The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a Republican senator joined Democrats in opposing his confirmation. Richard Schroyer was serving as a senior aide to the secretary of Homeland Security when Trump picked him to lead the immigration enforcement agency in June. The White House
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has condemned the White House for using one of her most recognisable songs in a social media reel. The clip used Larsson’s Midnight Sun in a video appearing to show immigration enforcement raids. The song has since been removed from the post, but the video is still visible on the
The scale of that exposure is considerable. The US imported about $104bn of goods from India in 2025, while two-way US-India trade in goods and services was roughly $240bn, according to the US Trade Representative. India’s exports to the US include electronics, pharmaceuticals, machinery, jewellery, chemicals, textiles and petroleum products. In 2025, electrical and electronic
blasted the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a TikTok post depicting ICE agents handcuffing and deporting people, captioned “Never ending deportations.” Larsson replied with a video on her personal TikTok, holding an “L” up to her forehead and saying, “I’m just sad. My heart is heavy seeing that, because I wish
The US House of Representatives has agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black – who had business ties to Epstein – did not comply with a subpoena ordering him to appear before the House Oversight Committee earlier
During an investment summit in Toronto, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recounted the time when US President Donald Trump gifted him a gold key to the White House. Carney said the president told him he could bring the key and he would be let into the building, but that “maybe they’ll shoot you”, an exchange
