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Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
Elon Musk

Elon Musk renews criticism of Trump spending bill, calls for new political party

‘We live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people,’ Musk wrote.

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Barack Obama

Obama, Bush and Bono fault Trump’s gutting of USAID on agency’s last day

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Los Angeles protests

Trump administration sues Los Angeles over immigration enforcement

United States

Trump’s ICE raids leave California crops unpicked as workers vanish

Immigration raids are deterring farmworkers in California, causing crops to rot, as experts warn of supply chain issues and price increases.

Guatemalan immigrants carry supplies into a field at a farm in Kern County, California. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump administration claims Harvard violated civil rights of Jewish students

The university had resumed talks with the White House, but US attorneys warned Harvard might lose federal funding due to its ‘indifference’ to Jewish student safety.

Donald Trump

US Senate pushes ahead on Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill

Senate Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ spending bill despite debt concerns, internal party division and Democratic opposition.

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TikTok

Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy’ people to buy TikTok

US president says there’s a buyer for China-based TikTok, but won’t divulge names yet.

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US President Donald Trump at a White House news conference on Friday. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump’s US$4.5 trillion tax cut bill clears crucial Senate vote

Senators changed some details in the bill to win over holdouts and meet the July 4 deadline set by the US president.

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United States

US top court curbs judges’ power but fate of birthright citizenship order unclear

The outcome was a victory for Trump but a conservative majority left open the possibility birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked.

United States

Asian-American leaders in LA warn that ICE could target their communities next

Leaders point to shifting federal tactics, with a rising number of Asians among those targeted in recent ICE operations.

AAPI community leaders, politicians and immigration rights groups have denounced the ICE raids. Photo: TNS
Smartphones

Trump Mobile drops ‘made in USA’ smartphone claims from website

But a spokesman insists that ‘T1 phones are proudly being made in America’.

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The Trump mobile phone is no longer being billed as ‘made in the USA’. Photo: dpa
United States

Macroscope | How unique US advantages are fuelling Trump’s reckless behaviour

‘Exorbitant privilege’ is allowing Trump and Republicans to get away with behaviour that markets would punish in any other leading economy.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet artist Rama Duwaji, wife of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

Duwaji’s modern-day love story saw her celebrate her engagement to Mamdani in Dubai, where she has family, and get married at the New York City’s clerk’s office in a civil ceremony.

United States

‘We made history’: Mamdani stuns in New York City mayoral primary

Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary as Andrew Cuomo concedes.

Zohran Mamdani greets a supporter during a watch party for his primary election. Photo: Reuters
United States

Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as Trump ramps up deportations

Remote detention facility to house up to 5,000 migrants, who will have ‘nowhere to go’.

An American alligator, seen in the wild in the Everglades. File photo: Shuttestock
US immigration

Supreme Court allows swift deportation of migrants away from home countries

Divided court lifts order, paving way for removals to third countries; dissenters warn of torture and death risks.

War and conflict

Opinion | Has Trump started another forever war? Not if Americans can help it

As the US ramps up aggression against Iran, fears of another full-scale invasion in the Middle East abound. Thankfully, all hope is not lost.

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Opinion | As political violence rises in the US, only Americans can save themselves

The protests against Trump and his policies evoke memories of South Korea’s April Revolution, but no outside actors look likely to step in to help.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Israel-Iran conflict

‘This is not our fight’: US attacks on Iran stoke debate over Trump’s power

Democrats and some Republicans said the strikes were unconstitutional, demanding more information in a classified setting.

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Elon Musk

How much of a future does Elon Musk really have in US politics?

The billionaire Tesla chief, after leaving Trump administration, has suggested founding a third political party. But would it succeed?

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Israel-Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from US custody

A judge has ruled that it would be ‘highly, highly unusual’ for the US government to continue detaining a legal US resident.

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil gestures as he is released from immigration custody in Jena, Louisiana, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

US Vance says troops in Los Angeles need to stay, slams Newsom for inaction

The US vice-president’s comments come after a US appeal court ruled that Trump could retain control of California’s National Guard.

US Vice President J.D. Vance greets Marines following a tour of the multiagency Federal Joint Operations Centre at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on Friday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Donald Trump

Trump says he may soon strike ‘mindbogglingly’ historic deal with Harvard

A federal judge, meanwhile, has blocked the US president’s effort to stop Harvard from enrolling foreign students.

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Los Angeles protests

US court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to LA

US president celebrates decision and calls it a ‘BIG WIN’, though it is likely to be challenged by California.

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Opinion | Behind Trump’s deportation theatre lies an American tragedy

Far from instilling security, the raids produce fear and outrage, damage the economy and social cohesion, and leave America’s name in tatters.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Science

Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts

Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.

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A number of US-based researchers are reported to be exploring opportunities in other countries. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump shows off giant new flagpoles: ‘best in the world’

The US president says he is personally paying for each of the US$50,000 poles.

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Donald Trump

Trump muses about appointing himself to lead US Fed in new attack on Powell

The US president’s remarks came just before the central bank revealed its decision to hold interest rates steady for a fourth consecutive time.

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