The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court’s order for the administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid money, delivering a near-term reprieve to international aid groups and contractors seeking payment for previously completed projects. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices said that the Feb. 26 deadline imposed by a lower ...

A resolution by Rep. Troy Nehls, R-TX, is being circulated among Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to punish the House Democrat who was thrown out of President Donald Trump’s speech for protesting. Nehls is leading the censure resolution against Rep. Al Green, D-TX, and is expected to make it public sometime today, a source with knowledge of the document told Fox ...

: Elon Musk’s PAC is going live on the national airwaves for the first time with a $1 million spot thanking President Donald Trump for delivering on his campaign promises, such as deporting illegal immigrants and ‘draining the swamp’ with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk himself was tapped to lead.  This is the first-ever television ad buy ...

It’s no secret that the US, with the Trump administration’s renewed focus on dismantling government-led DEI efforts, is sparking a shift among major companies. The question for British business leaders is whether to follow suit — or whether they might regret cutting back on policies designed to foster more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces. What’s clear from fresh research is ...

UK service providers have cut employment for a fifth consecutive month, according to the latest S&P Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI), marking the longest run of job shedding since early 2011 outside of the pandemic period. The survey points to concerns over a “loss of growth momentum” since the autumn budget, with many firms attributing belt-tightening to the Chancellor’s announcement ...

Grandparents across Britain are increasingly stepping in to cover soaring private school fees, but financial experts warn that older relatives may be undermining their own long-term security. Recent changes imposing VAT on school fees have hit families hard, with many turning to grandparents for an urgent financial lifeline. In January, schools lost their long-held VAT exemption, leaving parents facing up ...

South Dakota Sheriff Pat West told Fox News Digital he is already feeling the impact of Trump’s crackdown on border security ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. West, the Meade County sheriff and a guest of Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D. for Trump’s speech, said the supply of drugs crossing the southern ...

‘Squad’ member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., used a whiteboard to deliver real-time responses to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. While other Democrats held up pre-printed signs, Tlaib scribbled several messages throughout the evening. As President Trump delivered his 100-minute-long speech, Tlaib scribbled several messages on a mini-whiteboard, including, ‘No king!,’ ‘What about the ...

Rachel Reeves has branded the rising number of young Britons not in employment, education or training (NEET) a “stain on our country”. In a fireside chat at a manufacturing conference in London, the Chancellor voiced alarm that nearly one million 18-24-year-olds are currently “sitting at home doing nothing” instead of gaining valuable skills or workplace experience. Official figures show the ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who encouraged his fellow Democrats to attend President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday, described the speech as ‘the most divisive’ in American history after its conclusion. Jeffries, D-N.Y., said the president ‘did not try to unite the country’ nor did he address ‘serious economic challenges facing everyday Americans.’ ‘Instead, President Trump promoted ...