‘Painful’ job cuts to come if shutdown drags on, warns Vance
AdminsGetty Images US Vice-President JD Vance has warned of further workforce cuts in addition to the thousands of jobs already axed if the government shutdown is not resolved. "The longer…
‘We’re in limbo’: A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms
BBC Troy Williams, Marcellus Brothers and Jonathan Giba It's been three months since Jonathan Giba moved into temporary housing for homeless veterans inside a hospital for former members of the…
Trump says ‘war is over’ in Gaza as he flies to Israel for release of hostages
Reuters US President Donald Trump has said "the war is over" as he travels to Israel for the release of hostages from Gaza under the ceasefire deal agreed between Israel…
New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump’s powers
Getty Images The US Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with a docket already full of potentially significant cases that could define the scope of Donald Trump's presidential…
US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case
Getty Images The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell against her sex-trafficking conviction. Without providing an explanation, the court declined to hear the former British socialite's…
US shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate
The US Senate failed for a fifth time on Monday to pass spending measures that would reopen the government. Competing proposals by Democrats and Republicans were both shot down, failing…
US shutdown looms after Trump and Democrats end meeting without a deal
The US is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch…
US cities should be military training grounds, Trump tells generals
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to use American cities as "training grounds" for the military. In an unusual address to hundreds of military leaders assembled from across…
Six years ago Trump’s UN audience laughed, this year they were silent
Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations was one of the clearest expositions of the way he sees the world, his ideology in its rawest form. To his supporters, it…
H-1B visa changes may give Canada an opportunity. Will it seize it?
Reuters Speaking in New York on Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said US visa changes for skilled workers may at least help Canada retain some of its talent As President…