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Donald Trump's memecoin can now be used to buy watches and sneakers

In recent days, other businesses, such as the travel site Travala.com, also began accepting $Trump for payment

Marco Rubio approves some foreign aid waivers to Trump's spending halt

Rubio had provided waivers for food assistance as well as some salaries and administrative expenses

Trump signs order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for those under 19

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19. It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures, Trump said in a statement. It's the latest push by Trump to reverse policies set by the Biden administration to protect transgender people and their care. On Monday, Trump directed the Pentagon to conduct a review that is likely to lead to them being barred from military service. The order directs that federally-run insurance programmes, including TRICARE for military families and Medicaid, exclude coverage for such care, and calls on the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue litigation and legislation to oppose the practice.

US Justice Department fires employees involved in prosecutions of Trump

The Justice Department said it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution against lawyers involved in the investigations and signalling an early willingness to take action favourable to the president's personal interests. The abrupt termination targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department and is consistent with the administration's determination to purge the government of workers it perceives as disloyal to the president. Monday's norm-shattering move, which follows the reassignment of multiple senior career officials across divisions, was made even though rank-and-file prosecutors by tradition remain with the department across presidential administrations and are not punished by virtue of their involvement in sensitive investigations. The firings are effective immediately. Today, Acting Attorney .

Trump fills govt with billionaires after running on working-class message

President Donald Trump's brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the US economy's trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south Florida. His second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his administration. The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is overseeing a new Department of Government Efficiency. Billionaires or mega-millionaires are lined up to run the treasury, commerce, interior and education departments, NASA and the Small Business Administration, and fill key foreign posts. He's bringing in folks who have had great success in the private sector, said Debbie Dooley, an early 2015 Trump supporter and onetime national organizer in the anti-establishment Tea Party movement. If you need to have brain surgery, you want the proven brain surgeons. Others raise ...

56 US senior officials put on leave, citing resistance to Trump orders

At least 56 senior officials in the top US aid and development agency were placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump's orders. A current official and a former official at the US Agency for International Development confirmed the reason given for the move Monday. Both spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. Several hundred contractors based in Washington and elsewhere also were laid off, the officials said. It follows Trump's executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most US foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department. As a result of the freeze, thousands of US-funded humanitarian, development and security programmes worldwide had stopped work or were preparing to do so. Without funds to pay staff, aid organizations were laying off hundreds of employees. An internal USAID notice sent late Monday and obtained by The Associated Press said new acting administrator Jason Gray

Trump 2.0 has garnered strong Muslim support: Pakistani American bizman

In his second term, US President Donald Trump has garnered strong support from the Muslim community on foreign policy issues like Gaza, a prominent Pakistani American businessman has said, dismissing the narrative that the Republican leader is opposed to Muslims. The biggest difference between Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0 is that he got endorsements from the Muslims in cities like Detroit in Michigan," Sajid Tarar, a businessman and founder of Muslims for Trump, told PTI. "At this time, he has a massive support of Muslims. The way he is handling Gaza, the Muslim Americans are behind him. They are very thankful to him, Tarar said. Tarar, a supporter of the US president since 2016, argued that a false narrative is being constructed that Trump is against the Muslim community. This is certainly not the case, he said. Speaking about India-US ties, Tarar said that Trump's second term has re-energised and reactivated the relationship. He pointed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first ...

Rise in US LNG production expected to benefit India: Petronet CEO

European gas reserves are some 17 billion cubic metres (bcm) lower than at the same time in 2024, according to ICIS analyst Alex Froley

Trump to end DEI, bring back troops who refused Covid vax: US defence secy

Hegseth's nomination was divisive, as the military's top job has historically gone to candidates with deep experience running large organizations and who enjoy broad bipartisan support

DOGE is hiring: Elon Musk has a job offer for 'world-class talent'

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is looking to fill roles, including positions for software engineers, InfoSec engineers, HR professionals, and financial analysts for Washington DC

Top Trump officials visit Chicago to see start of immigration crackdown

Top Trump administration officials, including border czar Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcementin the nation's third-largest city as federal agencies touted arrests around the country. Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including the number of arrests. But the sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump's willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised mass deportations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it made 956 arrests nationwide on Sunday and 286 on Saturday. While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said he observed immigration agents from the DHS along with agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of ...

Trump celebrating greatness puts spotlight on less-known panel of experts

Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions throughout history. He jumpstarted the effort by ordering the name of North America's tallest peak to be changed from Denali back to Mount McKinley in honour of the nation's 25th president, William McKinley. He also called on the US Interior Department to work with Alaska Natives and others to adopt names for other landmarks that would honour their history and culture. The US Board on Geographic Names will play a role. The little known panel made up of officials from several federal agencies has been in existence since 1890. How did the board get its start? As more settlers and prospectors headed west following the American Civil War, it became apparent the federal government needed some kind of consistency for referencing landmarks on maps and in official documents. In comes President Benjam

Here's why two January 6 Capitol rioters turned down Trump's pardon offer

After Trump's speech urging a march to Congress with fraud claims, the Capitol riot occurred; he was charged with conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, but the case was dropped post-re-election

US to pass sanctions against those not cooperating on deportation: Speaker

The US Congress is ready to pass sanctions on countries which refuse to cooperate with the Trump administration's order on deportation of undocumented immigrants, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has warned. Soon after taking over, the Trump administration started massive mass deportation. Raids are being reported from across the country. Colombia and all nations should be on notice - Congress is fully prepared to pass sanctions and other measures against those that do not fully cooperate or follow through on requirements to accept their citizens who are illegally in the United States, Johnson said. "President Trump is putting America first, just like he said he would. And Congress will implement policies that reinforce his agenda, he said. Johnson came out in support of Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Colombia after its President Gustavo Petro turned away two US military aircraft full of detained Colombian migrants. The White House later on Sunday night that ..

Trump ramps up immigration raids; VP Vance, Border Czar back tough stance

The Trump administration has intensified immigration raids, with VP Vance and Border Czar Homan defending the inclusion of schools and churches in targeted operations despite criticism

New wealth in making: Trump's billionaires take the great leap forward

Trump said Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman can "round out" the $600 billion he had promised in additional investments and trade with the US in the coming four years to- $1 trillion

Ice-sheets to fresh water: Greenland's icebergs can't quench Earth's thirst

Polar Research and Policy Initiative said that US might have a future as an exporter of fresh water, thanks to an ice sheet that contains about 8 per cent of the total global reserves

Trump's second week tests his hold over Congress for agenda, cabinet picks

Facing him this week are talks to shape his tax and immigration bills and getting more cabinet nominees confirmed in the Senate

US halts sanctions on Colombia after it agrees to 'all terms' of Trump

Trump had imposed a 25 per cent import tariff on Colombia after the country refused to accept two deportation flights from the United States seeking 'dignified treatment' of its nationals

Kristi Noem voted as US homeland security secretary in new Trump govt

The installation of a longtime Trump ally at the helm of an agency is poised to play a central role in the president's promised immigration crackdown