State Department official defends canceling visas of pro-Palestinian academics
Politico July 13, 2025, Washington (Politico): A top State Department official defended the Trump administration’s drive to cancel the visas of pro-Palestinian academics, arguing that the effort does not abridge free speech and targets students who are supporting terrorism or promoting antisemitism.
Rubio sanctions UN human rights official who called for criminal action against Israel
Washington (Politico): Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions targeting a top U.N. Human Rights Council official who has been critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, alleging the human rights expert has spearheaded a “campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel.”
Why Harvard is standing its ground against Trump
Washington (Politico): The White House blitz against the country’s top universities is being led by some of the most powerful people in the West Wing, including Stephen Miller, Trump’s top policy adviser.
Trump declares war on state climate laws
Politico April 10, 2025, Washington (Politico): President Donald Trump is throwing the weight of the Justice Department against the last bastion of U.S. climate action: states and cities.
Trump hangs sword of Damocles over the American legal system
Politico March 23, 2025, Washington (Politico): President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threats against the American legal system, directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against lawyers and law firms that go against him.
White House says it will not return the Statue of Liberty to France
Politico March 19, 2025, Washington (Politico): The Trump administration will not entertain a French politician’s request to return the Statue of Liberty to France.
The Marco Rubio Guide to Survival Is Not Working Well
Columna (Politico): It is becoming increasingly clear that Marco Rubio is secretary of State in name only.
Trump and Putin stun Europe with peace plan for Ukraine
Brussels (Politico): It was the moment Europeans and Ukrainians have been dreading for months, if not years.
UK, US snub Paris AI summit statement
Paris (Politico): The United Kingdom and United States failed to sign the final communiqué at the AI (Artificial Intelligence) Action Summit in France, published on Tuesday after a meeting of world leaders.
Pentagon shocked by Trump’s order to house migrants in Guantanamo Bay
Washington (Politico): President Donald Trump’s plan to use Guantanamo Bay to detain migrants thrusts the Pentagon into a challenging, costly new effort just as officials vow to refocus the military on its core mission.
