Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where, like U.S. President Donald Trump, we also occasionally enjoy walking around our office rooftop area. Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Unpacking U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s fifth trip to Moscow, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial Gaza takeover proposal, and a new U.S. tariff…
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said it’ll be up to the Israeli government to decide whether to fully take over the Gaza Strip. “It’s not our job to tell them what they should or should not do,” Huckabee said. “Certainly, if they ask for wisdom, counsel, advice,…
President Trump called on the CEO of Intel to resign on Thursday, prompting the technology company’s stock to slip before the opening bell. “The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump posted on Truth Social, without providing additional details. “There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your…
President Trump’s global tariffs take effect. Here’s how they could impact you. – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady joins “CBS Mornings” to break down President Trump’s global tariffs that went into effect Thursday after deals weren’t reached with dozens of countries. Source link
Washington — A group of Democrats in Congress is seeking to stop Department of Government Efficiency employees from moving into permanent positions in the federal government, penning a letter asking for more information on DOGE’s presence within agencies after Elon Musk’s exit earlier this year. “Although Elon Musk has departed, his influence remains, as DOGE…
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a lot of rope over the past eight and a half years, but his patience now appears to be rapidly diminishing as he grows frustrated with Putin’s refusal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump cut short a 50-day deadline that he had given Russia…
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was a vocal accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, have been speaking publicly about Giuffre’s legacy, Maxwell’s request for clemency and the Epstein files. Giuffre, who claimed Epstein and Maxwell began abusing her when she was 16 years old, died by suicide in April. Now,…
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press in a statement that the East African…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements from the prior week, two people familiar with the matter said. The Office of Personnel Management, the federal human resources agency that implemented…
Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, on Tuesday (August 5) criticised the Trump administration for what she called a double standard in its approach to oil trade with Russia, warning against straining US-India ties. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Haley said, “India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an…