Global Markets Tumble as Trump Demands Foreign Nations ‘Pay Up’ to Avoid Tariffs
Global financial markets plunged on Monday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s stark warning to foreign governments that they must pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs set to take effect this week....
Disability Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration and Elon Musk Over SSA Cuts
Disability rights groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk, alleging that mass layoffs and office closures at the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) have disproportionately harmed disabled beneficiaries....
Trump to Announce 20% Tariffs, Sparking Trade War Fears
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce 20% tariffs on most imported goods, following previous duties on autos, steel, aluminum, and products from China, Mexico, and Canada. The move has already triggered threats...
EU, U.S. Hold Talks to Avert Tariff War as Trump Prepares New Trade Measures
The European Union’s trade commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, met with top U.S. trade officials to discuss looming tariffs on EU goods, but the outcome of the talks remained uncertain. Sefcovic held discussions with Commerce Secretary...
Teachers Unions and NAACP Sue Trump Over Education Department Dismantling
U.S. teachers unions and civil rights groups, including the NAACP, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, challenging an executive order aimed at dismantling the federal Education Department. The lawsuit, filed in...
Trump Administration Defends Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants Despite Court Order
The Trump administration has defended its decision to deport 137 Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, despite a federal judge blocking the move and Venezuela denying U.S. claims that the deportees were...
Trump Takes Birthright Citizenship Battle to Supreme Court
Former President Donald Trump has taken his fight to restrict automatic U.S. birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court, challenging nationwide injunctions that have blocked his executive order. The Justice Department argued that these injunctions,...
Columbia University Student Arrested Amid Trump’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Activists
U.S. immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student at Columbia University, as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on certain anti-Israel activists. Khalil, a U.S. green card holder, was...
Senate Republicans Push to Codify Spending Cuts Identified by Elon Musk’s DOGE
U.S. Senate Republicans are calling on Congress to codify spending cuts identified by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after the Supreme Court ruled against former President Donald Trump’s attempt to withhold foreign...
Democrats Protest Trump’s Congressional Address, Some Walk Out in Defiance
President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday was met with fierce protest from Democrats, who held signs reading “No King!” and “Save Medicaid,” with some turning their backs on him as he spoke....