Mr. Trump set a tone of division almost from his first words, calling his predecessor Joe Biden the worst president in history and chiding Democrats as so stinting in their praise of him they would not even grant him perfunctory applause A president’s speech to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump greets lawmakers as he leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump set a record for the longest address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. It wasn’t even … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington\ | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) that he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which the Ukrainian leader expressed a willingness to come to the negotiating table over … Read more
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump declared, “America is back” on Tuesday (March 5, 2025) in his first address to Congress since returning to power, facing instant Democratic hostility as he touted radical social and economic policies … Read more
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump criticised the high tariffs charged by India and other countries including China, calling it “very unfair” and announcing reciprocal tariffs will kick in from next month. In his address … Read more
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Donald Trump declared that “America is back” during his first address to a joint session of Congress following his return to power, encountering immediate opposition from Democratic members as he promoted his bold social and economic policies. … Read more
President Donald Trump shakes hands with C.C. Wei, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on March 3. | Photo Credit: AP The recent February 16 update of the U.S. State Department factsheet on Taiwan calls for a revisit of U.S.-Taiwan relations. The factsheet … Read more
Trump will stand before Congress and offer a divided US an accounting of his turbulent first weeks President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to lay out for Congress and the American people his plans for the weeks and months ahead after a turbulent first few weeks in office, which have featured a dismantling of … Read more
President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday (March 4, 2025) against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business. Just after midnight, Mr. Trump imposed 25% taxes, or … Read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the defence package at EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) presented a plan to mobilise some €800 billion ($843 billion) for Europe’s defence — and … Read more