USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk’s DOGE employees access to secure systems
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after they tried to prevent employees from...
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from tariffs as he threatens more import taxes
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada...
Migrants on edge as Trump administration ramps up raids and arrests
The Trump administration has ramped up arrests of undocumented migrants in major cities around the US, detaining thousands of people including criminals and those without...
US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to...
US to leave World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, says UN
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified of the decision by...
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles,...
Heading into Trump’s second term, Americans are deeply divided
Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a new New York Times/Ipsos poll finds that the United States is deeply divided. Public opinion fractures on...
Border crisis and skyrocketing inflation: US House speaker sums up Biden’s term
The legacy of outgoing US President Joe Biden will be defined by “many failures,” US House speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X on Wednesday....
US tightens control on AI chips export drawing pushback
The US is moving to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other artificial intelligence (AI) technology to dozens of...