Guantanamo deportations: What’s Trump’s plan? Why is it controversial?

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund within the next year, saying it could potentially buy the short video app TikTok. Trump offered on Monday little in the way of detail, and it was unclear how such a wealth fund would work. Typically such…

After a year dominated by a relentless and intense United States presidential election campaign, Americans are looking for a break from political news, a new poll suggests. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released on Thursday found that 65 percent of US adults said they felt the need to limit media consumption…

Elon Musk’s task force for streamlining the United States government is seeking access to troves of taxpayer information, media outlets have reported, prompting fears of privacy violations and retribution against political rivals. In the latest phase of his sweeping cost-cutting drive, Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are pushing to access the…

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NewsFeed Video: Longest-held Guantanamo Bay detainee repatriated to Tunisia The US military has released Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison camp. The Tunisian detainee was never charged with a crime and was held for almost 23 years, from the day the facility opened. Published On 31 Dec 202431 Dec 2024

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