James Cook Scotland editor As Donald Trump heads to Scotland, what to expect from his visit Donald Trump flies into Scotland later to visit two golf resorts which he owns in the country where his mother was born. He will travel to Turnberry in South Ayrshire, a world class venue he bought in 2014, and…
Columbia University will pay $200 million to the federal government to restore the majority of funding that was cut by the Trump administration over allegations it violated anti-discrimination laws. “This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” acting university President Claire Shipman said in a statement….
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he is likely to hash out an extension of…
WASHINGTON — Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, who previously served as President Donald Trump’s lawyer and spokesperson, has been replaced by a deputy after the expiration of her 120-day term, according to an order by the state’s top federal judge. Desiree Leigh Grace has been named U.S. attorney for…
Only a few years ago, the Joe Biden administration in the US declared export controls a “new strategic asset” to help America maintain “as large a lead as possible” over China in advanced technology. President Donald Trump is now upending that approach. In a reversal this week, the White House told chip maker Nvidia it…
They feel, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims put it, like they’re “being erased.” While a civil war rages in MAGA world over President Donald Trump’s decision to disavow conspiracies that his most ardent supporters stoked about Epstein being part of a deep state sex-trafficking cabal, the women who were victimized by the billionaire say…
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin will travel to Houston today to meet with Texas Democrats to discuss how to best fight back against Republican efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps, a DNC source familiar with the planning told NBC News. Martin is slated to meet with Texas state House Democratic Minority Leader Gene…
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump, facing growing pressure to publicly release Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, said on Thursday…
Following her termination as a federal prosecutor, Maurene Comey called on her colleagues to condemn ‘abuses of power’. Maurene Comey — the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — has condemned President Donald Trump shortly after being fired from her role as a federal prosecutor in the…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking no prison time for a former officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor’s home during a botched 2020 raid that sparked a federal inquiry into policing in Louisville, Kentucky. Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective whose shots did not strike Taylor, was convicted of deprivation…
