Trump’s puppet loses her marbles, opts for lamest trick to avoid telling the obvious truth Does anyone in the Trump administration even know how to fool those who do have a brain? We Got This Covered · May 15, 2025
Trump's proposed 2026 NASA budget cuts will cede our space 'position of leadership to other nations', top scientists say The chairs of several NASA analysis and assessment groups (AGs) issued a statement in response to the Trump administration's proposed budget that would gut science programs. Space · May 15, 2025
Roberts' Rules for Defending Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law The Chief Justice is more consistent than his critics, left and right. Reason · May 15, 2025
Trump’s health department to stop recommending Covid shots for children and pregnant women, report says – as it happened Department led by Robert F Kennedy Jr to stop recommending Covid boosters for some groups in coming days, Wall Street Journal reports The Guardian - US · May 15, 2025
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is set to appear in federal court for a status conference on the Trump administration’s charge he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week The Independent UK · May 15, 2025
Trump Administration Likely Violated American Bar Association's First Amendment Rights A federal court holds that "a series of grants with the ABA that funded services to victims of domestic and sexual violence" were terminated because the ABA had joined a lawsuit against the Administration. Reason · May 14, 2025
Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast President Donald Trump has met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Toddler separated from mother deported from the US returned to Venezuela Two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza Bernal was reunited with her mother in Venezuela following calls for her return. Al Jazeera · May 14, 2025
South Africa's President Ramaphosa says Afrikaners resettling in US are 'cowards' The Trump administration has been criticised for granting refugee status to Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority, over people fleeing war and famine. Euronews · May 14, 2025
Children in Mexico's Northern Border Face Violence, Family Separation, Lack of Education and More: Report Border crossings have dropped dramatically under the Trump administration. Yet children are still trekking north and experiencing dire conditions on the way. Latin Times · May 14, 2025
Israel ‘normalisation’ takes back seat as Trump announces Saudi deals In Riyadh, US president focuses on business, shifting from Biden’s policy that prioritised Saudi Arabian-Israeli ties. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2025
US-China deal to slash tariffs also eases burden on cheap packages Online shoppers in the U.S. will see a price break on their purchases valued at less than $800 and shipped from China after the Trump administration reached a truce with Beijing over sky-high tariffs The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants - Roll Call States filed two lawsuits Tuesday seeking to stop policies that add immigration conditions to transportation and homeland security grants. Roll Call · May 13, 2025
Trump Official Mocked for Insisting China 'Caused' the Pain Americans Felt From Tariffs: 'Must Think We're Fools' U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer deflected blame for the Trump administration's tariff fallout onto China, prompting immediate pushback online. Latin Times · May 13, 2025
The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025 Give birth? In this economy? US women scoff at Trump’s meager ‘baby bonuses’ Trump administration is considering pronatalist policies such as awarding $5,000 for every birth – but women say they want universal healthcare and cheaper childcare
Kiplinger · May 12, 2025 Stock Market Today: Dow Gains 1,160 Points on U.S.-China Trade Deal The two countries agreed to a 90-day truce that will give them time to work on more substantive trade negotiations.
The Independent UK · May 12, 2025 AP PHOTOS: Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
Reason · May 12, 2025 Why DOGE Failed Elon Musk promised $2 trillion in cuts but delivered only a tiny portion of that total. We asked seven policy experts to explain what he got wrong.
The Guardian - US · May 12, 2025 Trump reportedly fires head of US copyright office after release of AI report Dismissal of Shira Perlmutter follows firing of librarian of Congress, which oversees copyright office
The Independent UK · May 12, 2025 Trump team plans nine deportation flights to Mexico in the coming days, up from its one a week plan: report The administration is ramping up removal flights and turning to African nations to detain deported immigrants
The Independent UK · May 12, 2025 Trump team spent a whopping $21 million on deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay. There are currently 32 people there The Trump administration suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on March 1.
Latin Times · May 12, 2025 Democrat Seeks 'Immediate' Ethics Probe Into Qatar Gifting Trump a Luxury Plane: 'A Flying Grift' Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres is seeking for different entities to investigate whether Qatar giving the Trump administration a $400 million plane would violate federal ethics rules or the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2025 First group of white South Africans leave for US after Trump offers refugee status The South African government said it is ‘completely false’ that Afrikaners are being persecuted
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Trump is bringing white South Africans to the US as refugees. Why? South Africa says there's no persecution
Al Jazeera · May 9, 2025 US reports second air traffic control outage at New Jersey airport The Trump administration is facing pressure to modernise air traffic control systems and hire more staff.