Stocks Slide as Trump Warns of US Economy ‘Transition’
A sell-off in the US stock market gathered steam on Monday, fuelled by rising concern about the cost of the trade war to the world’s largest economy. The S&P 500, which tracks the biggest American companies, fell about 2% in early trade, while the Dow Jones dropped 0.9% and the Nasdaq sank more than 3.5%. […]
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Oval Office
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2025
Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China Begin After Failing to Curb Fentanyl Crisis
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada will take effect on Tuesday, alongside an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods. Trump had previously delayed these tariffs for one month after Mexico and Canada agreed to enhance border security efforts. China, however, already faces a 10% tariff […]
Back to Plastic: Trump Announces US Policy ‘to End the Use of Paper Straws’
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday declaring that it is “the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws.” Former President Joe Biden’s administration, in an attempt to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics, announced a plan in July 2024 to replace plastics with reusable, compostable and highly […]
An India Opening: Trump Could Counter China
Signaling the importance of diplomatic engagement to counter China, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his counterparts in the Quad on his first day in office. This security initiative between the United States, India, Japan, and Australia was started by the first Trump administration. However, stumbles by the Biden administration caused unnecessarily bumpy U.S.-India […]
Trump Pushes to End Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. has started a legal and political debate about executive power and the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, a principle that has been central to civil rights since its ratification in 1868. VOA’s immigration correspondent, Aline Barros, has […]
Trump Abandons US Focus on Renewable Energy
Among the plans U.S. President Donald Trump laid out on his first day back in office was a directive for the United States to abandon its shift toward clean energy and increase oil production. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara looks at the challenges facing such policies, as much of the world continues to embrace […]
Ken Buck: Trump Should Keep TikTok Ban
Within hours of taking the oath of office on Monday, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order postponing a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app, TikTok. While I’m excited about many of the president’s executive orders, I strongly disagree with his effort to save TikTok, allowing it to remain in control of its […]
Trump Signals Aggressive Stance as US Races China in AI Development
Before he had been in office for 48 hours, President Donald Trump sent a clear signal that to outpace China, his administration will be pursuing an aggressive agenda when it comes to pushing the United States forward on the development of artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that powers it. On his first day in office, […]
Democratic-Led States Sue to Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Twenty-two Democratic-led U.S. states sued Tuesday to try to block President Donald Trump from ending birthright U.S. citizenship for the children of undocumented migrants living in the country. The suit by the states, joined by the city governments in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, are among the first filed by those opposing Trump’s executive orders, […]