Politics

Congressman Sylvester Turner dies at age 70, his death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race. He served eight years as Houston’s mayor after 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives. Turner died in his Washington D.C. home at 5:45 a.m. after attending President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday …

What everyone expected Canada and China retaliate after Trump’s tariffs to signal what’s coming for the consumers in the US. Thus escalating trade tensions and rattling global markets. President Trump’s new tariffs include a 25% levy on most imports from Canada and Mexico, with an additional 10% tariff on Canadian energy exports. Tariffs on Chinese goods were increased from 10% to …

Donald Trump and Maine’s governor clashed at the White House over executive order compliance. Maine is defying Trump’s executive order preventing trans athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports. The blue state is one of several defying Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order preventing trans athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports. Trump threatened Thursday to cut off federal funding …

In the Riyadh meeting, the US and Russia agree to ‘lay the groundwork’ for ending the Ukraine war. Following four-and-a-half hours of negotiations in Riyadh on Tuesday, the US State Department said the two sides would appoint “high-level teams” to seek to end the war and establish a diplomatic channel to resolve bilateral issues. The US and Russia talks marked …

Federal judge temporarily blocks federal funding freeze on federal grants and loans. The order capped the most chaotic day for the U.S. government since Trump returned to office. The order came with uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline causing panic and confusion among states, schools, and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington. Federal judge temporarily blocks federal …

Google search results omit Biden’s presidency when someone searches for US presidents in order. Former president Joe Biden’s reign in the Oval Office was completely removed from the Google search results for the term “US President” for a time on Thursday morning. The glitch was fixed around 2:00 am Eastern time, it’s not clear for how long Biden was written …

According to the latest news rumors, TikTok, AliExpress, and SHEIN surrender European data to China. Four of them openly admit to sending European data to China, while the other two say that they transfer data to undisclosed “third countries.” As none of the companies responded adequately to the complainants’ access requests, we have to assume that this includes China. However, …

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the TikTok ban. The Latest battle over whether to ban the app will force justices to weigh the importance of security with freedom of speech. TikTok and its parent company, Chinese-based ByteDance, asked the Supreme Court to review the case after a lower court ruled last month to uphold a law banning the app …

Syrian rebels expunge Assad and toppled his government in the country while the prime minister called for a free and fair election in Syria. PM Jalali says he had contacted rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani to discuss managing the current transitional period. Syria’s army command notified officers on Sunday that Assad’s regime had ended, a Syrian officer who was informed …