Hundreds of Voice of America reporters fired as Trump guts outlet
The majority of VOA – some 85% of the workforce – has been laid off since Trump ordered it dismantled.
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Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Islamabad says Trump helped end recent fighting with India, but New Delhi denies he played any role.
US senator Alex Padilla criticizes ‘petty’ JD Vance for calling him ‘Jose’
‘He knows my name,’ says California Democrat, as Newsom condemns US vice-president and challenges him to debate JD Vance’s decision to refer to California US senator Alex Padilla by the name of a terrorist conspirator showed how “unserious” the Trump administration is, the lawmaker has said of the vice-president. “He knows my name – he…
Trump’s inner circle shifted view to support limited, one-off strike on Iran nuclear sites
As Trump considered striking Iran, some advisers adjusted public arguments to suggest quick bombing run US strikes Iran – follow it live Explainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed? US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran Donald Trump’s move to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran came as…
Trump raises specter of further attacks against Iran after US military operation
President warned that Tehran must start peace negotiations with Israel and stop enriching uranium US strikes Iran – follow it live Explainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed? Fresh from ordering military strikes on Iran, Donald Trump on Saturday raised the specter of further attacks against Iran if…
Trump news at a glance: President praises attacks on Iran as lawmakers divided on US involvement
Trump calls attacks on Iranian nuclear sites a success, but some US lawmakers immediately called the attack unconstitutional. Key US politics stories from Saturday 21 June Washington was in a flurry late on Saturday as Donald Trump announced that the US had completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to…
What a difference a week makes: Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap
People were starting to laud the US president for his resistance to the Israeli PM’s pull, but what now? Middle East crisis – live updates When he was elected, Donald Trump suggested he could hammer out a new relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who was used to getting his way with the…
New Texas law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
Governor Greg Abott signs bill into law but challenge expected from critics who consider it unconstitutional Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. The bill, which was signed into law by…
Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown
The administration has torn up the rulebook as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US Donald Trump retook the White House vowing to stage “the largest deportation operation in American history”. As previewed, the administration set about further militarizing the US-Mexico border and targeting people requesting asylum and refugees…
Trump’s coalition is self-destructing over the Iran war question | Moustafa Bayoumi
You don’t have to be a fan of Tucker Carlson to enjoy the spectacle of a Republican civil war You have to admit that there’s something delicious about watching Ted Cruz get served his just deserts by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. In a nearly two-hour long interview on Carlson’s own channel and in…