Ontario premier to end Starlink contract in response to U.S. tariffs

The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario said Monday that he’s ripping up a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada. A senior Canadian government official also said that Canada isn’t confident that it can avoid the looming tariffs on Tuesday like

OPEC Keeps Gradual Production Hike Plans Despite Trump’s Call to Lower Oil Prices Faster

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

ACLU files lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to close U.S. asylum system

Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump’s move to close down the American asylum system, saying it violates legal obligations the U.S. has to offer refuge to migrants fleeing persecution. The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge against an executive action taken by Mr.

Former NC Lt. Gov. Withdraws Defamation Suit Against CNN, Exits Politics

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

Columbia Business School Professor Resigns, Citing Pro-Hamas Colleague Joseph Massad’s Course on Zionism

‘The university has made its position clear by platforming and empowering a known radical antisemite to indoctrinate impressionable minds,’ writes Avi Friedman (Alex Kent/Getty Images) Columbia Business School professor Avi Friedman has resigned, citing the university’s decision to appoint a Hamas-praising professor, Joseph Massad, to teach a course on Zionism, according to a letter obtained

Trump To Withdraw US From UN Agencies That Whitewash ‘Horrific Human Rights Violations’

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting funding to UNRWA, the U.N. relief agency for Gaza, which has been widely criticized following reports that its staffers were involved in terrorism. The order, which will reinstate policies

Judge Indicates She Will Block Trump Admin’s Spending Freeze

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