Trump Says US Very Close to Trade Agreement With India, EU Deal Possible

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States is “very close” to reaching a trade agreement with India, adding

LIVE NOW: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Benefits for Independent Workers

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing titled “Freedom to Work: Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers” at 10 a.m. ET on July 17. Witnesses include Patrice Onwuka, director at the Center for Economic Opportunity, Independent Women’s Forum; Kim Kavin, editor at Imagine Media LLC; Kev Cole… Original News Source Link –

Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Benefits for Independent Workers

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing titled “Freedom to Work: Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers” at 10 a.m. ET on July 17. Witnesses include Patrice Onwuka, director at the Center for Economic Opportunity, Independent Women’s Forum; Kim Kavin, editor at Imagine Media LLC; Kev Cole… Original News Source Link –

Britain to lower voting age to 16 before next national election

London — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 to lower the voting age for elections to Britain’s Parliament. Scotland and Wales already let

NPR CEO: Cuts could be “a real risk to the public safety of the country”

Before the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a rescissions package that includes major cuts to public broadcasting, National Public Radio President and CEO Katherine Maher warned, “defunding this is a real risk to the public safety of the country.” “Public media, public radio, public television, are a critical part of the emergency response