Politics

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz was photographed using a Signal-like messaging app during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, more than a month after he first came under intense scrutiny for accidentally including a journalist in a group chat that discussed military plans. A photo published by Reuters showed the screen of Waltz’s smartphone with message threads labeled “JD…

President Donald Trump said his administration will revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the Ivy League school. Trump has targeted the wallets of Harvard and other elite schools based on claims that they have fostered antisemitism and other forms of discrimination on their campuses. President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to end public funding of National Public Radio and PBS to stop what he called “biased and partisan news coverage.” The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to “cease federal funding for NPR and PBS” to the extent allowed by law. The order could…

Days after a Canadian election that hinged on who would best stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump, he is at the center of an election in another liberal democracy. Trust in the United States is plummeting in Australia, which votes Saturday amid global financial turmoil sparked by tariffs Trump has imposed on trading partners around the world including Australia, a U.S. ally and vital…

China said it is evaluating the possibility of starting trade negotiations with the U.S. Senior U.S. officials have reached out recently “through relevant parties multiple times,” hoping to start Tariff negotiations, China’s commerce ministry said. U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped prohibitive tariffs of 145% on imported Chinese goods this year, drawing retaliation from China…

President Donald Trump’s massive China tariffs are jeopardizing American fireworks shows, threatening to drive up prices and limit supplies. U.S. fireworks wholesalers and distributors say they’ve been canceling shipments from China for this year’s July Fourth holiday. Some are also halting manufacturing in China of fireworks for next year’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.…

Senior members of Harvard University‘s faculty are pledging to donate a portion of their pay to the school as it opposes the demands of the Trump administration. The announcement comes after the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funding for Harvard University. The school filed a lawsuit in response. In a letter…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would nominate outgoing national security adviser Mike Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “From his time in uniform on the battlefield, in Congress and, as my National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz has worked hard to put our Nation’s Interests first. I know he will do the…

From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe will kick off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring labor, but activists planning marches in the United States say much of their message is about fighting back against President Donald Trump’s policies targeting immigrants, federal…

European auto giants reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profit and suspended and cut full-year financial guidance. The corporate updates come shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. earlier in the month. Germany’s Mercedes scrapped its 2025 earnings guidance and reported sharply lower first-quarter profit. Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…