Judge halts above-ground construction of Trump's White House ballroom
The judge allows the underground bunker portion of the project to proceed, while the US president says the ballroom “is needed now”.source
Explore More
The judge allows the underground bunker portion of the project to proceed, while the US president says the ballroom “is needed now”.source
Explore MoreEven if the resolution had passed the House, it would face an uphill battle in the Senate, where a similar resolution was rejected yesterday in a largely party-line 47-52 vote. And if it managed to pass both houses, it would not survive a veto from Trump. source
Explore MoreThe CDC had gone months without a permanent director after the last leader was ousted.source
Explore MoreThe Canadian army has completed a 3,320-mile (5,200-km) two-month long Arctic patrol in northern Manitoba travelling through extreme conditions in what officials say was the largest mission in the history of the Canadian Rangers. The force crossed ice-covered terrain by snowmobile, camped in temperatures as low as -60C and followed a route not attempted in […]
Explore MoreThom Tillis, an influential Republican senator on the committee which oversees nominations for the Federal Reserve chair, has threatened to block Warsh’s confirmation. If Warsh is not confirmed before Powell’s term expires, he plans to stay on temporarily in the post. source
Explore MoreLeading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.source
Explore MoreIn March 2026, for example, the median rent rose to $5,000 a month in Manhattan and $4,150 in Brooklyn, according to a report from real estate firm the Corcoran Group. Mamdani also said he would freeze rent hikes for about 2 million who live in rent stabilized apartments. The mayor does not set this policy, […]
Explore MoreMorgan Harper, a director at the non-profit economic advocacy organisation American Economic Liberties Project, called the verdict against Live Nation “a historic victory for fans, artists, concert promoters and venue owners who have suffered for decades under the thumb of Ticketmaster’s monopoly”. source
Explore MoreHe pledged in his presidential campaign to free those charged or convicted for participating in the riot, where protesters sought to stop Congress from certifying that he lost the 2020 election to former President Joe Biden. On his first day back in office, Trump issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people. source
Explore MoreCCTV footage shows the moment a high school principal tackles an active shooter in Oklahoma. The suspected gunman, Victor Hawkins, walked into Pauls Valley High School and fired shots during the incident on 7 April. Principal Kirk Moore, is then seen charging toward the former student and tackling him, before another staff member arrives and […]
Explore More