Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, has agreed to testify under oath before a US congressional committee. Her lawyers stated that she would invoke her right to remain silent without legal immunity.
Global gold prices plummeted by 1. 1% after Trump's announcement of abandoning tariffs against the EU and reaching a "framework agreement" on Greenland. The decrease in geopolitical tension weakened investors' interest in safe-haven assets, leading to a drop in gold prices to $4783.27 per ounce.
US Supreme Court justices questioned the legality of Donald Trump's attempts to remove Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook from office. This is the first time a president has attempted to fire a central bank official since 1913.
US President Donald Trump's campaign to take control of Greenland has drawn sharp criticism from Republican lawmakers. Congress may try to curb the president's territorial ambitions.
The US Supreme Court will hear a case concerning Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. This will determine the limits of White House influence on monetary policy.
President Trump has decided not to deploy regular troops in Minnesota, despite previous threats to use the Insurrection Act. He noted that he currently sees no reason for its immediate implementation.
The Trump administration is finalizing negotiations with Taiwan to reduce tariffs by 5% in exchange for expanding semiconductor production. TSMC commits to building five new factories in Arizona.
Asian stock markets opened the week with gains due to positive US employment data. Oil prices are rising amid escalating protests in Iran.
Trump has abandoned plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland. This decision comes after a series of lawsuits blocked the administration's initiatives.
US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of National Guard troops from several cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles. This decision was made after the US Supreme Court did not allow Trump to use troops to maintain law and order in the regions.
The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's proposal to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, despite objections from local and state officials. The court noted that the president's authority to federalize the National Guard applies only in "exceptional" circumstances.
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Miami court against the BBC for $10 billion for defamation and violation of Florida's trade practices law. The lawsuit concerns edited footage of Trump's speech shown on the Panorama program.
The US Supreme Court will consider President Donald Trump's planned revocation of automatic birthright citizenship. Lower courts had previously ruled this executive order unconstitutional.
Donald Trump stated that the US could lose $3 trillion if it loses the tariff case in the Supreme Court. According to him, such a development "would be devastating" for the country's future.
In the US, the Supreme Court rejected the motion of former Kentucky official Kim Davis to review the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. The right to same-sex marriage in the US remains in force, despite attempts to challenge it.
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to halt $4 billion in food aid. This comes despite the Senate advancing a bill to reopen the government and fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for 42 million recipients.
The U. S. Supreme Court has allowed the Donald Trump administration to implement a policy that restricts the right of transgender and non-binary people to indicate their gender identity on passports. This decision effectively overturns the changes made by the Joe Biden administration, which allowed the selection of an "X" marker for non-binary individuals.
The US Supreme Court denied Russia's Sberbank an appeal in the case concerning the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The plane was shot down over Russian-occupied Donbas in the summer of 2014.
U. S. President Donald Trump stated that he would discuss with the Department of Justice the possibility of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sexual exploitation of minors. This came after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Maxwell's appeal, upholding the verdict.
Donald Trump has appealed to the US Supreme Court to support his initiative to abolish automatic birthright citizenship. This challenges the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which grants citizenship to almost everyone born on US territory.
US President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leaders are likely to reach an agreement on TikTok, which will allow the app to remain in the US.
Technology company Oracle may join a consortium of firms that will allow TikTok to operate in the US. The final decision will be made by US President Trump and China's Xi Jinping this week.
A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport migrants is inadmissible. Deportation under wartime laws is currently illegal in the US.
The price of gold rose to $3552 per ounce amid expectations of a Fed rate cut and demand for bullion as a safe haven. December futures jumped 1% to $3551.82 per ounce.
On August 29, the US Court of Appeals ruled that most tariffs imposed by Donald Trump were illegal. The decision allows the tariffs to remain in effect until October 14 for an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Donald Trump has instructed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that would exclude undocumented immigrants. This proposal is a departure from long-standing practice, as historically all residents have been counted regardless of immigration status.
Actor Dean Cain, known for his role as Superman, has become an ICE agent to support mass deportations of migrants. His decision coincides with the tightening of immigration control in the US.
A US federal agency has launched an official investigation into former special prosecutor Jack Smith, who handled cases against Donald Trump. The investigation concerns a possible violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from using their position for political activity.
The US State Department is laying off 1,353 employees, including civil servants and diplomats, as part of a large-scale reorganization by the Trump administration. This move has drawn criticism regarding the potential weakening of America's global leadership.
The US Department of State plans to lay off hundreds of employees after a Supreme Court decision allowed job cuts. This reduction, which accounts for about 15% of the staff, aims to increase the department's efficiency.
