Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced Tuesday that his country will ban UNRWA, a Palestinian refugee agency whose members participated in Hamas’s October 7 massacre, from operating in Israeli territory. “UNRWA has miserably failed in its mandate. It has failed the people who are supposed to benefit from its services,” Danon said
Multiple polls have shown a majority of Americans support deporting illegal immigrants MSNBC pundit Anand Giridharadas on Tuesday compared Immigrant and Customs Enforcement’s deportations to “Gestapo raids,” though polls have repeatedly shown that most Americans support the agency’s efforts. “When you start having Gestapo raids in America, and we start becoming a country where, as
These actions, which take effect at 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 28, are all but certain to be challenged in court. The Trump administration issued a memo on Jan. 27 that federal funding for grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs is being paused pending review. Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Matthew Vaeth
‘I know the last administration didn’t see it that way,’ Leavitt tells reporters White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said all illegal immigrants are criminals, as they broke U.S. immigration laws. During Leavitt’s first press conference, a reporter asked the new press secretary how many of the 3,500 illegal migrants arrested by Immigration and Customs
‘This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance and grant programs,’ the White House press secretary said. The Office of Management and Budget’s pause on federal grants, loans, and assistance will not affect Social Security, Medicare, or food stamps, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Jan. 28. Leavitt clarified a Jan. 27
The Senate in a 77-22 vote on Tuesday confirmed Sean Duffy as President Donald Trump’s secretary of transportation. Trump tapped Duffy shortly after his election victory in November, calling the Wisconsin native a “tremendous and well-liked public servant.” The Senate advanced Duffy’s nomination on Monday with a 97-0 vote, following unanimous approval from the Senate
News Analysis U.S. President Donald Trump has kept Canada on edge with his tariff threat and the unpredictability surrounding it, but there appears to be a detailed plan for its execution if one delves into the economic thinking of a key presidential adviser. The desire to impose tariffs on Canada, and much of the world