Vivek Ramaswamy mauled in MAGA bloodletting as Trump devotees turn on each other

Vivek Ramaswamy mauled in MAGA bloodletting as Trump devotees turn on each other

Vivek Ramaswamy (File photo) The TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a manic weekend of mutual MAGA bloodletting at a conservative conference where Trump devotees knifed each other verbally, Vivek Ramaswamy was just another collateral casualty. The biotech bro-turned-GOP gadfly, who thought being the party’s voice of reason was a viable career move in a mob…

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'Inherited a mess, fixing it': Donald Trump hits out at Biden — top quotes from White House speech

‘Inherited a mess, fixing it’: Donald Trump hits out at Biden — top quotes from White House speech

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) addressed the nation, outlining what he described as major achievements on foreign policy, the economy, border security and domestic governance during his presidency. The 47th POTUS began his address by lashing out at his predecessor, Joe Biden for what he called the “worst” border crisis in US…

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'Shock like nothing they’ve ever seen': Trump orders naval blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers; escalates pressure on Maduro

‘Shock like nothing they’ve ever seen’: Trump orders naval blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers; escalates pressure on Maduro

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is ordering a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering Venezuela, intensifying military pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following last week’s US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast and amid an ongoing military buildup in the region.Trump made the announcement on his social media platform,…

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Trump expands travel ban: Five more countries added to no-entry list; new restrictions on others

Trump expands travel ban: Five more countries added to no-entry list; new restrictions on others

The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to include five additional countries while imposing new restrictions on others.The administration’s June announcement had already banned visitors from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.The new expansion adds Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan,…

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Privacy settings to 'public': Trump tightens H-1B screening; social media checks from December 15

Privacy settings to ‘public’: Trump tightens H-1B screening; social media checks from December 15

The Trump administration announced on Sunday that starting December 15, enhanced screening and social media vetting will be implemented for all H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents in the United States, extending measures already in place for students and exchange visitors.The State Department issued a new directive requiring all H-1B applicants and their H-4…

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