https://www.scmp.com/rss/523288/feed The latest news and top stories on Linda McMahon, the co-founder, president and CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which transformed the sport into a global enterprise. She was the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, she has been the US Secretary of Education since March 2025. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alex Lo Alex Lo A former senior US official has said working closely with allies and partners is the only effective way to constrain China. “Given the size and the immensity of the China challenge, the only way that the United States is going to be effective to meet that challenge is if we work with other partners and allies,” said Kurt Campbell, the former deputy secretary of state under Joe Biden. That is no doubt true, but good luck convincing them. When so many top officials within the US government up to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3344272/how-unhinged-washington-unleashes-american-craziness-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3344272/how-unhinged-washington-unleashes-american-craziness-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:30:09 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo If you ever question why Beijing is wise to have kept China’s richest in line, just take a look at those unbound American billionaires who run the current government under Donald Trump. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and his small circle of multibillionaires have an outsize influence on the public policies and agendas of the United States. They are practically a law unto themselves. Last week, Bloomberg dropped a bombshell on Tesla, of which Musk is CEO. “This reporting turned up at least... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3337955/how-elon-musk-and-his-merry-band-billionaires-run-united-states?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3337955/how-elon-musk-and-his-merry-band-billionaires-run-united-states?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:53:29 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration was close to a deal with Harvard University that would include a US$500 million payment by the Ivy League institution, after months of negotiations over school policies. The administration has been wrangling with several prestigious universities, threatening to withhold federal funds over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies. “We are in the process of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327449/trump-says-harvard-pay-us500-million-deal-administration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327449/trump-says-harvard-pay-us500-million-deal-administration?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:08:27 +0000