June 6th, 20250In a dramatic turn of events, the once-amicable relationship between Donald Trump and tech magnate Elon Musk has devolved into a public and acrimonious feud, sending shockwaves through political and financial arenas.
On Thursday, President Trump threatened to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk's companies, while...
June 6th, 20251On Thursday, officials and residents in countries whose citizens will soon be banned from visiting the United States expressed dismay and disbelief at President Trump's new sweeping travel ban as his administration intensifies its immigration crackdown.
Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday barring citizens of 12 countries from...
May 30th, 20250President Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, a man who had pleaded guilty to tax crimes, one month after his mother attended a major fundraiser for the president, according to a new report from the New York Times.
The Times reports that a pardon application submitted around Trump’s inauguration cited efforts by Walczak’s mother, Elizabeth...
May 30th, 20250Trump pressures Israel amid Gaza carnage, Iran talks and Syria sanctions lift — while Yemen escalates support for Palestinians
Despite Israeli frustration with Washington’s new approach to the Middle East’s burning crises, President Trump pressed forward last week with his campaign to reshape the region in ways that serve American...
May 28th, 20250By Edward Kissam
Complying with the bevvy of new immigration-related pronouncements out of the Trump White House can seem an impossible task. Instructions are either contradictory, legally incorrect or just plain confusing.
More alarming, the orders and implementing regulations raise serious concerns over privacy for citizen and...
May 23rd, 20250There was a time when Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have all the cards. The Palestinian Authority was largely passive, the occupied West Bank was relatively calm, Israel's diplomatic reach was expanding, and the United States seemed ready to bend international law to accommodate Israel's desire for complete control over Palestine.
The...
May 23rd, 20250DEARBORN – Syrians in the Detroit area gathered Sunday in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn to celebrate the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria. They expressed their gratitude to world leaders who contributed to giving the country a new opportunity to recover from the effects of the devastating war — foremost...
May 23rd, 20250WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying...
May 23rd, 20250
By Selen Ozturk
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order redefining who gets to be an American.
On Thursday, May 15, the Supreme Court heard arguments from challengers to Trump’s January 20 Executive Order 14160 — denying U.S. citizenship to babies born to a mother who is either...
May 16th, 20250Since the beginning of this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right cabinet ministers have maintained complete silence regarding relations with the United States. This coincides with Donald Trump’s first presidential tour, which he deliberately launched as an Arab Gulf visit, starting from the Saudi capital,...
May 16th, 20250In what has been described as a "historic Gulf tour", President Trump secured record-breaking deals, investments and commitments worth nearly $4 trillion with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
In addition to these massive agreements, it was announced during the visit that sanctions on Syria would be lifted — a move...
May 15th, 20250By Khalil Abu Shammala
Mr. President:
Palestinians don't pay much attention to presidential elections in any country, but they are always keenly following the presidential elections in the United States and the candidates' campaign platforms. They believe that their prospects depend on the U.S. administration's positions on the...
May 15th, 20250On Thursday, Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and President Trump visited the Middle East.
Most of the victims, including women and children, were killed in Khan Younis in southern Gaza in airstrikes that...
May 9th, 20250As President Trump prepares for his upcoming visit to the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself stunned and cornered following Washington’s decision to withdraw support for Israel in its confrontation with Yemen. Netanyahu now stands at a crossroads: either comply with Trump’s demand to end the war on...
May 9th, 20250American voters want an end to the war in Gaza and for President Trump to withhold U.S. aid, if necessary, to pressure Israel to end it.
During last year’s campaign, Donald Trump promised big changes in U.S. Middle East policy. He said that the Gaza war never would have happened had he been president; promised he would end it; boasted...
May 9th, 20250
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Trump and Vice President JD Vance — social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.S. politics on Thursday as he took on leadership of the global Catholic Church.
Pope Leo...
May 6th, 20250Washington, DC. – In a surprising shift in both military and diplomatic posture, President Trump has announced a halt to American airstrikes in Yemen, citing a “reassessment of Washington’s Middle East strategy and a renewed focus on political solutions over military escalation.”
In an official statement issued by the White...
May 2nd, 20250WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump has signed an executive order requiring all commercial truck drivers in the United States to demonstrate proficiency in the English language as a mandatory condition for working in the industry. Trump described the measure as a way to enhance public safety and ensure effective communication between...
May 2nd, 20250A fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, which had been due to take place in Rome on Saturday, has been postponed and a new date will be set "depending on the U.S. approach," a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday.
"U.S. sanctions on Iran during the nuclear talks are not helping the sides to resolve the...
May 2nd, 20250WARREN, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI — President Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term with a public rally, choosing Michigan — one of the country’s industrial heartlands — as the symbolic venue to reaffirm his economic and trade agenda and take aim at his political opponents. Addressing a crowd at Macomb Community College...
April 27th, 20250At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
But most of the new arrivals don't know how to do the job,...
April 18th, 20250President Trump says his administration is actively exploring a proposal to detain U.S. citizens and send them to prisons in El Salvador. Speaking Monday, minutes before a press briefing alongside El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, Trump could be heard embracing the concept.
"The homegrowns are next, the homegrowns. You've got to...
April 18th, 20250By Hafez Al Mirazi
Name: Nayib Bukele or Najib Boukailah — in ArabicTitle: President of El SalvadorAge: 44
Background:The beloved guest at the White House recently is Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, and the world’s only head of state of Palestinian descent currently in office.
His father, Armando Bukele (Boukailah),...
April 18th, 20250By Mark Haidar
It has happened rather quickly — democracy is dead. It’s hard to pinpoint when the decline actually began, but I will take a shot at it. Like an avalanche, it started slowly, took time to gain momentum, and then accelerated with such speed that it couldn’t be stopped. We are a democracy in name only, as we as a...
April 18th, 20250
DETROIT – In an emotionally and morally charged open letter, the "Coalition of Imams for Supporting Trump for President" made a heartfelt plea to President Trump, urging him to take a decisive ethical and political stance on the worsening humanitarian tragedy in Gaza due to Israel's ongoing assault on the...
April 18th, 20250WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post has revealed that President Trump is pursuing an ambitious goal of deporting one million undocumented immigrants within his first year back in office, according to a senior federal officials familiar with the plan.
A senior administration official told the paper that Trump’s team has adopted an...
April 11th, 20250WASHINGTON, D.C. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise visit to the White House dominated headlines about Middle East developments, yet it was President Trump who set the tone for the next phase in regional policy — one that Netanyahu, labeled by critics as a “war criminal”, found entirely unpalatable.
At the...
March 15th, 20250WASHINGTON, D.C. – Michel Issa, a prominent Lebanese American businessman and financial investor, was nominated by President Trump on Friday, March 7, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, replacing Lisa A. Johnson, who has held the position since early 2023. Johnson, a seasoned career diplomat with the rank of...
