The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, is pictured on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The entire Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned over what it said Wednesday was meddling by the Trump administration in the board’s authority to award scholarships. The 12-member board, … Read more
MIAMI — After four months with President Donald Trump at the helm, Reinerio de la Torre says he’s waiting to see if the president fulfills his promises. The 56-year-old electrician, who came from Cuba 18 years ago, voted for Trump in November. But he says the president has gone too far with immigration, and he doesn’t … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he planned to start “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season and that states would receive less federal aid to respond to natural disasters. Trump also said he planned to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office. “We’re going to do it much … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. “They went too far,” he wrote on his social media platform X. The two were embroiled in a public fallout after the Tesla owner stepped back from his White … Read more
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 5, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025 and Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Afp | Getty Images … Read more
The matchup in New Jersey’s race for governor is officially set — and Tuesday’s primaries also laid down big indicators about the state of both political parties after the first major intraparty contests since the 2024 election. Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state legislator, easily won his party’s primary with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, underscoring … Read more
Peter Hoskins Business reporter Getty Images Top officials from the US and China have been meeting in London The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare … Read more
The Trump administration is planning to eliminate a Department of Homeland Security terrorism prevention program that former government officials and experts say has helped thwart attacks in the United States. The DHS budget submitted to Congress last month cancels the $18 million terrorism prevention grant program, saying it “does not align with DHS priorities.” “That … Read more
Amid immigration raids, peaceful protests, attacks on law enforcement officers and the threat of his own arrest by federal agents, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is immersed in what could be the most consequential political fight of his career. The battle between the president and the governor of the nation’s largest state instantly turned Newsom into … Read more
Watch: Police fire rubber bullets at Los Angeles protesters on Monday US President Donald Trump’s administration has sent thousands more troops to Los Angeles on a fourth day of chaotic protests against immigration raids, as the unrest spread to other US cities. Some 700 US Marines have been deployed to the LA area and the … Read more