Trump Administration

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's entry into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff.

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.
An illustration of the flags of Cuba and the US, with a rift in between.

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

An illustration of oil rigs over a background of a Venezuelan flag.

Trump eases Venezuela oil sanctions to boost US investment

US President Donald Trump visits a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Trump says US would 'prefer not to' attack Iran as new destroyer anchors in Eilat


US judge questions Trump administration's continued targeting of pro-Palestinian Tufts student

A federal judge questioned why ICE blocked Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk from campus work after her Gaza op-ed, raising concerns about retaliation for protected speech.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey, speaks to reporters after urging a federal judge to order the Trump administration to restore her student visa record, outside the federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, US, December 4, 2025.

Democrats troubled by video of US strike on Caribbean drug boat, Republicans defend attack

The second strike, ordered by Admiral Frank Bradley, led some lawmakers to suggest that the US may have violated the law of war.

US Navy Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley walks in a hallway, as he departs a classified briefing for leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee on US strikes against Venezuelan boats suspected of smuggling drugs, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 4, 2025.

Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal

Washington staged a Congo-Rwanda peace signing, but continuing M23 clashes and stalled commitments raised doubts about its impact.

(From L-R) US President Donald Trump, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi hold  a signed document during a signing ceremony at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, December 4, 2025.

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries, including Iran

The list of countries targeted includes Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025

Treasury Dept. investigates allegations that Minnesota tax dollars sent to al-Shabaab terrorists

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US is reviewing allegations of diverted Minnesota funds to al-Shabaab, a charge Governor Tim Walz calls unfair to Somali Americans.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, November 5, 2025; illustrative.

White House launches official media bias, 'left-wing lunacy' tracker

The website’s “Offender Hall of Shame” showcases supposedly offensive claims, which are organized by category, ranging from “bias” and “omission of context” to “left-wing lunacy” and “lie.”

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One en route to South Korea, October 29, 2025

Northwestern University to pay US gov’t $75 million after antisemitism allegations

The deal with Northwestern was the second-highest payout since the Trump administration began investigating antisemitism in academic institutions, according to the New York Times.

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, US. April 25, 2024

Trump says all executive orders signed by Biden with autopen to be 'terminated'

The current president also threatened Biden with charges of perjury if he says he was involved in the autopen process.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he boards Air Force One en route to Washington, at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 16, 2025.

Trump spoke with Venezuela's President Maduro last week - NYT

The newspaper added that there were no plans at the moment for such a meeting, which, if it occurred, would be the first-ever encounter between the authoritarian Venezuelan leader and a US president.

US President Donald Trump looks on as he walks to board Marine One to depart for Joint Base Andrews, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 22, 2025

What is in the US-backed peace plan that Ukraine is set to agree to? – explainer

The plan includes strengthened security guarantees and would leave the major sticking points of the ceasefire for Ukrainian President Zelensky and US President Trump to discuss.

People attend the funeral of Ruslan Filipenko, 22, Artur Baranets, 22, and Oleksii Yashchenko, 21, who voluntarily joined local Territorial Defense unit and were killed in March 2, 2022, after they were recently identified by DNA analysis, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Irpin, Kyiv