The US State Department has temporarily halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students planning to study in the country. The move comes as the department gears up to expand its social media screening process for student and exchange visitor visa applicants. An internal cable, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and…
Over the past week, C-SPAN has covered the narrow, early morning vote on Donald Trump‘s ‘big beautiful bill.” It carried in full the president’s at-times bizarre Oval Office clash with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. It captured the heated exchange between Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Patti…
Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government’s move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals. The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over trade and…
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple and other smartphone manufacturers with a 25 percent tariff unless their devices are built in the United States. Trump initially said the tariff would apply only to Apple — an unusual move to single out a specific company in trade policy. However, he later expanded the threat…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that his proposed 25% tariff on Apple products would also apply to other smartphone makers, including Samsung. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump emphasized that the tariffs would target all smartphones not manufactured in the United States. About 60% of the 220 million phones Samsung sells each year globally…
US President Donald Trump on Friday (May 23, 2025) threatened Apple with a 25 per cent tariff if it manufactures iPhones outside the United States of America (USA). Mentioning India in his message on the Truth Social social website, Trump wrote, “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhones…