US President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. (AP) US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend USAID funding has already disrupted humanitarian and development programs worldwide. Analysts warn that the move is not only affecting … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have a major ripple effect on American households, and drastically lower the purchasing power of poor households, as noted by the Congressional Budget Office. Trump’s tariffs could add an extra $830 tax this year on the average US household as analysed by the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation. The president … Read more
Washington: Tulsi Gabbard told US Senators at a hearing to confirm her as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that she has “no love for Assad or Gaddafi or any dictator” as her critics have said, “I just hate al Qaeda.” Gabbard has faced some tough questioning from Senators, both Republicans, who control the US … Read more
Gaza City: There is “almost nothing left” of Gaza and rebuilding the war-ravaged enclave could take 10 to 15 years, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the region on Thursday. “People are moving north to get back to their homes … Read more
Washington: Indian American Kash Patel on Thursday told lawmakers that he has been subjected to racism while growing up as an individual. “Unfortunately, Senator, yes. I don’t want to get into those details with my family here,” Patel, 44, told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the FBI Director. … Read more
Washington: Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI director, is set to face intense scrutiny from Democratic senators at his confirmation hearing. Patel’s loyalty to Trump and his desire to overhaul the FBI have raised concerns about his ability to maintain the bureau’s independence. As a former aide to the House Intelligence Committee and ex-federal … Read more
Washington DC: US President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to “combat antisemitism”. The order asked federal agencies to identify “all civil and criminal authorities” to fight anti-Jewish activities in the United States, specifically by deporting “resident aliens” – such as students with visas – who were found to have broken the law during … Read more
Washington: Rafts of government aid programs and the health care system for millions of low-income Americans were up in the air after Trump ordered a halt to potentially trillions of dollars in grants, loans and other aid late Monday. The move — made in an order from White House’s Office of Management and Budget — … Read more
Washington, United States: Donald Trump’s new press secretary on Tuesday invited TikTokers and podcasters to apply for White House press passes, in an effort to reach beyond the mainstream media that the US president often slams. In her first time at the White House podium, Karoline Leavitt said an additional seat for “new media voices” … Read more
New Delhi: India may cut tariffs on a few high-end goods – such as a special kind of steel, expensive motorcycles, and electronic items – imported from the United States, sources told NDTV Profit Wednesday. Such a move is not likely to have a major impact on the respective domestic industries and this could be … Read more
Several websites selling Trump-branded products have started to accept the Trump memecoin for payment, in an effort to win over more of the president’s supporters. GetTrumpWatches.com, GetTrumpFragrances.com and GetTrumpSneakers.com — all of which license the brand of President Donald Trump — are now letting customers checkout with $Trump, along with credit cards and Bitcoin. The … Read more
Washington: A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s directive to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding, minutes before it was set to take effect. The freeze was ordered by Trump’s acting head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Matthew Vaeth, in a memo, instructing all federal agencies to halt activities … Read more