news2shortsReported purge part of aim to bring agency in line with Trump’s priorities The US Postal Service has suspended incoming parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice, the latest escalation of a growing trade war between the US and China. The service did not give a reason for the suspension, but the Trump … Read more
“Squad” member Ayanna Pressley blasted business magnate Elon Musk as a “Nazi nepo baby” and “godless, lawless billionaire” during remarks at a rally. She also seemed to take a jab at Tesla’s Cybertruck. “Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby, a godless lawless billionaire, who no one elected. Elon, this is the American people. This … Read more
The U.S. Agency for International Development declared almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave after the Trump administration made changes to the organization that crippled the group’s mission. Meanwhile, the CIA became the latest agency to offer buyouts to nearly its entire workforce. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY … Read more
In the White House’s venerable East Room, it became clear that Trump 2.0 is entering a dangerously expansionist phase Middle East crisis: live coverage Trump’s Gaza plan: the key takeaways The venerable East Room, where Abraham Lincoln lay in state and Pablo Casals played cello, had turned into a mosh pit. Sweaty reporters, photographers and … Read more
Support for President Donald Trump’s vision for the U.S. to “take over the Gaza Strip,” level it and rebuild the area came flooding in on Tuesday after a news conference announcing the plan. The comments were made following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in which Trump claimed the U.S. … Read more
As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources.
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid Ukraine open to exchanging minerals for US military aid, says Zelenskyy Rare earth minerals, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals essential for industries developing … Read more
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With Trump back in the White House, politicians on both sides of the Channel need to acknowledge the urgency of closer ties Five years since leaving the European Union, Britain is still negotiating Brexit. This time next year, Britain will still be negotiating Brexit. And for every foreseeable year after that. That isn’t a comment … Read more
Nothing prepared me for the reality of mothering without my extended family to help. How have western women managed like this for so long? I hear the baby crying in my sleep. My mother hands him to me. I sit up to breastfeed without opening my eyes then I hand him back. I know that … Read more
