President Donald Trump’s agenda has been met with a wave of lawsuits since he took office in January, and legal experts say many of them will likely end up in the Supreme Court’s hands. ‘President Trump is certainly being aggressive in terms of flexing executive power and not at all surprised that these are being challenged,’ John Malcolm, vice president ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that his team has located $20 billion in tax dollars that the Biden administration purposely wasted. ‘An extremely disturbing video circulated two months ago, featuring a Biden EPA political appointee talking about how they were ‘tossing gold bars off the Titanic,’ rushing to get billions of your tax dollars out ...
The Senate is expected on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump’s cabinet. The final showdown over Kennedy’s controversial nomination was set in motion after the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday – in a 53-47 party-line vote – invoked cloture, which started the clock ticking toward the final confirmation roll ...
Plans to demolish the Beehive Centre in Cambridge and replace it with offices, labs, and community spaces have been recommended for refusal by Cambridge City Council. The council’s planning officer cited concerns that the proposed redevelopment near Coldham’s Lane would significantly reduce daylight and sunlight for neighbouring residents, potentially impacting their quality of life. Railpen, the pension fund manager that ...
A majority of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) who backed Labour in the last election now regret their decision, as confidence in the UK economy nosedives, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted by wealth manager Saltus, found that two-thirds of affluent voters who supported Sir Keir Starmer’s party in July now wish they had not. Key policies denting confidence include ...
Inflation in the United States rose unexpectedly to 3% in January, fuelling speculation that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer. Data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics showed inflation increasing from 2.9% the previous month, defying analysts’ expectations that it would remain unchanged. On a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.5%, up from 0.4% in December. ...
A federal judge restored President Donald Trump’s deferred resignation program for federal workers in a decision on Wednesday. The deferred resignation program, also known as the administration’s ‘fork in the road’ offer, involved asking government workers to either stay or leave after Trump mandated them to return to their offices shortly after his inauguration. The legal group Democracy Forward had ...
Egypt has apparently released the initial details of a proposal Cairo has put together to rebuild the Gaza Strip within three to five years, though there’s no mention of a plan to work with the Trump administration or Israel. According to a reporter for i24 News, Egyptian sources told Qatari Al Araby TV the plan is a move to counter ...
It is said that talk is cheap. And that’s why House Republicans have done so much of it as they attempted to forge an internal agreement on a budget plan to slash taxes and cut spending. It is now the middle of February. House Republicans struggled to finalize plans for what President Donald Trump terms a ‘big beautiful bill.’ Especially ...
The UK operations of gambling giant Stake are set to shut down next month following an investigation by the Gambling Commission into controversial advertising practices involving adult content. Stake, an online casino and sports betting platform known for sponsoring Everton Football Club, came under scrutiny after a widely shared social media video featured OnlyFans performer Bonnie Blue – real name ...