Combat Veteran Picked to Permanently Head Navy Amid Major Shake-Up in U.S. Military Leadership U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to serve permanently as Secretary of the Navy, placing a combat veteran with extensive naval experience at the centre of the service’s leadership as the Trump administration continues to reorganize […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue construction of a controversial new ballroom at the White House, delivering a major victory to President Donald Trump as a legal battle over the project continues. In a narrow 5-4 decision on August 31, 2026, the justices blocked a lower-court order […]
Global Pause Comes as Washington Launches New Consular Screening Training The Trump administration has paused or rescheduled immigrant visa appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, as the State Department begins a global training programme for consular officers. The State Department says the initiative is intended to provide consular officers with additional training on how […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a sweeping warning to public schools across America, declaring that schools will be held accountable if they tell children that they are “trapped in the wrong body.” Speaking at a White House back to school event on Monday, Trump said: “Every public school in America is now on notice […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his administration’s support for cryptocurrency, presenting digital assets as an important part of America’s future financial and technological leadership. Speaking at a White House meeting with leading cryptocurrency executives on August 19, Trump said the United States had moved away from what he described as the previous administration’s “war […]
U.S. President Donald Trump says private donors and companies will finance the construction of a new $400 million ballroom at the White House, insisting that taxpayers will not bear the stated cost of the project. The planned 90,000-square-foot facility is being built on the site of the demolished East Wing and is intended to provide […]
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says Washington’s strategy toward Iran has entered a new phase, with the United States shifting its focus toward economic pressure and securing global energy supplies. Vance said the U.S. military campaign had significantly weakened Iran’s conventional military capabilities, damaged its nuclear programme and sharply reduced what he described as the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has selected White House health-policy adviser and physician Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a source familiar with the decision. Overton Set for FDA Leadership Overton currently serves as deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and previously worked at the conservative America […]
U.S. Middle East envoy Jared Kushner held an hourslong meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as Washington intensified efforts to revive a stalled Gaza ceasefire and disarmament plan. The meeting came a day after Kushner spent about two hours in Cairo with Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, in a rare direct engagement aimed […]
The Trump administration has announced nearly $2 billion in U.S. health and humanitarian assistance for faith-based and community organizations working overseas, marking the largest U.S. allocation of global health funding to faith-based groups in more than two decades. Major Funding for Christian Aid Organizations The funding includes partnerships with several major Christian humanitarian organizations, including […]