Joe Biden has used his first speech since leaving office to criticise the Trump administration’s welfare policies. The ex-US president told a conference in Chicago that the government had “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, a system which Donald Trump and Elon Musk – who is leading the White House’s cost-cutting efforts – have said…
An Afghan woman who risked her life defending human rights in her home country has been allowed to stay in the UK after a Home Office U-turn. The Guardian previously reported on the case of Mina*, whose asylum claim was rejected by the Home Office despite her high-profile work in Afghanistan. She worked for western…
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. aviation industry on Wednesday urged Congress to approve “robust emergency funding” for air traffic control technology and staffing. Three weeks…
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Drake, pictured holding two Billboard music awards, is the most-successful rapper of his generation Drake has been given the green light to access sensitive record company documents in his ongoing defamation case over Kendrick Lamar’s song Not Like Us. The star had asked for copies of Kendrick Lamar’s recording…
The Ferrari logo is seen outside the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Ciancaphoto Studio | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Ferrari said Thursday it will raise prices by 10% on certain models after April 1 in response to new U.S. auto tariffs, adding up to $50,000 to the price of a typical Ferrari. The…
An Atlanta-area county has appointed a staunch election denier, with a history of challenging voter registrations, to the county’s board of registration and elections, a pivotal position to cast doubt on the results of future elections. DeKalb county’s Republican committee nominated Gail Lee and a second Republican activist, but the nomination of William Henderson was…
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | Photo Credit: ANI Congress general secretary and UDF candidate for Wayanad bypoll, Priyanka Gandhi, will campaign across the hill constituency for two days from Monday (October 28, 2024), engaging with voters and addressing public meetings, party leaders said. Her campaign will begin on Monday at the Nilgiri College…
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla’s postelection pop has almost disappeared. Shares of the electric vehicle maker plunged more than 8% on Tuesday, pushing the company’s market cap below $1 trillion and…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, on the day he signs energy-related executive orders at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A new round of steep tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump took effect early Wednesday morning on products imported from scores of countries around the world. The…
Stephen J. Gardner, Amtrak’s chief executive, announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from the passenger rail service about three years into the job. In a statement, Mr. Gardner said he was leaving to ensure “Amtrak continues to enjoy the full faith and confidence of this administration.” “We did a lot together to…
