Trump News for Saturday, February 7, 2026

Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

It was only a matter of time before the illegal, erratic, inhumane, and cruel behaviours and policies of the second Trump regime were going to affect the open source world in a possibly very visible way. Christian Hergert, longtime GNOME and Linux contributor…

The video was later deleted and the White House said it had been posted in error by a staffer.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says discussions will remain focused on nuclear issue, not missile programme.

Donald Trump gave his endorsement to Nexstar’s proposed merger with Tegna, a transaction that would create a broadcast giant reaching 80% of TV households. On Truth Social, Trump wrote, “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Ne…

At the opening ceremony on Friday for the 2026 Winter Olympics, U.S. vice president JD Vance was booed. The boos were so loud that NBC cut them from the broadcast in the U.S., you’ll have to …

Under constitution Italy cannot join because power would be wielded by one leader standing above other members.

Her defense of Trump drew swift criticism given Ailes’ legacy and Kelly’s own past accusations against him

Crypto sentiment was hit as Gemini plans to close operations in several regions and cut staff, while spot bitcoin ETF flows turned negative.

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the president’s call to “nationalize” the upcoming elections.

MAGA’s duplicity leads to a total reversal on gun rights — along with a dizzying 360 on foreign policy

While India is one world’s biggest motorcycle markets, it is a relatively small market for high-end premium bikes. After struggling to gain a foothold in the Indian market for several years, the iconic American brand shut its shops in 2020.

Not every employee reacts the same when they are discharged. But they can anticipate and mitigate an adverse reaction.

A few years ago, in the early summer of 2019, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum declared on its website that it “unequivocally rejects efforts to create analogies between the Holocaust and other events, whether historical or contemporary.” Apparentl…

President Trump says the feds are getting closer to cracking the kidnapping case of Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy ... and the FBI may even have a suspect! Trump shared the bombshell news with reporters on Air Force One Friday night, saying…

RFK Jr. has stated leucovorin will help "large numbers of children who suffer from autism." Many experts are skeptical about that.

Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.

The most interesting part of the first lady’s film is what it leaves out.

The release of the documents is generating a wave of firings, resignations, and public apologies.

Our irascible daily links: statin damage? Trump 'Obamas=apes' video, Ukraine assassination, Epstein strangulations, "decent" Starmer, PayPal bars Grayzone, China electric cargo ship, German rearmament worries, Iran negotiation kabuki, liquidity woes, Bitcoin …

Ukraine's president says the US has also proposed new trilateral talks in Miami, which he said Ukraine will attend.

A drug kingpin's arrest in Mexico shows Trump using the war on drugs to justify intervention. Will he deliver on his military action threat?

Democrats have moved away from the useful insult, but that doesn’t make it less true

Trump Mobile executives have shown off the latest look of the Trump T1 phone in an interview with The Verge.

Billionaires like Bezos and Trump have no real interest in a free press — particularly when massive profits are on the line. The post The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault appeared first on The Intercept.

By Mike Spector and David ThomasFeb 7 (Reuters) - Brad Karp, the chairman of high-powered U.S. law firm Paul Weiss, joined other prominent Democratic fundraisers at elect… Leggi

Alarm grows that new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

Yes, Democrats’ odds of winning a Senate seat in Texas are low, but Republicans look ready to make things interesting.

A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

Trump got elected promising to usher in a crypto revolution. More than a year later, bitcoin's price has come tumbling down. What happened?

The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.

“They issued a polling sheet this morning to see who would attend and, at least from my crew, there were no takers.” The post Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech appeared first on The Intercept.

Just like with social media and AI, Congress is only slowly catching up with something that's increasingly a feature of everyday life.

Residents of remote communities along the Canada-U.S. border are asking Ottawa not to scrap a trusted traveller border entry program that pre-clears them, making it easier to travel into Ontario and Manitoba without reporting to a customs checkpoint. The prog…

President Donald Trump told reporters that the US had ‘very good’ talks with Iran in Oman on Friday.

Report by news outlet Axios says that first meeting of board tasked with governing Gaza will take place on February 19.

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and...

One of the many seedy guiding principles Donald Trump acquired from his mentor Roy Cohn was “admit nothing, deny everything,” and today that approach was evident as the former Apprentice host tried to wiggle out of a vile AI generated video posted on his Trut…

By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” in relation t… Leggi

By Dave SherwoodHAVANA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Cuba detailed a wide-ranging plan on Friday to protect essential services and ration fuel as the communist-run government dug in… Leggi

US wants Beijing to join a revised nuclear weapons treaty after expiration of a previous accord between US and Russia.

Work has been suspended on the $16 billion Gateway project amid a political fight over funding. Work on the $16 billion project had been paused amid a fight between the White House and Democrats. [ more › ]

Donald Trump addressed reporters after a racist meme targeting Barack and Michelle Obama appeared on his Truth Social account, claiming it was posted by a staffer and dismissing calls to apologize.

The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.

In a joint statement, Washington and New Delhi said the framework confirmed their commitment to negotiating a full trade pact.

By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday “very good talks” were ongoing regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine and he added, w… Leggi

“I'm afraid that this is just a small reflection of how America is viewed on the world stage!” wrote one netizen.

The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League...

After bipartisan backlash, the White House has taken down a racist video of the Obamas that was shared by President Trump.