Trump administration to end job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers
- 06-Feb-2026
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 – U.S. President Donald Trump will have more power to hire and fire up to 50,000 career federal employees in an overhaul of the government’s civil service system announced by his administration on Thursday. The overhaul, released by the Office of Personnel Management, fulfills Trump’s campaign pledge to strip job protections from […]
Trump administration pushes tech giants to fund $15B power grid expansion
- 17-Jan-2026
The Trump administration is pressuring PJM Interconnection, the largest electricity grid operator in the U.S., to auction $15 billion worth of new power generation contracts. To finance this expansion, the Trump administration wants technology companies to bid on 15-year contracts, even if they don’t have an immediate need for the capacity. The proposal aims to […]
Trump administration ends D.C. golf lease with nonprofit
- 01-Jan-2026
The Trump administration on Tuesday ended a lease agreement with a nonprofit to oversee a trio of public golf courses in Washington, D.C., potentially clearing the way for President Donald Trump to continue to remake the look of the nation’s capital. The lease, a 50-year agreement signed five years ago between the National Links Trust […]
Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok
- 16-Sep-2025
President, Donald Trump, U.S., buyer, China, ByteDance, US kids, Trump administration, WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. and China have a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States, transferring its U.S. assets to U.S. owners from China’s ByteDance, potentially resolving a saga that has lingered for nearly a […]
Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike
- 14-Sep-2025
Top US diplomat Marco Rubio prayed at Jerusalem’s Western Wall Sunday as he opened his visit to Israel, reaffirming the Trump administration’s steadfast support in its war with Hamas despite backlash over a strike in Qatar. The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas leaders meeting […]
Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20 million from Trump administration over immigration arrest
- 11-Jul-2025
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by US immigration authorities for more than 100 days, is seeking $20 million from the Trump administration over what he says was his false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Khalil’s lawyers on Thursday said they submitted the claim against President Donald Trump’s departments of […]
Belgium’s future queen faces Harvard foreign student ban
- 23-May-2025
BRUSSELS: Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued studies. The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer […]
PM Shehbaz reaffirms desire to work with Trump administration
- 09-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan desired to work with President Trump and his Administration to strengthen bilateral relations with the United States. The prime minister said this in a meeting with a US delegation, led by Eric Meyer, Senior Bureau Official and Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and […]
China sanctions Pompeo and other Trump administration officials
- 20-Jan-2021
China has imposed sanctions on 28 US indivduals including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over “crazy actions that have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs”
‘No change’ in Trump’s policy over occupied Kashmir
- 09-Aug-2019
We want to maintain peace and stability, State Department's spox said