Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on April 2 and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting attorney general; White House officials cited mounting frustration with Bondi's performance, including her handling of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The dismissal triggered an immediate...
Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a televised address that core strategic objectives in the monthlong campaign against Iran are 'nearing completion' and warned that U.S. forces will hit Iran 'extremely hard' over the next two to three weeks as diplomatic talks continue. The address, delivered this...
Washington: The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday, according to an update posted on the department’s website; Rodríguez assumed the acting role after a Jan. 3 operation that removed Nicolás Maduro from Caracas custody. The move has prompted Rodríguez to...
Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday a two-track plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, using regular appropriations for most agencies and reconciliation to separately fund ICE and Border Patrol. The announcement followed a Senate bipartisan package that excluded immigration enforcement; President...
Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments over President Donald Trump's Jan. 20, 2025 executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, with Trump attending the session as the first sitting president to sit in the courtroom gallery for arguments. Justices from across the ideological spectrum pressed the administration's...
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week he is 'strongly considering' withdrawing the United States from NATO in interviews with The Telegraph and other outlets, calling the alliance a 'paper tiger' and criticizing European allies' responses to recent hostilities linked to Iran. European capitals and NATO officials expressed alarm this...
Washington: President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time address Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. ET to provide an update on U.S. actions in the Iran conflict, the White House announced. The speech comes about one month after U.S. and Israeli strikes began on Feb. 28. The address follows troop deployments, reported...
United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News in Washington on Tuesday that the United States will 'have to re-examine' its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded, and said President Donald Trump will ultimately decide any changes to alliance commitments and base access. Rubio argued...
WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 1, 2026, signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile a national list of verified eligible voters and instructing the U.S. Postal Service to limit absentee ballot mailings to those on state-approved...
Washington — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked President Donald Trump's May 1, 2025 executive order that directed federal agencies to end funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, concluding the order unlawfully targeted disfavored viewpoints and violated the First Amendment's prohibition on viewpoint...
