In the weeks leading up to Donald Trump’s “liberation day”, diplomats and foreign officials streamed through Washington to secure the holy grail: a deal the president could not refuse, and one that would spare them his tariffs. None succeeded. Trump used rarely-invoked emergency powers to unleash tariffs of between 10 per cent and 50 per … Read more
Musk claims he made an offer directly to senior officials in the Biden Administration. We have no way to verify that, but it does seem clear that the Biden administration never communicated such an offer to lower-level officials within NASA, who made their decision for technical rather than political reasons. “I think you know we … Read more
Philippine officials are struggling to explain how former mayor Alice Guo, who is under investigation for her alleged ties to crime-linked offshore gaming operations, was able to flee the country last year, with new theories about her exit route contradicting verified records, sparking accusations of a cover-up. Guo was found to have escaped the Philippines … Read more
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed several members of its election security team on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to TechCrunch. The Associated Press, citing a person familiar with the situation, reported on Tuesday that 17 CISA employees have been placed on leave pending review. In a … Read more
New Orleans officials projected confidence in their security plans as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 14 people on New Year’s Day and questions linger over security lapses. “We know that we’re ready but guess what? We’re wanting to double down … Read more