U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near Air Force One at the the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images After months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump has divulged more of his semiconductor tariff plans, but his latest threats might raise more questions than…
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect in an escalation of his trade war. “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!,” Trump said on social media minutes before the midnight deadline in Washington, DC. Earlier, the president…
Eswatini and South Sudan are just two on a list of many African countries America has asked to accept violent criminals. United States (US) President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting foreign nationals convicted of violent crimes has sparked a global uproar. It also highlights the stark power imbalance between the US and developing countries, and…
Matt Murphy & Ned Davies BBC Verify Reuters Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls for a ceasefire. Attacks had already been rising under former President Joe Biden…
Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head. The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of…
When US President Donald J. Trump hosted five African Heads of State at the White House earlier this month — including Liberia’s Joseph Nyuma Boakai — it was touted as a high-level dialogue. A carefully staged “test run” for the larger U.S.-Africa summit Trump is expected to announce soon. But, as we have previously stated,…
WASHINGTON – A divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, despite a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump and dissents from two top officials. The Federal Open Market Committee, the group that sets the overnight borrowing rate, voted 9-2 to stay on hold. The federal funds rate will…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals…
The world’s best known artificial intelligence accelerationists have been in Silicon Valley. Now there’s one sitting in the White House. President Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan, launched on Wednesday, represents a great loosening of rules around the ChatGPT boom. It’s an ambitious screed aimed at keeping America ahead in the race for AI supremacy. “China”…
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The European Union appears to be considering whether to deploy its “Anti-Coercion Instrument” — characterized as a “nuclear option” to try…
