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Court rules Trump can exclude journalists from Oval Office, Air Force One

In a 2-1 ruling, the DC Circuit Court paused a judge's order that let AP rejoin the rotating press pool covering Trump's daily movements, siding with the administration's access limits

Students unsure, experts wary of Trump's Harvard ban despite court stay

Uncertainty clouds US fall intake as Trump's visa ban on Harvard raises fears of wider policy shifts, pushing Indian students to explore alternative destinations

US adds 139,000 jobs in May despite trade war, growing recession fear

Trump's aggressive and unpredictable policies - especially his sweeping taxes on imports - have muddied the outlook for the economy and the job market and raised fears

US job growth slows to 130,000 amid fears over Trump economic policy

His massive taxes on imports - tariffs - are expected to raise costs for US companies that buy raw materials, equipment and components from overseas

US trade deficit narrow downs sharply in April as tariffs cut imports

Mr. Trump has imposed tariffs on a variety of industries and trading partners since coming into office in January, raising the US tariff rate to levels not seen in a century

Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries set to take effect on Monday

President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. In addition to the ban, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. I must act to protect the national security and national interest of the United States and its people, Trump said in his proclamation. The list results from a January 20 executive order Trump issued requiring the departments of State and Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to compile a report on hostile attitudes toward the U.S. and whether entry from certain countries represented a national security risk. During his first term, Trump iss

US arrests 2,200 immigrants in a day as Trump govt intensifies crackdown

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has sent mass texts urging those enrolled under its Alternative to Detention programme to visit offices before their appointments; many detained upon arrival

Trump's tariffs disrupt trade, weaken ties, and threaten global order

Middle-power countries such as India now recognize that even US friendship may not protect them from tariffs, making them less willing to ally themselves fully with the United States

Inflation data threatened by US government's hiring freeze as tariffs loom

The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration's government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about the quality of the inflation figures just as they are being closely watched for the impact of tariffs. The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produces the monthly consumer price index, the most closely watched inflation measure, said Wednesday that it is reducing sample in areas across the country and added that it stopped collecting price data entirely in April in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Provo, Utah. It also said it has stopped collecting data this month in Buffalo, New York. In an email that the BLS sent to economists, viewed by The Associated Press, the agency said that it temporarily reduced the number of outlets and quotes it attempted to collect due to a staffing shortage in April. The reduced data collection will be kept in place until the hiring freeze is lifted. The cutbacks have intensified ..

Trump revives travel ban, targets 12 nations after Colorado attack

President Trump signs new order restricting entry from 12 countries after Boulder assault, extending his first-term policy and hardening stance on immigration

US judge rules Trump admin violated rights of deported Venezuelans

The judge ruled in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward, which applauded the decision

Trump wants US to make things again- but is it ready for the challenge?

President Trump wants to revive factories, using tariffs as a tool. Companies that want to re-shore manufacturing are grappling with how to do it

Donald Trump gives UK five-week deadline after reprieve on steel tariff

The longer UK steel and aluminum exports are subject to US tariffs the more questions will be raised about Starmer's decision to become the first country to settle with Trump

Environmentalists slam Trump admin's push for oil, gas drilling in Alaska

Top Trump administration officials fresh off touring one of the country's largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic headlined an energy conference led by the state's Republican governor on Tuesday that environmentalists criticised as promoting new oil and gas drilling and turning away from the climate crisis. Several dozen protesters were outside Governor Mike Dunleavy's annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage, where US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin were featured speakers. The federal officials were continuing a multiday trip aimed at highlighting President Donald Trump's push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. The trip has included meetings with pro-drilling groups and officials, including some Alaska Native leaders on the petroleum-rich North Slope, and a visit to the Prudhoe Bay oil field near the Arctic Ocean that featured selfies near the ..

Donald Trump asks Congress to slash funds for NPR, PBS and foreign aid

White House first floated the package in April, but placed it on the back burner as Republicans tried to secure the votes necessary to pass Trump's tax cut proposal

US balks at India-Russia defence ties: What's delaying Washington's deals?

Despite billions in arms deals and a growing strategic embrace, India and the US remain out of sync on defence cooperation, with tech transfer, trust, and timelines all proving elusive

Texas set to join GOP states tightening grip on university curriculum

The gubernatorially appointed boards that oversee Texas universities soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs. The legislation sent Monday to Texas Governor Greg Abbott marks the latest effort among Republican-led states to reshape higher education institutions that they assert have been promoting liberal ideology. It follows similar moves in Florida and Ohio. The state actions come as President Donald Trump's administration also has injected itself into higher education, leveraging federal funding and its student visa authority to clamp down on campus activism and stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Some professors contend the moves violate the principles of academic freedom that many universities have followed for decades. "Political operatives have basically used their positions of power political power, economic power to demand that the institutions conform to their ideas," said Isaac Kamola, ..

Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, says no uranium enrichment

President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran, saying he will insist that Tehran fully dismantle its nuclear enrichment programme as part of any deal to ease crushing sanctions. Trump and Steve Witkoff, who is leading the negotiations for the US, have repeatedly offered inconsistent public messages about whether Iran would be allowed to retain the capacity to enrich uranium to lower levels for civilian purposes. The Trump administration maintains that it will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. The negotiations have been framed by Trump as both countries' best chance to avoid direct military conflict over Iran's nuclear programme. Tehran, which denies seeking a nuclear weapon, has insisted that it will not agree to any deal that fully scraps its enrichment program. "Under our potential Agreement WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM!" Trump wrote on social media. Addressing the seeming contradiction, a

US pushes countries for best offers by June 4 as tariff deadline looms

In the draft, the US is asking countries to list their best proposals in a number of key areas, including tariff and quota offers for purchase of US industrial and agricultural products

Harvard asks judge for fast ruling in $2.6 bn Trump funding freeze case

In a court filing Monday, Harvard said the US lacks evidence to prove the funding freeze was a legally justified response to antisemitism and alleged liberal bias on campus