White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the Trump administration consulted with Israel ahead of U.S. talks with Hamas representatives. A U.S. delegation has entered into talks with Hamas, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 5. As she confirmed the news at a White House press briefing, Leavitt faced questions about how
The president is in favor of replacing the subsidies with high tariffs in a bid to get foreign companies to manufacture in the United States. President Donald Trump is calling for an end to a $52.7 billion semiconductor subsidy program aimed at encouraging companies such as Intel, TSMC, and Samsung to expand manufacturing in the
The claims come as the Trump administration has held talks aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war. The Department of Defense denied claims in anonymously sourced media reports that Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth had stopped U.S. cyber operations against Russia. In a statement posted on social media platform X on March 4, the Pentagon’s rapid response
The decision comes amid pressure for Ukraine to reach a peace deal in its war with Russia. CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed on March 5 that the Trump administration ordered a halt to intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, after the administration halted all military aid to the country. “President [Donald] Trump had a real question about
During the final months of the Biden administration, the National Institutes of Health awarded $28 million to a mysterious venture-backed company called Vaccine Company Inc., a biomedical firm founded in 2022 whose chief financial officer happens to be one of former president Joe Biden’s top COVID advisers. To Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), the September
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson (D.) during a congressional hearing Wednesday defended his city’s sanctuary policies, claiming they make the city safer because “undocumented immigrants come forward to report crimes.” Chicago is “safer because of our Welcoming City Ordinance,” Johnson told the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, referring to an ordinance that prohibits any city agency or
Automakers will be exempted from tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month. The request was made by the leaders of Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. The Trump administration is giving automakers a one-month exemption on tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 5. Leavitt announced the