news2shortsPresident Trump on Thursday exempted most goods from Canada and Mexico covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from his 25% tariffs for the next month. The tariffs went into effect earlier this week and will now be reinstated April 2. On Tuesday, Trump imposed the 25% tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners. TRUMP … Read more
WASHINGTON — MAGA activists have turned against one of President Donald Trump’s own appointees to the Supreme Court: Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Judge Beryl Howell, who reinstated NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, said Trump’s “power to remove federal officers and honest civil servants…is not absolute.”
Dr. Marty Makary, Trump’s nominee to lead the FDA, said he would review a Biden-era rule that allowed patients to obtain mifepristone without seeing a health care provider in person.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would rescind security clearances and access to certain federal resources for Perkins Coie. It’s the law firm that hired the company responsible for crafting the so-called “Steele dossier” containing salacious material about Trump’s alleged connections to Russia, which the president has denied. “This is an absolute … Read more
Hamas’ treatment of the hostages it has been holding in captivity in the Gaza Strip is “intolerable,” U.S. envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said Thursday, warning that “it’s not going to be tolerated by President Trump.” Witkoff spoke outside the White House a day after President Donald Trump met with eight former hostages … Read more
State department also looks into merging some bureaus in Washington amid Trump effort to slash US government The US state department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in western Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally, multiple US officials said on Thursday. The state … Read more
Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’ Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California believed to be eyeing a run for president in 2028, is facing fierce backlash from LGBTQ+ rights advocates after his suggestion that the participation of transgender women and girls to compete in … Read more
Another roller-coaster day for President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Plus, why speed has proven to be Trump’s ally in his efforts to slash the government.
Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Australia’s close-knit literary community – from writers and agents through to the Australian Society of Authors – have reacted with outrage. Black … Read more
