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‘This victory is a mandate’: rightwing groups ready with policy proposals for new Trump administration
Project 2025 and other far-right groups have outlined a blueprint for Trump’s second term. As Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, he’ll have a host of rightwing groups trying ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses
A federal judge struck down a Biden administration policy that provides a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. U.S. District ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden accused of repeated Hatch Act violations
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden has been accused of repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal government employees from engaging in campaign activity in their ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump asks arch protectionist Lighthizer to run US trade policy
Tariff hawk’s potential reappointment to top economy role likely to alarm trading partnersBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies
Blue-state governors are preparing political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from Donald Trump's new administration.Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago -
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Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries. Germany’s coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Voters in Red and Blue States Repudiate Lenient Drug Policies
Californians voted for tougher penalties for dealers. Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected proposals to legalize marijuana. Massachusetts denied a measure allowing possession of ...Health - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Trump expected to limit and dismantle landmark Biden climate policies
President-elect Donald Trump's victory clears the way for him to deliver on his campaign promises to dismantle many of President Biden's marquee climate policies. CBS News national environment ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit German carmakers
‘Shifts in production’ expected if baseline tariffs on imported goods are imposed to benefit US auto manufacturing . In 1964 the new US president was angry about European trade. Specifically about ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
The sky isn’t falling: Trump’s foreign policy won’t be a catastrophe
While Trump’s approach is far from traditional, it’s neither reckless nor isolationist. Instead, it represents a strategy of restraint aimed at addressing core threats without entangling America in ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions
After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy
We have a chance for a reset that will enable a space future for the United States and the world.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump’s return adds new strains on UK foreign policy
Keir Starmer’s government will probably move towards deeper UK-EU relations under geopolitical pressuresWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Stephen Miller expected to be named Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team's plans said Monday.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Trump taps Stephen Miller for top White House policy job
Stephen Miller, who served as a top adviser during the first Trump administration, will return to the White House in January to serve in a top policy job, multiple officials confirmed Monday. ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
How Tom Homan and Stephen Miller could shape Trump's immigration policy
Tom Homan will serve as "border czar" in Donald Trump's second administration, the president-elect announced Monday. Sources also tell CBS News that immigration hardliner Stephen Miller will return ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Trump to name immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy
Miller worked in the first Trump administration as a senior adviser and is known for his extremist rhetoric. Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will appoint immigration hardliner and ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Newsom traveling to DC amid push to protect policies from Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is traveling to the nation’s capital this week amid a push to protect California’s policies from President-elect Trump, following his decisive victory in the White ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy
Parliament votes to express ‘deepest regret’ over more than a century of ‘Norwegianisation’ of minorities. The Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Rubio and Waltz picks put China back at the center of US foreign policy
Trump’s expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of U.S. foreign policy, deepening U.S.-China tensions.Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only | Mehdi Hasan
Trump is surrounding himself with hawks so you can be assured that his will be a very hawkish administration. “If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of ...World - The Guardian - 17 hours ago -
Sebastian Coe pledges ‘clearcut policy’ on women’s sport in IOC pitch
Coe in contention to be elected as IOC president Briton wants clearer rules on transgender competitors Sebastian Coe has promised to introduce an “uncompromising and clearcut” policy to protect ...World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago -
Illinois, Colorado governors announce state-level coalition to resist Trump policies
Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, will be overseen by governors and supported by a network of senior staff designated by each state leader.Top stories - ABC News - 15 hours ago -
Trump's defense secretary pick once slammed him for 'shallowness' on foreign policy
Donald Trump this week tapped Pete Hegseth to be his secretary of defense -- despite the Fox News host having previously criticized him before he was elected in 2016.Top stories - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
The top election issue isn’t the economy or immigration — it's Trump's unfitness to lead
Brashness, braggadocio, mockery and brutishness are not strengths.Politics - The Hill - October 15