How Drones Went From Tools of the Powerful to Weapons of the Masses Two very different sorts of drone warfare Reason · Oct 8
Trump claims he could have targeted Obama, Clinton, and Biden for ‘bad things’ but chose not to: ‘I view the presidency as a very sacred position’ Trump says he treats the presidency with respect We Got This Covered · Oct 8
Trump Declares 'No One Deserves' Nobel Peace Prize More Than Him as Seven-Month Iran War Rages Donald Trump has again said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, despite an unresolved war with Iran and analysts' assessment that his chances of winning are low. International Business Times UK · Oct 8
Trump Issues Chilling Warning to Hillary Clinton, Obama and Biden, Claims He Can 'Do Whatever I Want' Donald Trump said he could have taken serious action against Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, while Democrats have not committed to another impeachment bid. International Business Times UK · Oct 8
Here’s what connects the Cornell alleged rape case to those before: accused men not being held to serious account There was progress after #MeToo, but not enough. Certainly not enough to shift the assumptions that still protect men and denigrate victims, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m so far and Trump’s Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayers The Guardian - US · Oct 7
Trump didn’t do ‘bad things’ to Obama, Clinton and Biden out of ‘respect’ for office IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 7
Trump says he ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden ‘They’ve done some very bad things,’ Trump said The Independent UK · Oct 7
Trump said he’d pay for ads from now on after facing bipartisan backlash, but report says he is not paying back the $20m already spent The White House explained what his pledge left out. We Got This Covered · Oct 7
Blockers by Michael Lewis review – the quiet heroes who tried to stop Doge The author of Moneyball brings his exceptional narrative skills to bear on Musk’s anti-government crusade The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan emerges as one of the country’s biggest political battlegrounds. Reason · Oct 6
President Trump has appointed 56 federal judges through October 1 of the second year of his second term President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, 56 Article III federal judges through Oct. 1, 2026, the second year of his second term in office. This is the third-highest number of Article III judicial appointments through this point in a president's second term since President Bill… Ballotpedia · Oct 6
Trump lashes out over image he says was altered by the New York Times President claimed the newspaper ‘doctored’ an image of his Florida golf resort to make it appear ‘filthy’ The Independent UK · Oct 6
JD Vance Defends 'Not Partisan' Trump Ads Hours Before Taxpayer Funding Is Dropped After Backlash Donald Trump said he and MAGA Inc would pay for political advertisements previously funded by taxpayers, following bipartisan criticism and estimated public spending of £7.45 million. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
The Guardian - US · Oct 5 Obama to appear at Abdul El-Sayed rally in critical Michigan Senate race Former president to visit 10 days before election day as victory for progressive challenger could tip Senate balance
The Guardian - US · Oct 5 John Oliver on the overstretched, underfunded Secret Service: ‘Actively reckless’ The Last Week Tonight host looked into the issues plaguing the Secret Service, from lack of funds to an insular culture
Roll Call · Oct 5 Obama will campaign with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Former President Barack Obama will headline a campaign rally in Detroit later this month, bringing some Democratic star power to a key battleground. Michigan is playing host to an open Senate race seen as pivotal to Democratic hopes of flipping the Senate. Polls show Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in a tight contest…
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 Michelle Obama, Barack Obama Divorce Rumours: Ex-FLOTUS Jokingly Says 'It Was Touch and Go for a While' Michelle and Barack Obama celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary with affectionate posts, while recalling podcast comments and public appearances that fuelled unconfirmed divorce rumours.
Reason · Oct 5 America Hits a New Debt Record at $40 Trillion and Counting President Donald Trump has surpassed Barack Obama's record for most debt amassed by a president.
We Got This Covered · Oct 4 Pete Hegseth launches a religious office at the Pentagon. Then he orders chaplains to stop wearing their rank: ‘The real battle is spiritual’ Separation of church and state, anyone?
Sports Illustrated · Oct 4 ‘This Is Why Everyone Hates America’—Jesse Marsch Puts USMNT on Blast Canada’s U.S.-born national team manager opened up about the World Cup, his childhood in the States and why no U.S. President would support Everton.
The Guardian - US · Oct 4 Before Cornell turmoil, successive US administrations seesawed in attitudes towards campus assaults Federal government has struggled to affect lasting change in how accusers and accused are treated in higher education
The Guardian - US · Oct 4 Jesse Marsch: ‘We Americans have been inundated with propaganda since we were young’ As he prepares to face his home nation, the Canada manager reflects on his adopted country’s soccer, its prime minister, and its place in the world
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2 The Guardian view on Barack Obama’s new podcast: all the president’s books Editorial: From Oprah Winfrey to Dua Lipa, there is no shortage of celebrity literary champions. But the former US leader is in a class of his own
The Independent UK · Oct 2 Trump boasts about his mobility at rally: ‘I can go ramp, I can go stair’ President Trump claimed that former President Biden ‘could never find the stairs’ during speech at the Peterbilt Motors Company plant in Denton, Texas