MIT President Sally Kornbluth told the White House she "cannot support" a proposed compact that would grant favorable access to federal funding if MIT and eight peers adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda. She warned it would curb free speech, undermine university independence, and depart from merit-based research funding, though...
National Guard troops have begun patrolling Memphis as part of a federal anti-crime task force created by President Trump, the police confirmed. Operating under Gov. Bill Lee’s command, the Guard will serve support roles—unarmed unless requested—and act as “eyes and ears,” in standard uniforms, with no armored tanks. The scope...
The Trump administration has halted Nevada's vast Esmeralda 7 solar proposal, with the Bureau of Land Management marking its environmental review "cancelled." The 185-square-mile, seven-part project—planned to generate 6.2 GW, enough for nearly 2 million homes—had advanced under Biden and initially moved forward this year, but stalled without a final...
With the Capitol halls quiet on day 10 of the shutdown, the White House budget office said Friday it has begun mass firings of federal workers to ratchet up pressure on Democrats. OMB Director Russ Vought posted that 'RIFs have begun,' and a spokesperson called the reductions 'substantial.' Agencies had...
President Donald Trump threatened to cancel an expected meeting with China’s Xi Jinping after Beijing tightened rare‑earth export rules, accusing China of “becoming very hostile” and warning of a “massive” tariff hike. The S&P 500 fell about 1.4% in late‑morning New York trading. China opened a monopoly probe into Qualcomm...
The White House accused the Nobel Committee of putting "politics over peace" after awarding the Peace Prize to Venezuelan activist María Coria Machado rather than President Donald Trump. Citing her “tireless” push for democratic rights, the committee’s choice spurred Trump aides to tout his role in a Gaza ceasefire announced...
On day 10 of the U.S. government shutdown, the Trump administration began laying off federal workers, budget chief Russell Vought said, with OMB calling the reductions “substantial.” HHS and Treasury employees received RIF notices; HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon blamed a “Democrat-led” shutdown and said the department is closing “wasteful and...
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel held four off-the-record lectures in San Francisco exploring his fear of Armageddon and an antichrist he equates with a one-world state. Recordings, not disputed by his spokesperson, show him denouncing international bodies, environmentalism and tech guardrails, and floating figures like Greta Thunberg and Bill Gates as...
Attorney General Pam Bondi was blindsided when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, won a grand jury indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on bank fraud and false statements charges, sources told CNN. Halligan, leading the Eastern District of Virginia, moved ahead without coordinating with Bondi...
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Susan Collins next year, according to two people familiar with her plans, positioning Maine for a marquee contest. Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, urged Mills to run, eyeing Maine as the only 2026 GOP-held seat in...
