President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they are also divided over free speech — with potentially far-reaching implications for how the digital world is regulated. The E.U. has been investigating U.S. companies under the Digital Services Act, a new…
Earlier this month, when New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that she intended to renege on a $20 million settlement with the Orleans Parish School Board, she said the city couldn’t afford it. The settlement with the school board was brokered last fall by the New Orleans City Council and Cantrell’s own top deputy, Chief…
A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk policies. (AP) The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has announced a staggering $900 million slash from the US Department of Education’s budget. However, scratching the superficial numbers, statistics narrate an altogether…
When Donald J. Trump huddled with Republican senators at a closed-door meeting in the Capitol days before his inauguration, Senator Rick Scott of Florida rose and gushed to him about the exhilarating opportunity the party had to “right-size” the federal government by slashing it mercilessly, a long-held conservative goal. Mr. Trump brusquely agreed but quickly…