Trump administration will cut thousands of jobs at Pentagon and IRS
The Trump administration is cutting more than 11,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Pentagon, as part of its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the…
Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has claimed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to drop a lawsuit against the firm. The US regulator alleged in 2023 that Coinbase had…
CQ Brown: Trump fires top US general in Pentagon shake-up
5 hours ago Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Getty Images US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in…
Hunter Schafer: Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male
10 hours ago Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Getty Images Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman and star of hit HBO teen drama Euphoria, has said a new US passport lists…
Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump has said French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “haven’t done anything” to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of their visits…
Musk wields his Doge chainsaw, but is a backlash brewing?
Wearing a black “Make America Great Again” hat and dark sunglasses, Elon Musk – the multi-billionaire tasked by Donald Trump with taking a metaphorical chainsaw to the federal government –…
Luigi Mangione in New York court over killing of healthcare boss Brian Thompson
A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has argued that the 26-year-old is not being granted the right to a fair trial. The comments came…
French far-right leader cancels speech after accusing Bannon of ‘Nazi gesture’
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has cancelled a planned speech in the US, after President Donald Trump’s former top adviser made a hand gesture that some likened to a Nazi…
‘I’ll see you in court’ – Trump and Maine governor clash on trans athletes
Trump was addressing Democratic and Republican governors at the White House when the confrontation occurred. During the exchange, Trump told Governor Mills, “You better do it because you’re not going…
Opinion | Trump’s Misguided Strategies for Peace in Ukraine
On the face of it, President Trump is right to try to end a destructive war in Ukraine that is now approaching the three-year mark, and to open talks with…