The U.S. official overseeing President Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project led an official delegation to Russia’s premier economic forum, underscoring the president’s outreach to Moscow as Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates the war against Ukraine. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., who serves as chair of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, is attending the St.…
Two victories for federal agencies and one for makers of generic drugs.
President Donald Trump said he would marshal hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars behind his bid to revitalize the coal industry in America, steering funds to build new power plants, sustain existing operations and construct an export terminal in California.
"I don't think he's looking at this in grand strategy terms with respect to the Middle East," John Bolton said.
Iran said there had been no recent progress in talks with the US over an interim peace deal, while fighting persisted in Lebanon despite Washington’s declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and the country. Dr. Lindsay Newman, Associate Fellow at Chatham House, discusses the latest out of the Middle East as US, Iran talks continue and fighting persists in Lebanon. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Trump administration five months ago launched an energy blockade against Cuba, coming on top of the over six-decade-long embargo, the longest in U.S. history. The expanded U.S. sanctions have exacerbated the island’s economic crisis, forcing Cubans to live with rolling blackouts, inflation and shortages of basic goods. “The situation there is dire,” says Cuban American historian Ada Ferrer. “It has been for quite some time, and it’s gotten worse and worse over the last five months.” Acknowledging the devastating effects the U.S. embargo has on the island, Ferrer says the Cuban government’s priority “is not the well-being of the Cuban people.” She points out that despite the current deterioration of the industry, Cuba continues to invest in tourism, “ignoring sectors of the economy, such as agriculture, education, health — all of which are in horrible decline.” Ferrer also discusses her new book, Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter.
At the recent summit in Beijing, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping put artificial intelligence on the agenda. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized the leaders’ focus on AI guardrails that balance “the most innovation and the highest level of safety.” The strategic question for the United States now is whether we will rely […]
The US says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire if Hezbollah also stops fighting, in the latest attempt by the Trump administration to keep peace talks with Iran on track as political opposition to the war intensifies. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports. (Source: Bloomberg)