Trump Administration

Judge orders Trump administration to restore part of UCLA's suspended funding

UCLA said last week the government froze $584 million in funding over campus protests on the Israel-Hamas War.

 PROTESTERS SUPPORTING Palestinians in Gaza gather at UCLA in May.
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 12, 2025.

IDF chief of staff approves Gaza takeover plan, European nations consider fresh Iran sanctions

A man holds an Israeli flag while counter-demonstrating against a pro-Palestinian protest at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.,  April 25, 2024.

Trump administration finds GW was ‘deliberately indifferent to antisemitic discrimination’

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025.

Pentagon Golden Dome to have four-layer defense system, slides show


Trump admin. likely to ease restrictions on marijuana in US - report

Marijuana companies have poured millions of dollars into Trump’s political campaign, with many attending Trump’s $1 million-a-plate fundraiser.

cannabis background macro close up

Trump says he will take control of DC police, deploy National Guard to capital

"The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Daniel Kingery, 61, is arrested by U.S. Park Police after he refused to leave McPherson Square, a park he was living in as part of a larger homeless encampment, which was cleared by U.S. Park Service and police in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2023.

'Petty': US Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denounces South Park portrayal

Kristi Noem criticized her recent appearance in South Park's latest episode, where she is shown as having undergone a defective cosmetic procedure and shooting dogs, The Guardian reported.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2021.

Trump says US to levy 100% tariff on imported chips but some firms exempt

The move is part of Trump's efforts to bring manufacturing back to the US, and his remarks were made in tandem with an announcement that Apple would be investing an additional $100 bil. in the US.

 Flags of the United States and China on a processor, CPU or GPU microchip on a motherboard (illustrative)

India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout - analysis

While India has emerged as a key partner for Washington in its strategic rivalry with China, its large US trade surplus and close relations with Russia have made it a target in Trump's tariff war.

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.

State Department to dismiss human rights criticism of Israel, Russia, El Salvador – report

The 2025 report struck out all references to crimes against members of the  LGBTQ+ community, including noted government abuses.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Stanford student newspaper sues Trump administration for alleged free speech violations

The Stanford Daily and two unidentified students said in the lawsuit that foreign students have refused to write about the conflict in the Middle East for fear they could be arrested and deported.

 The Stanford University campus.

Apple to pledge $100 billion for US manufacturing, White House official says

Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump's tariffs cost Apple $800 million in the June quarter and spurred some customers to buy iPhones in late spring this year.

A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, April 14, 2023; illustrative.

Trump administration to formally axe Elon Musk's 'five things' email

While many federal agencies had already phased out compliance with the weekly email, the move, not previously reported, signals the Trump admin. is ending one of Musk's most unpopular initiatives.

 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

'We'll have no choice': Trump threatens to take federal control of Washington over crime in capital

"If DC doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, August 3, 2025

Bard president Leon Botstein: 'Trump's campaign against colleges follows classic antisemitism'

In Botstein’s view, the government’s demands of these schools do the opposite of fighting antisemitism. “The government is playing out a classic antisemitic routine,” he said.

Leon Botstein has led Bard College since 1975.