Britain’s defence spending is due to increase to 2.5 percent of GDP from April 2027, with an ambition to reach 3 percent in the next Parliament. Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to meet the U.S. call for increased defence spending and greater leadership on Ukraine and European security. Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday
The president suggested the office could be moved to another agency and that it’s not the ‘business’ of the Education Department. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested there could be major changes coming to how the federal government operates the federal student loan portfolio. Trump told reporters in the White House that he is considering
President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. NATO members are bound to back each other militarily in the face of any aggression under the collective defense clause in the alliance’s founding treaty. “Do you think
The president did not say what types of additional sanctions or how much in tariffs he would impose on the country. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions and tariffs on Russia on March 7 over its war in Ukraine. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am
Washington — President Trump said Friday that he is “strongly considering” imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until it agrees to a ceasefire and peace deal that would halt Moscow’s three-year war with Ukraine. Mr. Trump’s post on his social media platform, Truth Social, appears to be in response to drone and missile attacks launched
Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will decide whether she will run for governor of California in 2026 by the end of summer, a person familiar with her decision-making process said. Term limits prevent current California Gov. Gavin Newsom from running again, and the election to replace him will take place next year. Politico
‘The truth is, I doubt Congress will repeal CHIPS,’ a CHIPS and Science Act opponent, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), told The Epoch Times. WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans who spoke with The Epoch Times on March 6 appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s recent call to eliminate the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, during the president’s