Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been | Nesrine Malik

Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before The dust briefly settled, only for it to be kicked up once again. Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders – causing chaos on everything from foreign aid to world trade – is rapidly rocking and reshaping domestic … Read more

Dominant Claressa Shields becomes first undisputed women’s heavyweight champion

Shields unifies titles with unanimous-decision win Champion scores 10th-round knockdown in victory Claressa Shields v Danielle Perkins – as it happened Claressa Shields unanimously outpointed Danielle Perkins on Sunday night in the first undisputed heavyweight bout in women’s boxing to remain undefeated. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist with titles in five divisions, was in … Read more

Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land confiscations

Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situation US President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the … Read more

Musk’s DOGE takes aim at ‘viper’s nest’ federal agency with global footprint

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is taking aim at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and, according to senior congressional sources, moved to seize control of the independent agency over the weekend. The senior congressional sources told Fox News that more than 50 senior USAID … Read more

Trump defends tariffs, accuses Canada of being ‘very abusive of the United States’: video

President Donald Trump defended his recent tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China while speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night – and hinted that the European Union may suffer a similar fate. The tariffs, which were authorized in an executive order on Saturday, will go into effect Tuesday. Under the International Emergency … Read more

Asian sharemarkets tumble in response to Trump tariffs

European futures also down more than 3% after Trump indicates tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ in EU countries Trump tariffs spark retaliation from Mexico, China and Canada Asian sharemarkets tumbled in early trade on Monday after the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China sparked fears of an escalating global trade war. Taiwan’s … Read more

Future of USAID uncertain

Sources tell NBC News that more than a thousand civil workers and contractors with USAID have been placed on leave as the agency has become a target of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports.

Backlash to Trump’s new tariffs

Mexico, Canada, China, and Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. have all responded to the new tariffs ordered by President Trump set to go into effect later this week. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor reports on the new trade war taking shape.