Once marked by the 'Great Resignation', US workers are now holding tightly to their jobs in what experts call 'job hugging'. With hiring slowing, opportunities shrinking and economic uncertainty growing, employees are staying put — but experts warn this trend could stall careers, block new entrants and set the stage for another mass resignation
In what appears to be a relief for US President Donald Trump, infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, claimed that she never saw the president in 'any inappropriate setting'.
The US Department of Defence is recruiting civilian employees to join President Donald Trump's administration's mass deportation campaign, urging the civilian workforce to conduct volunteer services for ICE
US Homeland Security claims 1.6 million undocumented immigrants have left the United States since Donald Trump returned to the White House. Kristi Noem credits tougher enforcement, self-deportation incentives, and Operation Homecoming. But research groups like Pew and CIS caution that survey data may exaggerate the decline
Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s chief trade adviser, has slammed India, dubbing it a 'maharaj in tariff' and accusing it of running a 'profiteering scheme' through discounted Russian oil. From his Harvard roots to his prison stint and return to Trump’s inner circle, here’s everything to know about the man driving US tariff wars
In its latest crackdown on immigration, the US Department of State said that it is reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid US visas for potential revocation or deportable violation of the country's immigration rules.
Defiant against the pressure from US President Donald Trump, the country's Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook signalled her intention to remain in her post amid calls for her resignation
Minutes from a US Federal Reserve meeting conducted last month suggest that officials are more concerned about inflation amid Trump tariffs rather than the labour market.
The Republican-led Texas House passed a redrawn congressional map on Wednesday, following a request by US President Donald Trump after weeks of protests by Democrats aimed at stalling the efforts
US President Donald Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move likely to spark legal challenges by the states
Despite reaching a deal with the Washington, DC, authorities, US President Donald Trump's crackdown on the capital continues, with three states deploying hundreds of troops in the capital.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, for their first face-to-face talks since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. While both leaders claimed 'progress', no ceasefire or deal was announced. The summit gave Putin symbolic wins and Trump political leverage, but left Volodymyr Zelenskyy sidelined
US President Donald Trump said that he would ask Congress for “long-term” control of Washington, DC’s police department and signalled he expected other Democratic-led cities to change their laws regarding his deployment of national guard troops
Between February and July, DOGE’s verifiable savings from cancelled contracts came to about $1.4 billion, far short of the $32.7 billion the agency claimed for that period. How did the numbers get so inflated?
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on August 15 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The choice followed weeks of planning, limited venue availability and strict security needs. The base, steeped in Cold War history, offers unmatched security — and symbolic significance as land once owned by Russia
US President Donald Trump says Washington, DC’s homicide rate is higher than 'the worst places on Earth', with the White House citing cities like Islamabad and Bogotá. But the numbers tell a different story. While the US capital’s rate is high, recent data shows it’s falling — and far from the world’s highest
For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg has been buying up homes in Crescent Park, Palo Alto, spending over $110 million to create a private compound. Neighbours say years of construction, heavy surveillance, and restricted access have transformed their once-peaceful community. The Meta CEO’s property expansion has left many residents frustrated and questioning the city’s role
An explosion at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh on Monday has killed one person and injured multiple others, with at least two people missing, police said, as fire crews could be seen battling flames while heavy smoke rose from the facility.
US President Donald Trump said that homeless people must "move out" of Washington, DC, as he pledged to tackle crimes in the city. However, the mayor of the country's capital pushed back against the White House's move to compare Washington, DC, to Baghdad.
In its crusade against America's top university, the Trump administration demanded $1 billion to settle antisemitism claims and release federal funds to the University of California, the largest sum demanded from any institution.
US President Donald Trump is reconsidering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a move which was proposed by former US President Joe Biden's administration.
A suspected shooter and a police officer were killed after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the adjoining campuses of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University
The former Navy pilot, who was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie "Apollo 13," died in a Chicago suburb on Thursday, the US space agency said in a statement
US President Trump has appointed economist Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board for a short-term role lasting until January 2026. A staunch advocate of tariffs and rate cuts, Miran's nomination could influence future monetary policy as Trump looks to reshape the Fed’s direction — especially with Fed chair Jerome Powell’s term set to expire in May 2026
In the Oval Office, where journalists were convened for a "major" announcement, Trump and economist Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, displayed charts with what they said was the real data
The subpoenas come at a time the White House has been encountering rising pressure to be more transparent about the Epstein files— documents known to contain names of high-profile individuals related to the disgraced financier’s crimes
The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the United States denied that political pressure played a role in the removal of a display about the impeachment of US President Donald Trump, during his first term in office
Indian-origin jurist Mathura Sridharan received racist backlash from online trolls after she was appointed as Ohio's 12th solicitor general. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost hits back at the troll by issuing a lengthy statement on the matter
The Trump administration is launching probes against Special Counsel Jack Smith, who pursued legal cases against Trump before he was re-elected to the White House.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from federal prison in Florida to a lower-security facility in Texas