The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order to restart nearly $2 billion in USAID payments for work that has already been done.
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Trump administration officials confirmed Wednesday that the White House paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine in its war against Russia as part of a broader review of assistance to Kyiv. CIA Dir…
Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ race
President Donald Trump vowed more “swift and unrelenting action” reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address before Congress as Democratic lawmakers sh…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is in for a massive ramp-up in spending under an agreement by the parties hoping to form its next government, with a 500 billion euro special fund sought for infrastructure and plans to unshackle defence investment from its debt rules. Here is what the plans might mean for …
The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Donald Trump’s foreign-aid freeze, reinstating a lower court order that requires the quick disbursement of as much as $2 billion owed to contractors for already completed work.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk with Donald Trump during a campaign rally on October 5. Trump has since appointed Musk to lead a government efficiency entity known as DOGE. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/TNS/Alamy Live NewsMost people would agree that, if waste could reasonably be reduced within the US fed
That is what you have your FBI for: Spy on them! It makes more sense than spying on others, and without reasons!
AND: If they are such an easy target, who needed them in a first place?
–https://t.co/iWDGUtvcV6
The spies Musk sent into the cold are a counterintelligence disaster…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) March 5, 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there might be carveouts coming to the 25% tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico by President Donald Trump.
In his latest salvo, the US president, while addressing a joint session of the Congress on Tuesday, mentioned India alongside the European Union, China and Canada for charging higher tariffs on American products.