Historian Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, has cancelled plans to teach this fall in response to the school’s recent agreement with the Trump administration. Khalidi made the announcement in an open letter to Columbia’s acting president published in the Guardian on Friday. “Although I have retired, I was scheduled to teach …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to “do more to arrest, seize, detain or otherwise intercept … traffickers, criminals at large, and illicit drugs.” Trump has heckled Canada for months and suggested …
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Read More »Elon Musk gave Trump and the GOP $15M even as he was fighting with the president Politico Elon Musk gave $15 million to Republican allies just before announcing his own America Party CNN Musk’s erratic June included a $15 million peace offering Axios Elon Musk gives millions to Republican super PACs ahead of the midterms NBC News Elon Musk spent millions on Republican candidates …
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Read More »Bank CEOs meet with Trump to discuss Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Bloomberg Investing.com Trump Asks Bank CEOs to Pitch on Fannie, Freddie Stock Offerings Bloomberg Trump Wants Pitches From Bank CEOs on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. The Stocks Pop. Barron’s Trump seeks pitches from bank chiefs on Fannie, Freddie stock offerings, Bloomberg News reports Reuters Trump engages bank CEOs on Fannie Mae …
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One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights violations and withheld federal funding. The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender women from participating in women’s college sports as part of an agreement with the Trump administration earlier this month. Columbia University agreed last week to …
Read More »US Senate committee backs more Ukraine funding, following Trump shift on aid Reuters Bipartisan Pair of Senators Seeks $54.6 Billion in New Aid for Ukraine The New York Times Senate panel OKs plans for $852 billion in defense spending next year Military Times [2025-07-31] Ranking Member Shaheen and Senator Murkowski Introduce… Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov) Bipartisan pair of senators seek billions in …
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The Trump administration has frozen hundreds of science, medical and other federal grants to UCLA worth nearly $200 million, citing the university’s alleged “discrimination” in admissions and failure to “promote a research environment free of antisemitism.” The decision to pull funding comes after Atty. Gen.Pam Bondi and the Justice Department said this week that UCLA would pay a “heavy price” …
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Virginia Giuffre, center, holds a news conference outside a Manhattan court in New York, Aug. 27, 2019. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Donald Trump say the disgraced financier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged …
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