Fleet Week tradition kicks off in New York Fleet Week kicked off in New York. It is a tradition where the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard bring active-duty ships to major cities. North Korea has opened an investigation into a failed warship launch earlier this week after leader Kim Jong Un said the … Read more
Trump has repeatedly called on Apple to move production of its popular phones from China to the US, rather than India Apple moving most US iphone production from China to India Apple has a strategy for avoiding President Trump’s steep tariffs on China: making more of its iPhones in India. A source told Reuters the … Read more
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer’s increased prices. Reuters President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions ahead of the Memorial Day weekend with back-to-back … Read more
May 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that a major prisoner swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine. “A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine. It will go into effect shortly. Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation. This could lead to something big???,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Ukraine submitted a list of … Read more
Laurie Chen and Larissa Liao | Reuters Trump says he will revoke tax-exempt status for Harvard University The Trump administration has threatened to freeze $2 billion in federal funding after not agreeing to a list of demands from the administration. BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) – Chinese students at Harvard were cancelling flights home on Friday … Read more
Ivy League colleges aren’t the only campuses under fire over DEI initiatives. Now, Trump’s orders are taking aim at K-12 public schools. Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting school funding over DEI A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funding from public schools that continue to run diversity, … Read more
LA Mayor talks 2028 Olympics L.A. Mayor Karen Bass talks about the challenges and opportunities that the 2028 Olympics poses in Los Angeles. A former Los Angeles deputy mayor has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge after falsely reporting a bomb threat at City Hall to law enforcement in 2024, federal prosecutors said. … Read more
“The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity,” the court’s majority wrote. Ann Saphir and John Kruzel | Reuters Powell to remain Fed chair, ‘no intention’ on firing him, Trump says President Donald Trump says he has no intention on firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, but he would like to see interest rates … Read more
