Six weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump came to a US Capitol controlled by his Republican Party to take a lengthy victory lap. “We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years, and we are just getting started,” he told the joint session of Congress. In typical […]
“America Is Back”: Donald Trump’s First Big US Congress Address
Donald Trump is expected to set out what he views as his key achievements, including executive orders and an assault on the federal bureaucracy led by Elon Musk. Washington, United States:Donald Trump proclaimed Tuesday that the “American dream is unstoppable” in his first address to Congress since a whirlwind return to power that has roiled […]
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump’s speech
Green, who has called for the president’s impeachment, was escorted out of the chamber during Trump’s joint address to Congress. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after he disrupted President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Green, who has long pushed to impeach Trump dating to his previous term […]
The world’s strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
(Credit: Getty Images) Antarctica’s remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050? Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 […]
Zelensky vows to ‘make things right’ with Trump and negotiate peace
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting. The Ukrainian president described the White House showdown as “regrettable” in a lengthy social media post in the wake of the US announcing a pause in military aid to Kyiv. […]
‘We’ll fight to the bitter end’: China and Canada retaliate against new Trump tariffs
Canada and China swiftly announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. on Tuesday, shortly after long-threatened levies by the Trump administration on those countries and Mexico took effect. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada were imposed at 12:01 a.m. ET, along with a doubling of duties on some Chinese goods […]
Tesla charging stations torched in apparent arson near Boston, latest attack on Elon Musk company
This could be the latest in a string of fires intentionally targeting the electric vehicle company owned by the billionaire Trump adviser. More than a half-dozen Tesla charging stations were torched near Boston on Monday, police said, in what appears to be the latest attack on the company owned by Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser […]
Trump will stand before Congress and offer divided nation an accounting of his turbulent first weeks
President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country’s future while others are cheering him on. It will be the latest milestone in Trump’s total […]
China vows to fight US tariffs
“China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war,” the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US. This came within minutes of a new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday – which adds to existing tariffs both […]
U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect and levies on China raised
U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect and levies on China raisedWashington — The United States imposed 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada Tuesday, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. Duties of 10% were put in place on Canadian energy products. The tariffs […]