President Trump began issuing executive actions after taking the oath of office on Monday, unilaterally shifting federal policies across topics that included immigration enforcement, energy production and much more. Many of the actions were in the form of executive orders. These are directives issued by a president to subordinates in the executive branch, instructing them…
The National Treasury Employees Union said on Tuesday that it has sued President Trump to block an executive order that would enable him to fire career federal workers across the government. The order signed on Monday evening, known as “Schedule F,” would empower the Trump administration to strip job protections from many career federal employees…
US President Joe Biden, left, and Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, speak on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, bringing at least a temporary halt to the war…
The New Year doesn’t start for me until I’ve had galette des rois, the French pastry that hits shelves in early January to celebrate Epiphany. When I lived in France, I kept these flaky galettes des rois — which translates to ‘kings’ cake’ — in steady rotation for the entire month. They’re that delicious, veritable…
Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 –…
Reuters | | Posted by Ashima Grover Nov 01, 2024 06:49 AM IST Judge orders Arizona to release names of voters affected by glitch. A judge in Arizona ordered its secretary of state to release a list of registered voters who due to a glitch may not have provided proof of citizenship that is required…
