Fogel was detained in Russia in 2021 and sentenced to 14 years behind bars for possessing marijuana at an airport. After three-and-a-half years in a Russian prison, American schoolteacher Marc Fogel was greeted by President Donald Trump in the White House Diplomatic Reception Room after his release on Tuesday night. “I feel like the luckiest
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who is now the acting head of the CFPB, had signaled he would shut down the agency. Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Tuesday that they are resigning from their positions in the midst of orders issued by the Trump administration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will try to convince the United States in the coming weeks that announced tariffs on steel and aluminum will cut both ways. “We will be working with the American administration over the coming weeks to highlight the negative impacts on Americans and Canadians of these unacceptable tariffs,” Trudeau said
The former Trump adviser will avoid jail time but must stay out of trouble for the next three years to avoid future punishment. Conservative podcast host Steve Bannon pled guilty in a New York State court on Feb. 11 to a fraud charge in connection with a push to fund private construction of the border
‘This state of affairs cannot be allowed to persist for one more day,’ attorneys for the DOJ wrote. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked a Boston-based appeals court to place a hold on a federal judge’s decision that barred the Trump administration from freezing federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance. In
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ‘firm and proportionate countermeasures’ are being considered in response. A top European Union official warned that the 27-nation bloc would implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States following President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25 percent duties on aluminum and steel imports. Trump signed proclamations on Monday
The military base in North Carolina was previously named Fort Liberty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored the name of Army base Fort Liberty in North Carolina to its original name, Fort Bragg, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Feb. 11 statement. Established in 1918, the sprawling military complex houses the Airborne and