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Washington: Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention. The detention of Khalil, a US permanent resident,…
Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence. Just a day after all employees were put on leave, staff working on a…
Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence. Just a day after all employees were put on leave, staff working on a…
Ranjani Srinivasan, a 37-year-old Indian student pursuing a doctoral degree in urban planning at Columbia University, was forced to flee the United States after her student visa was revoked. The US Department of State canceled her visa on March 5, citing security concerns related to her…
Washington: The Trump administration has ended $20 billion in funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects in a move that climate advocates and Democrats say illegally seizes money allocated for clean energy and transportation for disadvantaged communities. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin had publicized his campaign…
Washington: The Trump administration rolled out a new app on Monday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally to “self deport” rather than face possible arrest and detention, building on President Donald Trump’s deportation push. The US Customs and Border Protection app, called CBP…
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Democrats who heckled him during a speech to Congress behaved so badly they deserve to lose the next congressional election. On Tuesday evening in a speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump touted his radical…
Donald Trump’s pick for US education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, was confirmed by the Senate Monday to lead a department the president has been clear he wants to dismantle. Trump, 78, promised to decentralize education as he campaigned for a return to…
Washington DC: Ahead of the Monday deadline, the Trump administration in the United States is reportedly backing off from Elon Musk’s weekend mandate for all government employees to submit five things they accomplished in the last week or face dismissal. President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Musk…
Washington: President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday said it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff around the world, on paid administrative leave and eliminating 1,600 positions in the United States. Just before midnight on Sunday US Eastern…