Politics
Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline
Dozens of people spent hours on Friday on the plaza in front of the Kennedy Center, occasionally cheering as they broke into chants of “take it down.”
Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here’s what to know
Switzerland votes on a population cap that could tighten immigration and put its EU free-movement agreement under pressure.
Call Kevin Warsh the Fed ‘chairman’
Kevin Warsh’s two immediate predecessors preferred to be called the Fed “chair.” For Warsh, it’s “chairman” of the Federal Reserve.
Top House Republican’s family investment poised to benefit from SpaceX IPO
Republican Rep. Lisa McClain’s husband bought up to $250,000 in Elon Musk’s xAI before it was folded into SpaceX ahead of its IPO.
Trump name still must come down from Kennedy Center, judge says
President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to stay a lower-court order that his name before removed from the performing arts center.
U.S. and Iran have ‘final, agreed upon text’ of a deal, Pakistan prime minister says
President Donald Trump earlier wrote on Truth Social that public reporting about the deal has “NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.”
Judge grants longer-term block of ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, wants guarantee it’s dead
A federal judge in Virginia on Friday granted a longer-term block against the Department of Justice implementing a “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying she wanted written guarantees from the DOJ and the Treasury Department that the fund is actually not going forward, as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has claimed. Read more South Korea court sentences ex-President […]
For Warsh as Fed chair, silence may be the point
Kevin Warsh will hold his first Fed meeting, giving markets the first public look at how he’ll communicate as chair of the Federal Reserve.
Proposed Iran-U.S. deal would reopen Hormuz strait and lift oil sanctions, Iran state media says
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened as soon as a deal is signed.
South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 30-year jail term in drone case
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced over his failed 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap news agency reported.