Tag: Trump administration
Amid raids, Dodgers can’t separate sports from politics
Sports offer an escape, an oasis, a relief from the anxiety and troubles of day-to-day living. There’s the competition, of course. There’s also a reassuring certainty. Clear-cut winners and losers. Scores meticulously kept. Rules and boundaries that are officiated and maintained as firmly and precisely as a chalked third base line. In short, none of…
‘No Kings’ protests stir US as Trump celebrates birthday with military parade – in pictures
Millions of people march in more than 2,000 events amid Washington parade celebrating 250 years of US army US politics – follow live Continue reading… Source link
Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA
NASA’s next mission will be to find a new agency leader, following a dramatic reversal from President Donald Trump. In a post made on Truth Social, the president withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman as the head of NASA. As first reported by Semafor, the pullback comes just a few days before Isaacman was due…
Students Will Lose Trump’s War on Harvard
Photo: Brett Phelps/Boston Globe/Getty Images Harvard will keep on beating Donald Trump in the courts, but this is asymmetric warfare. To Trump, the effort to subordinate Harvard to the government is just another amusement, a sucker punch thrown at the snooty rich kid who has done nothing wrong but naturally evokes resentful snickers from bystanders….
Indian-American Congressman Krishnamoorthi slams Trump over freeze on student visa interviews, calls it ‘strategic blunder’
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (Image credits: ANI) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to freeze student visa interviews and consider strict social media screening for international students. He called it a “reckless decision” that could damage the country’s economy and national security.Krishnamoorthi also said that shutting international students out…
Trump-backed Gaza aid plan marred by stampede
People stampeded and shots were fired as a Trump-backed plan to distribute food in Gaza at sites guarded by armed contractors got underway. Israel prepares to ‘conquer’ and ‘clear out’ all of Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to “take over” Gaza and move the civilian population southward. “We are taking control…
U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
WASHINGTON — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already…
Trump administration urges federal agencies to cut contracts with Harvard
The Trump administration is asking government agencies to cancel roughly $100 million in remaining federal contracts with Harvard, the latest escalation in an ongoing clash with the prestigious university. In a letter on Tuesday, first reported by the New York Times, the General Services Administration directs agencies to conduct a review, terminate contracts where possible,…
State Department orders embassies to pause student visa appointments
The U.S. State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants for student visas, according to a diplomatic cable seen by CNN.It’s the latest move from the Trump administration that could deter international…
The US has world-class scientific talent. The rest of the world is hoping to lure that away
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants — and governments and universities around the world spotted an opportunity. The US has world-class scientific talent. The rest of the world is hoping to lure that away The “Canada…