Layoffs Hit FEMA, Other Agencies
Some 400 U.S. Department of Homeland Security workers have been fired. The federal government layoffs have expanded to additional agencies, according to a new...
Will Trump’s bureaucracy overhaul free up resources for US to compete with China?
Over the past six decades, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been Washington’s most valuable soft power tool. Advertisement It...
How DeepSeek’s disruption could finally burst the US stock bubble
DeepSeek has unravelled the assumption that a few hyperscalers will dominate the artificial intelligence market, extracting payments from an AI-dependent global economy. The Chinese...
How a US Iron Dome Could Reshape Global Nuclear Relations
The Missile Defense Agency is already searching for cutting-edge missile defense technologies after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for an “Iron...
Appeals Court Blocks Biden-Era Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The Eighth Circuit says the Biden administration went beyond the law by canceling loans rather than ensuring repayment. A federal appellate court has blocked...
China condemns Trump’s ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO, warns of possible global recession
Published: 4:57am, 19 Feb 2025Updated: 4:57am, 19 Feb 2025 China condemned tariffs launched or threatened by US President Donald Trump at a World Trade...
Philippine Coast Guard Says Chinese Helicopter Flew Within 10 Feet of Patrol Plane Over Disputed Shoal
Manila and Beijing trade accusations over the latest encounter in the South China Sea. The Philippine Coast Guard said a Chinese navy helicopter executed...
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
Published: 4:11am, 19 Feb 2025Updated: 4:26am, 19 Feb 2025 Pope Francis has the onset of double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, complicating treatment...
Hegseth Claims IRS Targeted Him With ‘Rushed’ Tax Audit
The claim comes amid reports that the Department of Government Efficiency is auditing the agency. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday said that he...