news2shortsEl Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, who met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, tweeted on Monday night, “I miss you already, President T.” While seated next to Bukele in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump spoke highly of the foreign leader, saying that Salvadorans “have one hell of a president.” … Read more
Republican-controlled state house poised to pass legislation that imposes regulatory hurdles on data centers Donald Trump’s plans to expand infrastructure to produce artificial intelligence in the US could face years of delays with the Republican-controlled Texas statehouse poised to pass legislation that imposes regulatory hurdles on data centers. The Trump administration earlier this year announced … Read more
Former president says move is an ‘attempt to stifle academic freedom’. Plus, the people forming relationships with AI chatbots Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said yesterday, a move that the former … Read more
Carriers also asked to stop purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US firms, report says China has reportedly ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets, the latest move in its tit-for-tat trade war with the US. The Chinese government has asked carriers to stop purchases of aircraft-related equipment and … Read more
Ethical doubts over role of campaign backers and investors with financial ties to president worth hundreds of millions Some of Donald Trump’s biggest campaign donors and investors, who collectively have hundreds of millions of dollars in financial ties to the US president, are positioned to potentially profit from any American takeover of Greenland, raising even … Read more
‘Lives are on the line,’ non-profit watchdog warns lawmakers, calling for careful regulation of gambling industry Gambling firms have fanned out across the US, lobbying an array of state capitals against consumer protections that experts say could help reduce addiction-related harms, according to a non-profit watchdog. A new report by the Campaign for Accountability, shared … Read more
During an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he’s not going to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was on a work permit in Maryland, back to the United States. In the same meeting, Trump floats deporting U.S. citizens, who he describes as “home grown criminals,” to foreign prisons. … Read more
In some of his most vocal criticism of the current administration, former president says move is ‘an attempt to stifle academic freedom’ Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funding Hugo Lowell is a reporter in the Washington bureau of the Guardian covering Donald Trump and the Justice Department Donald Trump’s plans to expand infrastructure to … Read more
Harvard is being hit with a $2 billion funding freeze after rejecting a list of demands from the Trump White House to make sweeping changes, including shutting down DEI programs and sharing all hiring and administrative data. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.
New details are emerging on Cody Balmer, the man charged with suspected homicide, arson and terrorism after allegedly starting a fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence. Court documents allege Balmer told police he was “harboring hatred” toward the governor. NBC’s Shaquille Brewster reports for TODAY.
