washington — Giant pandas have returned to the National Zoo in Washington, drawing joyful crowds. Two pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, made their public debut Friday in front of hundreds of excited fans, the first pandas at the zoo in more than a year. Lisa Barham came all the way from Cleveland, Ohio, with…
United States President Donald Trump has attacked the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, threatening to dismantle the organisation altogether. In a visit to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, Trump announced he would sign an executive order “to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA — or maybe getting rid of FEMA”.…
Marco Rubio, the new U.S. secretary of state, has not been specific about his Africa policy, but South Africa’s president says he is confident in his country’s relationship with the U.S. under President Donald Trump, as Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg. Camera: Zaheer Cassim.This post was originally published on here
As President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Jan. 20, African nations watched the inauguration ceremony with the expectation that he would “focus more on partnerships with African countries.” But some in Africa remain critical, focusing on the president’s ability to travel internationally. On Jan. 10, Trump was formally convicted of a felony by…
Michele Munz ST. LOUIS — For many abortion rights advocates in Missouri, passing Amendment 3 last November was to have been a defining moment. Access to abortion access would be restored. Years of ever-tightening state restrictions would end. It hasn’t turned out that way. Nearly three months after the amendment passed with 51% of the…
By Sarah McDugal, Op-ed contributor Friday, January 24, 2025 President-elect Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Jan. 20. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The air is thick with tension. The 2024 election…
On Friday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump is expanding the pool of federal law enforcement officers who can investigate and apprehend immigrants. Plus, a judge blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order. USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey discusses Trump’s threats of withholding federal funds amid Los Angeles fires, ahead of his trip there Friday.…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the early days of his second term in office, Donald Trump has been cagey about where his administration will take abortion policy. None of his seemingly endless executive orders has directly addressed the…
After an eventful week, it already seems President Trump has been back in office for a long time. He’s gotten a lot done in four days and barely got his feet under him. When you compare his activity level to his predecessor, it’s even more remarkable. Advertisement Oh, and as to the predecessor, it was…
Less than one week into his second tenure as the United States President, a Republican lawmaker has set in motion the process of securing a historic third term in office for Donald Trump. Andy Ogles, a lawmaker representing Tennessee in Congress, introduced a bill on Thursday, January 23, 2024, aiming to amend the U.S. Constitution…