The wife of a US scholar imprisoned in China on charges of spying and endangering national security has asked President Donald Trump to secure his release when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House next week. U Min Zin, the director at a think tank focused on Myanmar, was arrested on 3…
Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat on July 25, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / – | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to…
The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave for federal workers as it pushed to cut costs by shrinking the government, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday. Agencies’ use of paid administrative leave jumped by 435% from 2023 to 2025, the report found, and salary costs…
President Trump on Monday nominated Kimberly Greenwood, the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood, to serve as ambassador to Barbados and several other Caribbean countries. Kimberly Greenwood’s nomination was sent to the Senate along with dozens of other nominations for judgeships, ambassadorships and administration officials. She was tasked to serve as ambassador…
Courts and Democratic-led states mount legal challenges against Trump administration visa and green card limits. Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026 US President Donald Trump’s administration has suffered two setbacks to its immigration agenda as a federal judge halted proposed visa caps and dozens of Democratic-led states launched legal challenges against broader residency restrictions….
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday night rejected a request by the Trump administration to lift a judicial block on a controversial U.S. Postal Service rule that critics feared would make it more difficult to vote by mail in the…
DUBLIN, IRELAND – SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to U.S. Embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence on September 12, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images The war in Iran will likely end soon after November’s midterm…
President Trump said Saturday he would love to see a unified Ireland as he kicked off a visit to the country, where he will meet with leaders and attend a major golf tournament at one of his courses. During a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Mr. Trump said the unification of…
Other US politicians in the past have also promised economic rewards in return for electoral success. For instance, Democrats in Georgia promised $2,000 relief payments if their party took control of the Senate at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the US, Congress authorises spending. The midterm elections, which will be contested on 3…
Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, DC, say government has illegally rolled back landmark protections. Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026 A group of attorneys general in the United States have sued President Donald Trump’s administration for weakening protections for endangered species. The group of 20 Democratic-led states, plus the District of…
