The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for “urgent needs” connected with the US war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking the military action. The bulk of the funding – $67bn –
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Aliah, a 20-year-old student in Minnesota, expected her new American life to be all about studying and work after fleeing Afghanistan in 2021 and being granted asylum in the US. But earlier this year, when federal immigration enforcement agents flooded
President Donald Trump has kicked off weeks of festivities celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a rally on the National Mall in the nation’s capital. The event featured a flyover by “some of the nation’s most iconic fighter jets and stealth
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Tuesday, less than two weeks after becoming the first person to achieve it following SpaceX’s public debut, according to data from Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index – updated daily at 17:30
President Donald Trump cancelled his approval of a landmark bill aimed at lowering Americans’ housing costs just hours ahead of a planned signing ceremony at the US Capitol. Both chambers of Congress had earlier approved the legislation in a rare
President Donald Trump may be the head of the Republican Party, but when it comes to the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune is still in charge. Trump, who will attend lunch with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol on Wednesday,
A federal judge in California on Tuesday issued a nationwide block against the Trump administration’s policy of making arrests at immigration courts, putting an end to a practice that garnered national attention. Last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement began detaining
After the New York Knicks’ thrilling comeback victory during this week’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns delivered one of the funniest lines of the night at a press conference. Asked about his Knicks’ teammate José Alvarado’s skill
American college graduates have made one thing clear to this year’s batch of commencement speakers – beware of bringing up artificial intelligence (AI). Some of the biggest names in tech, including former Google boss Eric Schmidt, have been booed when
Elon Musk has become the first person in history to surpass a net worth of $1 trillion, with Forbes currently estimating his fortune at around $1.4 trillion The milestone has been driven by the soaring valuations of companies including Spacex,