The Hawaiian lawmaker is acting in protest of recent talk about potentially dismantling USAID, he says. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Monday that he will place a hold on President Donald Trump’s State Department nominees following a recent flurry of activity in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Schatz, who sits on the Senate
The Biden administration reversed both moves in 2021. WASHINGTON—The United States will withdraw again from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and end funding to the U.N. agency dealing with Palestinian refugees, a White House official told The Epoch Times. The United States withdrew from the UNHRC and ended funding to UNRWA, or the U.N.
Trump has called for negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war, but has left open questions about continued U.S. support to Ukraine as the fighting rages on. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could stand to gain access to Ukraine’s supply of rare earth minerals in exchange for continued U.S. support for the nation
OPEC+ reaffirmed plans to ease oil production cuts gradually, resisting President Donald Trump’s pressure for more aggressive moves to lower prices. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) on Feb. 3 reaffirmed its earlier plan to gradually ease production cuts beginning in April, despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for
Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson cited costs and political pressure for his dropping the suit and said he has no plans to seek office again. Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced that he is dropping his defamation lawsuit against CNN, ending a legal battle that stemmed from the network’s reporting on
The Trump administration had tried to argue the issue was moot. WASHINGTON—District of Columbia District Judge Loren Alikhan said she was inclined to issue a temporary restraining order following a Feb. 3 hearing over the spending freeze directed by the Trump administration. She’s expected to release an order later in the afternoon to coincide with
The Trump administration had argued that the issue was moot. WASHINGTON—District of Columbia District Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order following a Feb. 3 hearing over the spending freeze directed by the Trump administration. AliKhan’s order stated, among other things, that she thought the legal challenge was likely to succeed in claiming that