When US President Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second term in January 2025, one of his first promises was to slash “billions and billions of dollars” in government spending and empower the Billionaire Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The department, then headed by Musk, was responsible for eliminating programs…
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate over Tehran’s nuclear program and US President Donald Trump has threatened military action, several countries are urging their citizens in Iran to leave the country. Also Read | Iran is far from building ICBMs, experts say The United States has built up a significant military presence…
US President Donald Trump suggested a possible “friendly takeover of Cuba” as the White House looks to leverage the Communist-run island’s energy crisis to exert greater influence. “They’re in big trouble, and we could very well do something good, I think, very positive for the people that were expelled, or worse, from Cuba that live…
The White House has instructed the Department of Homeland Security to initiate shutdown procedures as its congressional funding runs out at midnight — marking the third partial shutdown of the United States government in the past six months, Bloomberg reported. The shutdown will impact Department of Homeland Security operations aside from immigration and border enforcement,…
The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct US domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The discussions represent an early test case for whether Silicon Valley, in Washington’s good graces after years of…
Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, asked the US to work with her country, striking a more conciliatory tone toward the Trump administration after her initial outrage at the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. “We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda, aimed at shared development, within…
US President Donald Trump stated that the US had “struck” a site in Venezuela where drug-laden boats are prepared, marking the first known instance of American land operations in Venezuela since the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government began, Reuters reported. “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they loaded the boats…
