What’s in the US-UK trade framework announced by Trump?

President Donald Trump unveiled the framework for a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Thursday, marking the first such accord with any nation since the White House suspended some of its far-reaching “Liberation Day” tariffs last month. The Trump administration will adjust 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, and will lower auto tariffs from … Read more

Scaling startups in the European market

From cybersecurity and aerospace to generative 3D, startup leaders are scaling ambitious companies from European soil and taking on global markets. In this conversation at the StrictlyVC event in Athens, we talked to three founders about what it takes to go from idea to impact while navigating the continent’s unique challenges — and why building … Read more

Bipartisan pair of senators applaud DOJ investigation into egg producers

A bipartisan pair of senators applauded the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into major egg producers over rising prices and called on the department to look even further into the issue in a letter to Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater late Thursday evening. “We write to express support for the Department of Justice’s reported investigation into … Read more

Congress celebrates impactful teachers: ‘We certainly do appreciate them’

Lawmakers are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week 2025 by paying tribute to the educators who helped them ascend to Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said his wife and mother-in-law, who were both educators, are his favorite teachers. Johnson added that his classroom teachers along the way positively influenced the “trajectory” of his life. “I credit … Read more

Frank Lampard: Coventry boss says it’s no time to get down after Championship play-off first leg defeat to Sunderland | Football News

Frank Lampard says now is not the time to get down about his Coventry side’s Championship play-off semi-final first leg defeat to Sunderland. The Sky Blues – who finished fifth, seven points behind their opponents during the regular season – dominated the ball at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday night, but were held … Read more

Democrats grapple with Biden’s reemergence

Former President Joe Biden has reemerged into the public eye with two back-to-back sit-down interviews, sharing his diagnosis of the Democrats’ stinging election losses, defending his mental acuity, which was fiercely questioned at the end of his term, and all the while defining his version of his more than three-decades-long political legacy. And while some … Read more

The WH says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. What would that mean?

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the right of a person to challenge their detention in court. If carried out by President Donald Trump, the suspension of habeas corpus would be a dramatic escalation of his administration’s immigration policy by … Read more

Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, I/O will showcase product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. Expect plenty of news relating to Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and — of course — Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Here’s … Read more