Blog Verité

TikTok goes dark for US users; Trump signals intervention  Reuters TikTok is now banned in America. It might not last long  CNN Speaker Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ as TikTok ban takes effect  NBC News TikTok stops working as US ban

Some National Guard troops are concerned they’ll be called up to implement Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans like a Hitler-era “Gestapo” that must enforce the incoming president’s far-right policies against undocumented immigrants. Politico reported Sunday that “Some of the 435,000

A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses  The New York Times

An American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House return  The Guardian US

When Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago, President Joe Biden set three objectives for the U.S. response. Ukraine’s victory was never among them. The phrase the White House used to describe its mission at the time—supporting Ukraine “for as

President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others. (Image credit: Scott Olson)

Lost amid the hullabaloo surrounding Donald J. Trump’s second Inauguration as President of the United States—the last-minute, cold-driven venue changes, the galas and balls, the $170 million raised from donors both big-name and anonymous—is the point of the whole extravaganza.

Benjamin Netanyahu issues warning ahead of Gaza ceasefire  BBC.com Live updates: Gaza ceasefire begins with three Israeli hostages set to be freed  CNN Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire?  The Associated Press Gaza Cease-Fire Between

CWG Live updates: Accumulating snow likely this afternoon, then extreme cold into midweek  The Washington Post Tony updates snow forecast numbers  WBAL TV Baltimore Preparations underway in DMV for snowstorm  NBC Washington Snow to return to DC area Sunday: Winter Weather Advisory on

We’ll look at how some leaders in some of the countries that are key U.S.-trading partners have prepared for the new Trump administration.