What does it mean that the U.S. will take over Gaza?
After meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said the US will “take over” Gaza and relocate its people. Trump added that the US will work with other countries to help the people of Gaza. His comments came after a truce ended the Israel-Hamas war last month, wherein over 2,000 people were killed.
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is what it is
US President Donald Trump-led Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) is a shadow government that is run by Elon Musk, who is a government employee and can work for up to 130 days a year. This comes as Musk claimed routine payments of the Treasury are violating the law and asserted that USAID is “a criminal organisation” without providing evidence.
Workers are reeling from chaos at federal agencies
US President Donald Trump’s administration has threatened to cut funding to non-essential agencies if they support Trump’s immigration policies, reports said. The Department of Labor employees who work on grants were ordered to email grantees saying their funding would be cut off if it was in support of the policy, reports added. Trump issued an executive order restricting entry into the US.
There will be a massive impact of Trump’s tariffs
US President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminium were done through International Emergency Economic Powers Act “because of the major threat…of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing our citizens, including fentanyl”. He also said the tariffs will benefit the American people. However, the tariffs will increase the cost of building and selling a car in the US.
Mexico, Canada and China are included in the new phase of the trade war
Goods from Mexico and Canada will face a 25% import tariffs from February 1 under the proposed plan by US President Donald Trump. The White House has said Trump was very much considering tariffs on China on the same day. Trump has previously threatened up to a 60% tariff on goods from China, a 100% tariff on goods from Mexico and a 200% tariff on John Deere products imported into the US.
Businesses and shoppers will be affected by the tariffs on Mexico and Canada
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, warning he’ll impose “very big” tariffs on Chinese and US products if the tariffs aren’t waived off by the US government. The move will raise prices of laptops and phones for American consumers, Consumer Technology Association said. “Increasing expenses by 25% is going to lead to higher costs,” it added.
Shoppers and businesses are bracing for higher prices when tariffs on Mexico and Canada go into effect on Saturday
Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick, during a hearing on tariffs, said he believed that “across the board” tariffs on countries would be most effective. He added that China should face the highest tariffs and that Europe, Japan and South Korea were also treating American industries unfairly. US President Donald Trump had said that he’d impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada.
There is a major crisis at the FAA because of the removal of a leader by Musk
President Donald Trump said that the US government put “safety first” in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people. “We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights,” he added. “We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control,” Trump further said.
What will happen in the DC Jet Crash Investigation?
American Airlines regional jet and US Army helicopter collided mid-air as the plane attempted to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in DC, killing 67 people. US President Donald Trump blamed the previous administration’s policy of hiring aviation professionals for the crash. “They didn’t hire pilots, they hired people,” he said. Notably, the accident took place amid a partial government shutdown.
What will happen in the DC jet crash investigation?
The US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military is investigating the helicopter crash with a civilian plane in Washington, DC, which killed five people. The helicopter was “fairly experienced” and the crew had required yearly night evaluations, Hegseth said. President Donald Trump said the pilots were to be blamed for the crash that killed the three soldiers on board.