Donald Trump is panicking like never before, demanding Senate Republicans force through his election bill Said it right in front of Democrat lawmakers. We Got This Covered · Feb 25
The truth behind Trump’s voter fraud claims at the State of the Union | Debunked The claim Donald Trump revived about voter fraud in his State of the Union address on Tuesday (24 February) isn’t new. It’s a six-year-old conspiracy theory. But now he’s calling for federal legislation in response to those heavily debunked claims. The Independent UK · Feb 25
France bars Trump’s ambassador from official meetings, but the real diplomatic mess is even worse Trump's ambassadors are causing chaos We Got This Covered · Feb 25
Dollar Falls as Stocks Rally The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.16%. The dollar moved lower on Wednesday amid a stronger yuan, which rallied to a 2.75-year high. Also, comments on Tuesday evening by President Trump at the State of the Union address fueled trade uncertainty and weighed on the dollar, as... Barchart · Feb 25
Contents of Epstein’s secret storage locker revealed: Sex slave manuals and photos of naked women Sex offender seemingly evaded police raid by filling hidden unit with incriminating materials The Independent UK · Feb 25
Lawmakers Blocked From Seeing Classified Intel Behind Tulsi Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint The Trump administration has informed lawmakers that it will not provide them with the classified intelligence report that underlies a whistleblower complaint involving Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. International Business Times · Feb 25
Crude Oil Prices Pressured by a Surge in Weekly EIA Inventories April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.21 (-0.32%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.0152 (+0.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance on Wednesday and settled mixed. Wednesday's bearish EIA inventory report weighed on crude oil prices. However, dollar weakness... Barchart · Feb 25
Trump teases AI electricity pledge. Here's when tech giants will sign it It's the Trump administration's latest response to election-year voter angst over data centers' electricity demands. Axios · Feb 25
Ilhan Omar: ‘You know damn well I was going to respond to’ Trump’s State of the Union ‘lie’ about Somalis Omar is one of just a handful of Democrats who spoke out during Trump’s nearly two-hour soeech The Independent UK · Feb 25
Cuban Forces Kill Four People And Wound Six Aboard Civilian Boat With U.S. Tags, Officials Say Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six more who were aboard a speed boat with Florida tags after they were fired upon, the government said on Wednesday. Latin Times · Feb 25
Army pilot wounded in Maduro raid gets Medal of Honor during Trump's speech A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address The Independent UK · Feb 25
World Trade Center's last office tower soon will get built and house American Express New York's governor says the World Trade Center's final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become American Express’ new headquarters The Independent UK · Feb 25
3 scientists were charged in worm smuggling scheme. Lawyers say China helped get the case dismissed Lawyers say China’s government intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan The Independent UK · Feb 25
Mike Johnson Says He Was 'This Close' to Removing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for Heckling Trump During SOTU House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was "this close" to ordering Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib escorted off the House floor during President Trump's State of the Union address due to their heckling. Latin Times · Feb 25
Fortune · Feb 25 Hegseth issues an ultimatum to ‘woke AI’ startup Anthropic: Get with military program by Friday or lose $200 million The Department of Defense gave the AI company a deadline of Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its AI as it sees fit or face steep penalties.
Euronews · Feb 25 Macron to outline France's contribution to Europe's nuclear deterrence Europe has two nuclear-armed powers: France and the UK. While Macron's initial offer to expand the French nuclear deterrence to European partners went largely ignored in 2020, it is now gaining traction.
The Conversation · Feb 25 The Epstein revelations have exposed how ‘Boy’s Club’ elites avoid accountability The Jeffrey Epstein case is not an exception. Like the #MeToo movement, it is part of a wider continuum of violence committed by men in power, made possible by a persistent culture of impunity.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25 Iran enters critical nuclear talks with US insisting deal is within reach Tehran insists deal is possible if US president abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff and Kushner
The Guardian - US · Feb 25 Ilhan Omar guest arrested for standing at Trump’s State of the Union address Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of her car in January by agents, arrested for ‘refusing to obey orders’ to sit down
Sports Illustrated · Feb 25 U.S. Men's Hockey Player Explains Why He Opted to Skip Team’s Trip to White House Lightning center Jake Guentzel scored one goal in six games at the Winter Olympics.
The Guardian - US · Feb 25 Maine university pulls support from conference on Palestine, citing Trump sanctions Organizers scramble for new venue after University of Southern Maine cites sanctions over Francesca Albanese’s virtual talk
Roll Call · Feb 25 Push for a ‘talking filibuster’ stalls in Senate GOP conference The plan is a nonstarter for most GOP senators, who have warned of a monthslong suck of precious floor time.
Latin Times · Feb 25 Mexican President Sheinbaum Says She Talked With Trump About The Operation That Killed El Mencho: 'He Called Me' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had a conversation with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump about the operation that killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) on Sunday.
The Times of India · Feb 25 'Can’t let craziest regime to have nuclear weapons': JD Vance ahead of US-Iran talks in Geneva US Vice President JD Vance stated that the Trump administration is committed to preventing Iran, described as the world's "craziest and worst regime," from obtaining nuclear weapons. While prioritizing diplomacy, Vance emphasized that President Trump possesses other tools to achieve this goal, urging Iran to take negotiations seriously.