Battle over transgender troops reignites on Capitol Hill - Roll Call Multiple defense bills would cement the Trump administration’s restrictions on health care for transgender military community members. Roll Call · Jul 24, 2025
Senate, House NDAAs address Confederate military names - Roll Call The House and Senate are poised to consider switching back to some of the names of military bases that the Trump administration reversed. Roll Call · Jul 17, 2025
Tracking a Unicorn in Adam Smith's Edinburgh Edinburgh was the Scottish economist's home and a place for anyone interested in a rich, varied, and liberal life. Reason · Jul 17, 2025
Armed Services panel approves defense bill after marathon markup - Roll Call The House Armed Services Committee approved, 55-2, its version of the annual Pentagon policy bill after a nearly 14-hour markup. Roll Call · Jul 16, 2025
Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say Reports indicate defense secretary unilaterally acted to halt shipment even as Pentagon suggested US arsenal is stocked The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2025
Top Defense Officials Question Hegseth's Order to Delay Ukraine Weapons Shipment to Conduct Stockpile Review: Report Hegseth paused a shipment of aid to Ukraine to conduct a review of munitions, citing concern of diminished stockpiles— a concern sources told NBC News are unfounded. Latin Times · Jul 4, 2025
The Sill grows up Millennials are eager to learn how to garden as they get older and buy homes. Fortune · Jul 2, 2025
Why Free Movement Is Essential to a Free Society Reason's 2025 travel issue takes seriously the idea that the right to roam is inseparable from the right to speak, to work, to love, and to associate freely. Reason · Jul 1, 2025
US has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama, Hegseth reveals ‘You’re an embarrassment to this country,’ congressman Salud Carbaja told the defense secretary The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
The Latest: California challenges Trump's use of military in Los Angeles Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
National Restaurant Awards: The Ritz named the best place to eat in the UK The Ritz is the last public dining room in the country where men are required to wear a jacket and tie Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2025
Democratic Rep. Said Biden Was 'Completely Out Of It' In 2023 As Book Details Concerns About 2024 Run Democratic Rep. Adam Smith told journalists Jake Tapper and Adam Thompson said Joe Biden was "completely out of it" while interacting with guests at a photo line during a White House Christmas party in 2023 Latin Times · May 21, 2025
Unai Emery confident Aston Villa can push for Champions League football again Aston Villa guaranteed European qualification for a third successive season with Saturday evening’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth. The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
Ollie Watkins keeps Aston Villa’s Champions League hopes alive with record goal Watkins touched home Morgan Rogers’ cross to move on to 75 top-flight strikes for Villa – one more than Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Independent UK · May 10, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025 Ollie Watkins sinks Bournemouth as 10-man Aston Villa boost top-five hopes Ollie Watkins scored in first-half stoppage time as Aston Villa maintained their hopes of a Champions League place with a 1-0 win at Bournemouth
The Conversation · May 7, 2025 MAGA’s ‘war on empathy’ might not be original, but it is dangerous During his most recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk levelled a critique at empathy, calling it “the fundamental weakness of western civilization.”
Salon · May 7, 2025 Amazon blows off its poorest shoppers Barbs between Amazon and the White House illustrate the everyday dehumanization of America’s poorest
Roll Call · May 5, 2025 Some House GOP panels stay quiet in reconciliation text debate - Roll Call Some Republicans stayed out of the fray as House panels considered their portion of the GOP’s budget reconciliation package.
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 John Bolton says Pete Hegseth should quit ‘for his own safety’s sake’ ‘We need a secretary who can get the job done, not somebody who spends his time on Signal chat groups,’ former national security adviser says
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025 Man Utd leave it late as Rasmus Hojlund denies 10-man Bournemouth Antoine Semenyo’s goal looked set to secure victory for the Cherries until Evanilson’s dismissal.
The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025 Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs – a 10% levy on nearly all U.S. imports, along with targeted duties aimed at punishing countries he accuses of exploiting American markets. Just a week later, on April 9, his administration abruptly…
Roll Call · Apr 7, 2025 Democrats call for halt of military academy book purge - Roll Call Two members of the House Armed Services Committee reached out to service academies amid concerns over the removal of books from libraries.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025 School dinner payment app criticised for £10 refund fee After pulling out of the market Squid is charging parents who want to withdraw their remaining funds
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 A ‘golden age’ of global free trade is over. Smaller alliances can meet the moment The global trade landscape is shifting, and not in the way free traders had hoped. For decades, the belief that economic openness could foster peace and stability reigned supreme. Trade, it was argued, could transform authoritarian regimes into more peaceful players. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered this way…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025 ‘A cultural embarrassment’: anger as male sculptor commissioned for statue of suffragist Planning application reignites row over statue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile of Elsie Inglis, Scottish suffragist and maternal health pioneer