Trump, Putin to talk this week, says special envoy Steve Witkoff

Vladimir Putin responds to ceasefire deal with Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the US-brokered ceasefire for Ukraine. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fired back. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to talk this week amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations in the war between Russia and Ukraine, special envoy Steve Witkoff told … Read more

US asks countries to help lower costs

Egg prices hit consumers at grocery stores, restaurants Some consumers are boycotting buying eggs and restaurants are implementing surcharges amid egg shortages due to the bird flu. The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg association said … Read more

Trump executive order slashes funding for 7 federal agencies

The order states that these agencies were selected because President Trump deemed them as “unnecessary.” Could President Trump’s tariffs spur a recession? An economist warns consumers about a potential economic downturn with President Donald Trump’s trade war pressing on. President Donald Trump is making more federal cuts, this time targeting an international media organization, public … Read more

Trump orders airstrikes in Yemen on Houthi militants

Greek-flagged tanker leaks oil after Houthi attack The tanker was still burning nearly a week after it was hit with several projectiles off Yemen. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered “decisive and powerful” U.S. airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen and issued a new warning in response to the group’s attacks on shipping … Read more

President Trump signs government funding bill to avert shutdown

Government shutdown averted: Senate advances funding bill Democrats helped the Senate advance the GOP spending bill with a vote of 62-38. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a government funding bill that keeps the federal government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on Capitol Hill exposed divisions among Democrats. … Read more

AOC slams Chuck Schumer’s help for Republican spending bill

Chuck Schumer to vote to advance GOP funding bill Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says he will vote for the GOP funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., repeatedly slammed Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to enable a Republican bill that would avoid a government shutdown to move forward, … Read more

US expels South Africa’s ambassador, calls him ‘America hater’

Humeyra Pamuk and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo  |  Reuters WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG, March 14 (Reuters) – The United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who hates America and President Donald Trump. Ties between the United States and South Africa have deteriorated since Trump cut U.S. financial aid to the country, citing disapproval … Read more