Google officially switches name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for US users.
Users in the US now see “Gulf of America,” while those in Mexico continue to see the original name
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Trump to announce new trade tariffs on Monday.
United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, and reciprocal tariffs on countries levelling duties on US goods.
Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects negotiation with Trump stating ‘not rational, intelligent or honorable’.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a direct order not to engage with Washington.
Trump signs an executive order placing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Last November, the ICC sparked bipartisan backlash in Washington by issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and several Hamas leaders simultaneously. The Trump administration order claims this created a “shameful moral equivalency.”
Former US Coast Guard leader evicted with 3-hour notice by Trump administration.
President Donald Trump’s administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday not even enough time to gather her personal effects according to two people familiar with the incident.
Trump administration to seize Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit.
The Trump administration plans to seize a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
Panama denies US claims of free passage through the Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department’s claim that US government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying fees, likely ratcheting up tensions after President Donald Trump threatened to take back control of the crossing
According To Trump, The Department Of Education Should Be Abolished. This Is How Pupils Might Be Affected
Trump has nominated Linda McMahon as secretary of education, charging her with scaling back the department, which oversees federal education policies, promotes student achievement and ensures equal access to education.
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USAID workers placed on leave globally as Trump moves to shut down the agency.
A State Department notice to USAID employees ‒ two-thirds of whom work overseas across 60 countries ‒ said all USAID “direct hire personnel” across the world will be placed on administrative leave effective Friday, Feb. 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The only exception is for designated personnel responsible for “mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”
CIA has offered buyout to entire workforce
The size of the CIA’s workforce, as at other intelligence agencies, has always been closely guarded and remains classified.