43pm
Sriram Krishnan does not give reason for leaving, but says he intends to help “tackle some of the large challenges facing America” related to AI.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 02:01pm
Three truces the US president's administration has negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare, but munitions are still falling and people still dying.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 07:34pm
Pushback comes as Trump faces record-low approval ratings 500 days into his second term.
Updated 05 Jun, 2026 02:47pm
“Slowly but surely we're getting, I think, what we want and if we don't get what we want, we're going to end in a different way," US president says.
Updated 31 May, 2026 04:40pm
Employees at Bureau of Engraving and Printing raise concerns the plan will violate a federal law banning the depiction of living presidents on US money.
Published 28 May, 2026 09:38pm
Cuba’s status as the next target remains intact.
Updated 29 May, 2026 09:21am
Trump, oldest person to assume the presidency in the US, has also faced questions after appearing to fall asleep during several meetings.
Published 26 May, 2026 03:49pm
Trump was in the White House at the time; no Secret Service officers hurt; bystander struck by gunfire.
Updated 24 May, 2026 04:26pm
Notes that Pakistan hopes to host another round of US-Iran negotiations "very soon"; Trump says both sides should take their time in negotiationg the deal, there can be no mistakes.
Updated 24 May, 2026 10:17pm
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed building in 2021 during certification of Biden’s victory.
Updated 24 May, 2026 08:37am
“The American people may not be benefiting from Trump’s war, but our adversaries certainly are,” Senate Democratic leader says.
Published 18 May, 2026 11:05am
The Trump-Xi summit still mattered because both sides met with an interest in preventing relations from becoming even more volatile.
Updated 17 May, 2026 09:02am
CEOs of Aerospace, Boeing, Qualcomm, Cargill, Visa, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup have held talks with the leading officials of Chinese govt agencies.
Published 16 May, 2026 03:32pm
US president's statement comes even as Washington is bound by the Taiwan Relations Act to provide weapons to the island.
Published 16 May, 2026 02:40pm
Trump has signalled growing frustration over the 11-week-old crisis but has shown little inclination to soften his harsh diplomatic approach towards Tehran.
Published 16 May, 2026 12:02pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump met in Beijing on Thursday for high-stakes talks.
Published 14 May, 2026 10:02pm
Xi warns Trump Taiwan issue could lead to "conflict" during US-China summit.
Updated 14 May, 2026 11:59pm
Official arrival ceremony expected tomorrow; US president appears focused on business deals, with Nvidia chief and Elon Musk accompanying him.
Updated 13 May, 2026 10:02pm
“Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk," US president says on social media.
Published 12 May, 2026 07:19pm
Kelly raises over $25 million in recent months, also using legal dispute to energise supporters and expand national fundraising base.
Published 08 May, 2026 09:06pm
Rubio, who is a Catholic, is expected to meet Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Italian foreign minister.
Published 03 May, 2026 01:41pm
A failure to wrest the vital oil-shipping waterway from Iranian control at the conclusion of the conflict would be a major blow to Trump’s legacy.
Published 02 May, 2026 12:01pm
Cuban president says new “coercive” measures reinforce the US’s “brutal, genocidal” blockade of the island.
Published 02 May, 2026 10:26am
Republican senator says war powers vote not appropriate because Trump has not deployed troops.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 11:02am
Democrats criticise Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the passport initiative; even North Korea does not feature Kim Jong Un in the passport.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 10:51am
Both leaders strongly praise “special relationship” between Britain and Washington.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 08:56am
There’s no such thing as an eternal empire.
Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:51am
THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has ...
Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:07am
