Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech’s soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom. Trump made the announcement at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, with much of the talk about beating […]
U.S. trade deficit widens in May as Trump tariffs fuel uncertainty
The US trade deficit widened more than expected in May, with both imports and exports declining as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shock waves through the economy and snagged supply chains. Trade data published Thursday showed the world’s biggest economy logged an overall trade gap of $71.5 billion, in the month after Trump imposed […]
Trump advisor Navarro looks to cool spat with Musk
Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Sunday insisted that “everything’s fine with Elon” Musk, after the Tesla chief called him a “moron.” Musk, who as a fellow member of the American president’s inner circle was charged with government cost-cutting, has clashed with Navarro over the tariffs broadside the president unleashed that reflects his antagonistic […]
Cartoonist quits Washington Post over rejected sketch mocking owner, Trump
An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper’s billionaire owner groveling before Donald Trump was rejected. Ann Telnaes posted on Substack late Friday that this was the first time she “had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen […]
As Trump returns, China seizes chance for climate mantle
With Donald Trump expected to take the United States again out of climate diplomacy, China, the world’s largest emitter but green energy powerhouse, is seizing on the chance to project itself as the global leader. At COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, China has sought to show a cooperative side and for the first time gave […]
Trump continues march towards Republican nomination with victories in Michigan, Missouri and Idaho
Former US president Donald Trump has won the Michigan, Missouri and Idaho caucuses, continuing his march towards the Republican nomination. Mr Trump’s last major rival, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, is still searching for her first win. In Missouri, Trump voter Tom Mendenall told the crowd: “Every 100 days, we’re spending $1trn, with money going […]
Trump-backing ‘fake electors’ charged over alleged scheme to overturn 2020 US election result
Sixteen Republicans who allegedly signed paperwork to falsely claim Donald Trump had won the 2020 presidential election have been criminally charged. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said there was a “coordinated effort to award the state’s electoral votes to the candidate of their choosing”. It is the first time anyone has been charged for trying […]
Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million
Former President Donald Trump has sued Michael Cohen for $500 million in damages for his alleged breach of contract as Trump’s former personal attorney. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida on Wednesday, accuses Cohen of spreading false information about Trump and breaching his contractual obligations to the former president in Cohen’s public statements, […]
Trump asks to delay trial for sexual assault after his historic accusation
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to delay the start of a sexual assault and defamation trial by a month to allow a “cooling off” period following Trump’s landmark indictment of falsifying business records. Joe Tacopina, Trump’s lawyer, asked the judge overseeing the assault and defamation lawsuit filed by former columnist […]
Trump is expected to testify this week in New York
Former President Donald Trump is expected to return to New York City for another legal battle on Thursday, this time over the civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, multiple sources told CNN. Trump is scheduled to give another statement in the lawsuit targeting him, his sons and the Trump Organization, alleging […]