politics

Trump Veers Towards Courts Clash Over Migrant Flights

US President Donald Trump barreled towards a showdown with the courts Monday after his administration expelled alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under little-used, centuries-old wartime legislation. Trump, already pushing the law to its limits on several fronts, also claimed he had annulled pardons issued by Joe Biden on the grounds that his ...

US Congress Averts Government Shutdown

The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September. Facing a midnight deadline to fund the government or allow it to start winding down, Democrats dropped plans for a blockade on a ...

Canada's Liberal Party Elects New Prime Minister

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of "dark days" brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump. Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of "attacking Canadian workers, ...

"America is Back", Says Trump to US Congress

Donald Trump declared that the "American dream is unstoppable" Tuesday in an address to Congress met with Democratic hostility as he touted radical policies and hailed billionaire adviser Elon Musk. With Musk, the world's richest person, among those attending the primetime televised address, the 78-year-old Republican said after ...

US Federal Agencies Try to Resist Elon Musk's Pressure

Multiple US federal agencies, including some led by prominent Donald Trump loyalists, have pushed back against a move by Elon Musk to force employees to explain what they had achieved at work or risk losing their jobs. The resistance signaled a possible rift between key Trump administration figures and Musk, who has spearheaded a campaign to ...

Musk With a Chainsaw on Stage Before American Conservatives

Elon Musk, who has bragged of putting US federal agencies "into the woodchipper" as he slashes government spending, paraded a chainsaw on stage before American conservatives celebrating President Donald Trump's return to power Thursday. Argentina's President Javier Milei -- who has used a chainsaw as a symbol of his own push to ...

When Fashion Meets Politics: The Silent Language of Power

In a world where optics often speak louder than words, the intertwining of fashion and politics has become a language of its own. Few people encapsulate this better than Melania Trump. On January 20, 2025, during her husband’s second inauguration, First Lady Melania Trump made a significant fashion statement that blended elegance with subtle ...

The Reason Why Politics Can’t Be Dissociated from a Government

One of the most pressing demands that emerged on the streets since the October 17 Revolution (Thawra) regarding government formation was the call for technocratic or specialist-led governments. The expectation was that each expert would head their respective ministry, ensuring effective management driven by specialization, rather than the ...

Lebanon, a Nation Suffering from Its Leaders

Amid the turmoil Lebanon is enduring, the psychological factors at play, which are crucial, are often overlooked. At the root of this profound crisis lies a political class responsible for the current decay, a class whose psychological dysfunctions border on true mental pathologies. Stuck at an infantile stage of development, the men and women in ...