President Trump on August 18 invoked India's 2024 general election, 646 million voters, all with photo ID, less than 1% mail-in to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. He cited Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's question about how US elections can function without mandatory photo identification.
Read Full ArticleThe White House's "Great Transshipment Scam" report released August 13 accused India and 40+ nations of enabling Chinese exporters to evade US tariffs through third-country routing and relabelling. India was placed in Tier 1 of risk categories. The US also announced an AI enforcement system called "Detective Border" to identify suspicious shipments.
President Trump signed a proclamation August 13 imposing 100% tariffs on large security-capable drones, 25% on smaller models, and 15% on allied-nation imports, taking effect September 3. Citing national security risks and over-reliance on China, the White House also launched an onshoring programme for domestic drone manufacturing investment.
The United States pledged $1 billion in security assistance to Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella on August 7, his inauguration day, as the 48-year-old self-styled "Tiger" vowed to defeat narco-terrorism, join the US-backed Shield of the Americas, and allow American troops to operate on Colombian soil.
President Trump signed two executive orders on August 6, 2026, targeting birthright citizenship and "birth tourism," months after the Supreme Court struck down his Day One order six to three. Legal challenges are expected immediately, with opponents saying the Constitution cannot be altered through executive action.
Sixty thousand migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta from Morocco in 72 hours, 57 dead, military deployed, PM Sánchez visited, Italy restored border controls, France ordered extra checks, Trump cited C...
A US State Department presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro displayed an AI-generated map of Africa that mislabelled every country, Nigeria became landlocked, Mozambique moved to ...
A US judge has allowed President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times to proceed, seeking an amended complaint by August 27.
Amid new US tariffs, Jaishankar and Rubio advanced the India-US trade deal, defence cooperation, and Quad ties ahead of Trump's planned 2027 India visit.
DHS published a final rule on July 16, 2026 ending "duration of status" for F, J, and I visa holders, capping international student stays at four years, limiting journalist visas to 240 days (90 for C...
The US refunded $81 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, impacting federal revenue.
Senator Lindsey Graham, 71, died on July 12, 2026 from an aortic dissection and within 24 hours, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed his sister Darline Graham Nordone as his Senate replac...
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's executive order in a 5-4 ruling, holding the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to all US-born children.
U.S. lifts immigration freeze for foreign doctors, allowing visa and green card processing to resume, while scientists and tech workers remain stuck in limbo.
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct probe, internal complaints, and staff exits; Deputy Keith Sonderling takes charge.
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
