King Abdullah II of Jordan, US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the White House Oval Office, on February 11, 2025. NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS There was something painful about watching Jordanian King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday, February 11, his eyes nervously twitching as he tried not … Read more
By Jamie Strawbridge Last week, groups representing chief diversity officers, the City of Baltimore, and others filed suit in federal court in Baltimore to block Trump Administration efforts to dismantle programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Plaintiffs challenge President Trump’s “crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from our country.” The lawsuit … Read more
Four pennies. PIAXBAY @CPASTRICK US President Donald Trump said, on Sunday, February 9, that he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is … Read more
Warum der Griff nach dem Verwaltungsapparat so gefährlich ist Seit der Inauguration Trumps zum 47. US-Präsidenten zieht Elon Musk mit einem Gefolge aus Tech-Ingenieuren und Führungskräften seiner diversen Firmen durch die Bundesbehörden in Washington und verschafft sich Zugang zu Gebäuden, Daten und Computersystemen. Zusammen mit einer anvisierten Massenentlassung von Staatsbediensteten auf Bundesebene läuft das auf … Read more
Oxford historian Margaret MacMillan asked in the pages of Foreign Affairs whether our troubled world order would be able to survive the disruptive Donald Trump. She wrote that “today’s order appears to be stronger and more resilient than its 1930s counterpart” but, clearly, “norms that were long considered inviolable have been flouted.” She means flouted … Read more
