- February 4, 2025
Trump agrees to pause Mexico tariffs as shares tumble over trade war fears | Trump administration
Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, have announced a last-minute “pause” in threatened US tariffs amid fears of a global trade war, with
Mexico’s president announces one-month pause in US tariffs – video | Donald Trump
Describing a ‘good conversation’ between herself and her US counterpart, Donald Trump, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced their agreement to hold off imposing tariffs for
US hospitals suspend healthcare for transgender youth after Trump order | Trump administration
In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from hospitals that offer gender-affirming care to individuals under the age of
Christian employee group at US state department unexpectedly suspended | Trump administration
A Christian employee organization at the US state department has been unexpectedly suspended, with leadership instructed to immediately cease all programmatic activities. Grace, an employee
Canadian sports fans are booing the US anthem. But do Americans care? | Sport
It’s not as if national anthems are the only way of telling that many pro sports leagues straddle the border between Canada and the US.
USAid headquarters reportedly closed Monday and workers told to stay home | Trump administration
The Washington DC headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) was reportedly closed Monday, and workers were told to remain at home
Here are prominent people named in the Saints clergy-abuse emails | New Orleans clergy abuse
US district judge Jay Zainey Like Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, Jay Zainey is a devout Catholic. He has been a judge at New
The 2025 Grammys celebrated pop being back to its agenda-setting best | Grammy awards 2025
Like all major awards ceremonies, the Grammys spawn a mini-industry in predictions: in the weeks before the winners are announced, a rash of articles inevitably
How Trump is targeting wind and solar energy – and delighting big oil | Donald Trump
For several years, Republicans accused Joe Biden of waging a “war on energy” even as the Untied States drilled more oil and gas than at
Why are the Democrats so spineless? | Moira Donegan
What does the Democratic party believe in? It’s difficult to tell. In 2024, Joe Biden and then Kamala Harris ran a campaign of moderation, reconciliation,