On Sunday night amid the spectacle of the Super Bowl halftime show, a performer raised the flags of Sudan and Palestine. In an event as meticulously controlled as the Super Bowl, his interruption was brief, quickly handled by security, and not shown on the live broadcast. But the moment itself, fleeting as it was, was…
The Bottom Line Will Trump back down from his threats of tariffs and trade wars? Economist Joseph Gagnon argues that tariffs and the shuttering of USAID won’t resolve the US national deficit. Read more Though cost cuts pursued by US President Donald Trump may be popular among many Americans, economists differ in their assessment of…
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that his proposal for mass displacement in Gaza does not include a right of return for Palestinians in the enclave. In an interview with Fox News, partially aired on Monday, Trump also reiterated his push to “own” Gaza. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list…
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order that essentially reaffirmed free speech, which is already enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The order alleged that the previous administration of President Joe Biden “trampled on free speech” by censoring “Americans’ speech on online platforms”,…
Trump to impose 25-percent steel, aluminium tariffs in mounting trade war
Quotable Trump is using tariffs as “tool” for specific “objectives” Read more William Lee, chief economist of the Milken Institute, explains the specific purpose behind President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminium. Published On 10 Feb 202510 Feb 2025
The Kremlin has reacted ambiguously to suggestions from the United States that efforts to arrange negotiations over the war in Ukraine are making progress. Following a claim over the weekend by US President Donald Trump that he had spoken with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin spokesman refused on Monday to confirm or deny that a…
In his Super Bowl Sunday interview, President Donald Trump defended efforts by Elon Musk to slash the federal budget, including at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and he said more is coming. Trump told Bret Baier of Fox News that “maybe in 24 hours” he would tell Musk, the billionaire leading the…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused the United States of making fake diplomatic overtures while trying to undermine his government. Addressing a crowd in Tehran to mark the 46th anniversary of the Iranian revolution on Monday, Pezeshkian said US President Donald Trump was trying to bring the country “to its knees”. Recommended Stories list of…
United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order freezing aid to South Africa, citing a recent land expropriation law passed by the country that the American leader and his allies claim discriminates against white farmers. But the aid block is only the culmination of a series of pressure points between the US…
