US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China. The executive…
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USA: Judge questions White House’s refusal to turn around deportation flights
Contains disturbing scenes.Video shows alleged gang members deported by US in El Salvador mega-jail A US federal judge has questioned why the Trump administration failed to obey his order halting…
USA: White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing
The White House has withdrawn its candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee. President…
USA: Trump raises ‘massive’ trade imbalance during Irish PM meeting
US President Donald Trump has raised a “massive” trade imbalance with Ireland and accused the European Union of treating the US “very badly”. He made the comments during a bilateral…
USA: Trump says anti-Tesla protesters will face ‘hell’
People protesting against Tesla should be labelled domestic terrorists, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at a White House media event designed to bolster Elon Musk’s electric car company. Trump…
USA: Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House
The US Secret Service shot a man outside the White House early on Sunday after an “armed confrontation”, the service said in a statement. It had earlier received a tip-off…
UK: Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row…
USA: Trump signs order shifting US back toward plastic straws
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed…
USA: Judge finds White House violated court order to stop funding freeze
The Trump administration has violated a court order by refusing to reverse a freeze of billions in government funds, a judge ruled Monday. The ruling was the latest challenge to…
USA: What Trump has done since taking going back the White House
Donald Trump has started his second week back in the White House with a controversial halt of all federal aid. The funding pause, revealed in a memo sent to government…