MARCH 29, 2025
The grant, contract and budget cuts in federal agencies, along with the crippling reductions of tens of thousands of government jobs, will “in all probability” end up increasing (by a lot), rather than decreasing the nation’s deficit, which has been the stated intent, notes a new report.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hatchet man Elon Musk initially boasted that he would...
MARCH 29, 2025
Ramadan celebrations in Pakistan. - Muhammad Sajjad
CAIRO — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that usually include family visits, gatherings, outings and new clothes.
For some Muslims,...
MARCH 29, 2025
Trump Administration FBI Director appointee Kash Patel.
In late February, President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement: FBI Director Kash Patel would also serve as interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
That put Patel in charge of two Justice Department subagencies with two distinct missions — and no public mandate on how he would...
MARCH 28, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the closing of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11.
BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with global executives and made a case for investing in the country, as Beijing focuses on reaching out to businesses amid escalating trade tensions with the...
MARCH 28, 2025
SpaceX and NASA Launch First Astronauts to Space in Cape Canaveral, US – 30 May 2020. - Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
With a net worth estimated at roughly $419.9 billion USD, Elon Musk is not only one of the wealthiest people on the planet, but also one of the most polarizing. He ranks ahead of other big-name billionaires such as...
MARCH 28, 2025
Trump Administration, White House Press Secretary. - Jacquelyn Martin
President Donald Trump says protecting national security gives him the authority to end collective bargaining with labor unions across most of the federal government.
Trump Auto Tariffs. - Damian Dovarganes
JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and...
MARCH 28, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance arrives Friday at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. - Jim Watson/Press Pool
US Vice President JD Vance, speaking at a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland, criticized Denmark’s stewardship of the autonomous territory and encouraged Greenlanders to embrace U.S. efforts to exert more control over the island.
“Our message to Denmark is very simple: you...
MARCH 28, 2025
Nikola CEO Trevor Milton. - Brittainy Newman
Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year, was pardoned by President Donald Trump, the White House confirmed Friday.
The pardon of Milton, who was sentenced to four years in prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology, could wipe out hundreds of millions of...
MARCH 28, 2025
Congressional Budget Office director Phillip Swagel said his office is still working to determine the full net effects the Trump administration's recent tariffs will have on the economy. - Photo by Bonnie Cash
A recent CBO estimate finds that the tariffs could generate $800 billion over the next 10 years, but that doesn’t take into account all the many...
MARCH 28, 2025
Amir Shevat was laid off from his role as head of product at Twitter in 2022. - (Photo: Amir Shevat)
Amir Shevat was laid off from his job at Twitter after Elon Musk took over the company in late 2022.
He said Musk's mass layoffs were impossible to prepare for and left employees feeling demoralized.
Shevat said...
