President Donald Trump said Monday he had a “very good” phone call with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — the first substantial conversation between the two leaders after years of public sparring over trade, energy policy, and the prosecution of
The Trump Administration is taking significant steps to shutter the Department of Education. On Tuesday, nearly half of the Dept. of education workforce was let go. A senior department official confirmed to The Hill that 1,315 staffers will be let go and
The rift between President Trump and Ukraine leader Volodormyr Zelenskyy is growing wider… On Monday, the Trump administration paused all aid to Ukraine, including weapons in transit or in Poland, until Ukrainian leaders show more appreciation for U.S. support and a commitment to peace.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to announce a $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing plants on Monday. The multibillion-dollar investment, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, will stretch out over the next four years. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)’s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply. Hegseth asked civilian DoD employees to reply to
It’s over… President Trump has called off negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the conflict in Ukraine after a tense Oval Office meeting in which the two leaders sparred over U.S. support for Kyiv. “We had a very meaningful meeting in the White
President Donald Trump says he is reversing a Biden-era grant allowing Chevron to operate within Venezuela on Wednesday. Trump detailed the decision in a lengthy post on Truth Social, stating that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had not upheld his end of the bargain. “We
President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary is expected to pass a key vote before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday after a Senate Democrat signaled plans to support the nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s past support for the
A federal judge rejected the Associated Press‘ request to temporarily restore its White House access after President Donald Trump banned the outlet. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who was appointed by Trump in 2017, turned down the Associated Press’ request for a
On Wednesday, President Trump held his first full cabinet meeting which also included Elon Musk who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday that “ALL CABINET MEMBERS ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH ELON. The Media will see that at
On Monday, the tech company Apple announced it will spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. CEO Tim Cook said the investment will include an advanced manufacturing facility in Houston and an academy in Michigan to
