The Trump administration intends to eliminate Environmental Protection Agency offices responsible for addressing the disproportionately high levels of pollution facing poor communities, according to a memo from Lee Zeldin, the agency administrator. In the internal memo, viewed by The New York Times, Mr. Zeldin informed agency leaders that he was directing “the reorganization and elimination” … Read more
Hundreds have taken to the streets in New York City to call for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who was arrested for his role in last year’s pro-Palestinian campus protests. Mr Khalil was detained over the weekend, prompting criticism of the Trump administration and its efforts to deport him. The Department … Read more
Raymona Crozier BBC News NI Reporting fromWashington D.C. Getty Images US President Donald Trump will discuss the deep ties between the United States and Ireland US President Trump will host the Taoiseach (Irish PM) in the White House on Wednesday, as part of the Irish government’s traditional St Patrick’s Day series of engagements. Micheál Martin … Read more
Staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been told to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files. The request raised alarm among employees and labour groups amid the ongoing dismantling of the agency. Acting Executive Secretary Erica Y Carr sent an email that thanked staff for clearing out classified safes and … Read more
Getty Images During his election campaign last year, Donald Trump promised Americans he would usher in a new era of prosperity. Now two months into his presidency, he’s painting a slightly different picture. He has warned that it will be hard to bring down prices and the public should be prepared for a “little disturbance” … Read more
Amensisa Ifa BBC News, Arda Jila Badhasa Amensisa Ifa / BBC Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which ended on Sunday, sees the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor – something that happens every eight … Read more
The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump Administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March. Trump has long sought to eliminate the department, a … Read more
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Watch: NTSB shut ‘insufficient’ helicopter and plane flightpaths in DC US air crash investigators have recommended restricting helicopter flights in certain areas near Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport following January’s deadly mid-air collision. Citing an “intolerable risk to aviation safety”, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged authorities to … Read more
Ukraine says it is ready to accept a US proposal for an initial 30-day ceasefire on land, sea and sky with Russia, following talks in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to reporters in Jeddah, said the proposal would now be presented to Russia. “The ball is now in their court,” Rubio … Read more
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, “the ball is now in Russia’s court.” This is a significant moment. The joint statement from the US and Ukraine, after a long day of talks in Jeddah, contains several key lines, perhaps none more important than this: “The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian … Read more