Trump blocks $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $4.9…
France summons US Ambassador Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ letter about rising antisemitism
WASHINGTON (AP) — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a…
State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration…
US Treasury sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro case
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice…
Trump envoy Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home…
Makeup artist is among US deportees sent to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andry Hernández Romero, a makeup artist from Venezuela who was deported to El Salvador by…
State Department laying off 1,300 staffers under Trump plan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line…
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil files $20M claim against Trump administration
NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old…
US sanctions UN investigator Francesca Albanese for her stance on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator…
What we know about reports of oxycodone in flour bags distributed by U.S.-Israeli aid centers in Gaza
In late June 2025, a rumor spread online that the drug oxycodone was discovered in flour bags distributed…