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Mamdani fires back after Trump threatens to cut NYC federal aid if he wins
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani fired back at President Donald Trump after Trump threatened Monday to block federal support i...
Ryan General
Japan says its recognition of Palestinian state a matter of ‘when’
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba conveyed this week that recognizing Palestine as a state is “not a matter of ‘if,’ but of ‘when,’” ma...
Carl Samson
Government
South Koreans detail alleged mistreatment during ICE detention
South Korean workers detained in the largest-ever Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) enforcement operation at a Hyundai battery plant in...
Maria Ressa warns Trump’s US mirrors Philippines’ path to authoritarianism
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa said the erosion of democratic safeguards in the U.S. resembles the collapse of institutions in the P...
Trump, Xi to meet in South Korea next month
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed to meet at a regional summit in South Korea in late October, building momentum toward res...
Education
University of California coalition sues Trump admin
Faculty, staff, student organizations and labor unions across the University of California (UC) system filed a federal lawsuit this week cha...
Business
TikTok deal announced after months of stalled negotiations
President Donald Trump and Chinese officials have reached a framework to transfer TikTok’s American operations to U.S. control, breaking mon...
‘Civil war’ rhetoric surges after Charlie Kirk shooting
The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a public appearance in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, triggered an unprecedented surge ...
Trump admin rushes to mend ties with South Korea after Hyundai raid
The Trump administration is working to repair diplomatic relations with South Korea as the latter prepares to investigate alleged human righ...
Crime
Indian-origin motel manager beheaded in Dallas
A Dallas motel manager was decapitated by a coworker in one of the city’s most shocking killings in recent memory, local authorities say. Th...
‘Trump’s economy sucks’: Rep. Lieu slams admin on economy, civil rights
U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has delivered scathing criticism of the administration in the past few weeks, most recently declaring that “Tr...
Trump’s China Initiative could soon make a comeback
The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation last Wednesday that would direct the Justice Department to reestablish an office foc...
South Korean workers return home after Georgia Hyundai raid
South Korean workers detained in last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing facility in Georgia returned home Thursday evening,...
Economy
Japan auto tariffs cut down to 15%
American consumers will see reduced costs for Japanese vehicles under a new trade agreement that cuts import tariffs from 27.5% to 15% on au...
Trump rants about China filling global leadership void he created
President Donald Trump lamented Friday that the U.S. has lost India and Russia to China, expressing frustration over a geopolitical realignm...
Editorial Staff
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act ruled illegal by appeals court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked President Donald Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan gang members, d...
Eric Trump gets tossed from sumo ring in Japan
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, was hoisted and spun out of a sumo ring by a grand champion in Tokyo on Sept. 1, in a staged stun...
China
China signals new world order as Trump brushes off ‘conspiracy’
China showcased itself as an alternative to U.S.-led global order in its historic parade this week as Trump dismissed concerns over deepenin...
Trump plans Supreme Court challenge to ruling that most of his tariffs are illegal
The White House is expected to appeal a federal court decision that declared most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs unlawful, with an admi...
Era of cheap Asian goods ends as Trump closes tariff loophole
President Donald Trump’s elimination of the de minimis exemption last week officially ended nearly a century of duty-free imports under $800...
0% of Democrats satisfied under Trump: poll
Democratic satisfaction with the country’s direction has fallen to less than 1% under President Donald Trump, according to a new Gallup poll...
Asian American History
Former Japanese American WWII camps fuel resistance to Trump’s historical censorship
Advocates and community members rallied at Manzanar and other locations nationwide in the past weeks, opposing Trump administration policies...
Trump sparks MAGA backlash over plan to welcome 600,000 Chinese students
President Donald Trump sparked fierce backlash from his followers this week after announcing he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into lo...
Punitive 50% tariff dampens US-India relations
President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on Indian goods took effect Wednesday, escalating a trade dispute that has damaged relations between Was...
Trump revokes Harris’ Secret Service protection ahead of her nationwide book tour
Former Vice President Kamala Harris loses her Secret Service protection today after President Donald Trump ended its extended coverage early...
Tammy Duckworth on Trump sending National Guard to Chicago: ‘He is afraid of us’
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joined Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois leaders Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s plan to de...
Trump appointee judge’s drag show dissent signals Supreme Court ambitions
Federal Judge James Ho, a Trump appointee, issued a provocative dissent last week criticizing “cultural elites” and linking drag performance...
Trump administration revokes over 6,000 student visas
The Trump administration has revoked more than 6,000 student visas for alleged criminal violations and overstays this year, marking a dramat...
Trump vows to ‘save’ Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial nears end
President Donald Trump has pledged to advocate for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose national security trial res...
Beijing denies Trump’s claim that Xi vowed not to invade Taiwan during his presidency
Beijing rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him there would be no invasion of Taiw...
Trump admin settles immigration cases with dozens of students
The Trump administration has reportedly reached settlement agreements with at least 85 international students, including Dartmouth Ph.D. stu...
Trump claims Xi vowed no Taiwan invasion during his presidency
President Donald Trump claimed during a Fox News interview on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him China would not invade Ta...
Trump extends China deadline as Asian markets reel from tariff blitz
President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on Chinese goods from resuming for another 90 days, extending the deadline until mid-November as ...
California redistricting fight puts Asian American political power at stake
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a special election Nov. 4 seeking voter approval for a new congressional map designed to counter ...
Trump’s Nvidia China deal raises security concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 11 approved an arrangement that lets Nvidia resume selling certain AI chips in China in exchange for the...
Trump golf resort displaces Vietnamese farmers for as little as $3,200
Local farmers are facing displacement and low compensation to make way for the Trump family-backed golf resort in Vietnam, with one farmer r...
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