The U.S. Department of Justice building is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2019. Leah Millis | Reuters Donald Trump kicked off his second presidential term with dozens of executive orders, many of which focus on hot-button culture war issues, from transgender and abortion rights to diversity, equity and inclusion … Read more
Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, leaves the ministry to present the budget at the parliament in New Delhi, India, on July 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the Indian government walks a tight rope between fiscal prudence and reviving growth, experts suggest it will likely favor cutting … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump‘s controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, testified Wednesday before a crucial Senate panel, where he faced questions about vaccine skepticism, his evolving views on abortion and grasp of sprawling federal health programs. Kennedy, 71, appeared first before the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a House Republican members conference meeting in Trump National Doral resort, in Miami, Florida, U.S. Jan. 27, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe … Read more
Melania’s ‘fit’ designed by Adam Lippes US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump as they arrive at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025, before departing for the US Capitol where Trump will be sworn in as the … Read more
Bessent says he would work with Trump, Sen. Warren to eliminate debt ceiling Bessent told senators he was open to eliminating the debt ceiling. The ceiling is a legal limit on the issuance of new debt by the government, and it has become an area of political brinkmanship in recent … Read more
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar guest on television program Cinque Minuti. in the background the image of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rome (Italy), January 15th, 2025 Mondadori Portfolio | Getty Images Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of … Read more
Rubio: Erdogan shouldn’t use transition to pressure Kurds in Syria U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, sits on the day he testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump. More than any of its Silicon Valley peers, Meta has taken numerous public … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing pursuit of Greenland may have raised the hackles of Denmark, which retains sovereignty over the Arctic island, but his territorial ambitions seem to be gaining … Read more
