California joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia on Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being defunded and closed by the Trump administration. The legal action filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Ore. accuses Acting Director Russell Vought of trying to illegally withhold…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will miss a legal deadline Friday to release all files from its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, a top official said, protracting a scandal that has come to plague the Trump administration. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress, unequivocally required the department to release its full…
The Trump administration and House Republicans advanced measures this week to end gender-affirming care for transgender children and some young adults, drawing outrage and resistance from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, families with transgender kids, medical providers and some of California’s liberal leaders. The latest efforts — which seek to ban such care nationwide, strip funding from…
Ford Motor | Image: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : Dec 18 2025 | 9:47 AM IST South Korea’s LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday that Ford Motor has terminated an electric vehicle (EV) battery-supply deal worth about 9.6 trillion won ($6.50 billion). The South Korean battery maker said in a regulatory…
MEXICO CITY — President Trump has ordered a partial blockade on oil tankers going to and from Venezuela, potentially crippling the nation’s already battered economy, and accused Caracas of stealing “oil, land other assets” from the United States — a significant escalation of Washington’s unrelenting campaign against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Asked about Venezuela on…
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., in a decision experts say will undermine U.S. scientific competitiveness and leave millions vulnerable to worsening climate hazards. Russell Vought, director of the White House’s Office of Management and…
It didn’t provide evidence of their alleged drug trafficking but posted a video of a boat moving through water before exploding 2 min read Last Updated : Dec 16 2025 | 11:20 AM IST The US military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is facing sharp scrutiny this week over its approach to Venezuela after turning its focus to the beleaguered nation, weighing U.S. military strikes against a Latin American state for the first time in more than 35 years. President Trump scheduled a meeting with top generals and Cabinet officials on the matter at…
Nine former Department of Justice attorneys assigned to investigate alleged antisemitism at the University of California described chaotic and rushed directives from the Trump administration and told The Times they felt pressured to conclude that campuses had violated the civil rights of Jewish students and staff. In interviews over several weeks, the career attorneys —…
Costco is suing the Trump administration, seeking a full refund of the import taxes it paid under President Trump’s executive orders earlier this year. The discount retailer, a big importer, wants the U.S. government to stop imposing tariffs on goods Costco brings into the country until the Supreme Court weighs in on the legality of…