Trump will nominate free speech lawyer to public diplomacy role

The president is also preparing to fill crucial arms control, Middle East, and Asia posts at the State Department.
The State Department Building is pictured in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017Joshua Roberts/File Photo/Reuters

Debate over whether Trump’s clash with courts will lead to ‘constitutional crisis’

Some legal scholars worry about the Trump’s potential defiance of court orders after his vice president said, “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.”
The US Supreme CourtBenoit Tessier/Reuters

US inflation rises to 3% for the first time in 7 months

Consumer prices came in higher than expected, leading to investor fears about rising inflation leading to higher interest rates.
People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022.Lucy Nicholson/File Photo/Reuters

Seven African countries to be hit hardest by Trump’s USAID cuts

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID could trigger “a potentially massive economic shock,” researchers said.
A person walks in front of Wukro General Hospital in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia.Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/Reuters
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Trump says Putin agreed to negotiate on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy says Kyiv open for talks

Trump spoke to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine separately, but the exact nature and timeline for any negotiations remains unclear.
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Trump blitzes Washington with intentional flurry

‘It’s created a lot of anxiety, chaos, consternation, confusion,’ one key GOP senator said.
Trump speaks aboard Air Force One enroute to the Super Bowl in New OrleansKevin Lamarque/Reuters

Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as Trump’s director of national intelligence after contentious hearing

The former Democrat was confirmed in a close Senate vote.
Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025.Nathan Howard/File Photo/Reuters

Trump will nominate free speech lawyer to public diplomacy role

The president is also preparing to fill crucial arms control, Middle East, and Asia posts at the State Department.

Fears of global war grow among security experts: Atlantic Council

Forty percent of experts polled for the Atlantic Council’s Global Foresight 2025 Survey predict there will be another world war in the next decade.

GOP lawmakers split over reining in Fed

One prominent Republican suggested Powell should be fired — but others are sidestepping questions about his leadership.

In the family business of foreign policy, Donald Trump, Jr. displaces Jared Kushner

Elbridge Colby’s nomination offers a glimpse of the new alignment.

Trump moves to ‘significantly’ reduce federal workforce

New directive will further empower DOGE to chart course for scaling back agencies.

Biden is least popular living president, Gallup survey finds

Barack Obama is the most well-liked, while Donald Trump’s favorability has improved since his first term, according to a new Gallup survey.

Senate breaks with House in protracted row over agenda

GOP senators won’t ‘wait around forever’ for House action on budget, key Republican says.

Trump’s blanket steel, aluminum tariffs strike hard at US allies, China

Canada, the biggest exporter to the US of steel, will likely feel the greatest impact from the new duty hikes.
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