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Kanishka Singh  |  Reuters WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the U.S. cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors and a war between them would be “none of our business”. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly … Read more

Several senior National Security Council officials fired The firings of the NSC officials comes after President Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer. President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, via email, a move that immediately drew sharp condemnation from her supporters. “President Trump’s ignorant decision will impact America’s libraries, our copyrighted … Read more

President Trump announces ‘tremendous’ UK trade deal President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the U.K., the first trade agreement since he imposed sweeping tariffs in April. President Donald Trump tapped now former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to replace Ed Martin in the role of U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Trump announced the … Read more

President Trump announces ‘tremendous’ UK trade deal President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the U.K., the first trade agreement since he imposed sweeping tariffs in April. President Donald Trump picked Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., hours after announcing that he was pulling the … Read more

President Trump announces ‘tremendous’ UK trade deal President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the U.K., the first trade agreement since he imposed sweeping tariffs in April. First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at the unveiling of a stamp honoring of former first lady Barbara Bush on May 8. “I applaud Mrs. … Read more

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV greets faithful in St. Peter’s Square Pope Leo XIV will be the next leader of the Catholic church, the first American elected pope. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump, the architect of “America first,” now gets an American pope. But the Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first U.S.-born pope to … Read more

President Donald Trump signs order to cut PBS and NPR funding President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop directly funding PBS and NPR. As the Trump administration continues to try to defund NPR and PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said this week that the Department of Education has ended a federal grant … Read more

Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali  |  Reuters Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on transgender troops The Supreme Court will allow President Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military to take effect while court challenges continue. WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start kicking out transgender troops who … Read more