President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.
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Historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what Trump’s alignment with Russia means
Historian Anne Applebaum says America’s shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia, raise questions about the state of world order and long-standing alliances.
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Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze
The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.
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Panama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated
The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be found to take them.
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Nearly 300 deportees from U.S. held in Panama hotel
The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.
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U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv
The talks build on last week’s phone call between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to work together toward a negotiated end to the war.
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4 thoughts on Trump’s new world order from foreign relations expert Richard Haass
Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says the United States’ advantage over China and Russia is that it has an enormous pool of allies willing to collaborate. Trump’s approach could change that.
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European leaders scramble ahead of Trump’s Ukraine summit with Putin
European leaders were hopeful they could work with the Trump administration on the Ukraine war and other issues. But comments last week by several U.S. officials have poured cold water on such hopes.
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Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America’s nuclear weapons
The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to fire hundreds of employees.
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Red, White and Blueland? Trump’s Greenland talk sparks some colorful proposals
President Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland has sparked creative proposals, from a bill to rename the island “Red, White and Blueland” to a satirical petition for Denmark to buy “Califørnia.”
