Why most democracies won’t touch Trump’s Board of Peace Whether it’s the $1bn price tag or the US president’s outsized power, key allies are steering clear of the board The Guardian - US · Feb 11
A Grand Jury Rejects Trump's Attempt To Prosecute 6 Legislators for Saying Something He Did Not Like The president was offended by a video reminding military personnel of their duty to disobey unlawful orders. Reason · Feb 11
'Washed up, loser lawyer': Pam Bondi lashes out at Democrats in Epstein files hearing Pam Bondi lashed out at Democratic lawmakers in a fiery House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, calling one senior member a “washed up, loser lawyer” as tempers flared over the release of files linked to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Times of India · Feb 11
JD Vance defends Trump’s racist Obama video, says it’s ‘not a real controversy’ In a recent public address, US Vice President JD Vance dismissed the uproar over a controversial AI-generated video depicting the Obamas as apes, which was circulated by former President Donald Trump. Vance emphasized that this matter has moved past the point of effective discussion and highlighted the importance of focusing… The Times of India · Feb 11
The Guardian view on a ‘Made in Europe’ industrial strategy: an idea whose time has come Editorial: Defending European strategic interests must be a priority to level the economic playing field in an increasingly volatile world The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Pam Bondi has fully drunk the Kool-Aid. Her latest hearing about the Epstein files proves it ANALYSIS: This was an eye-opening performance during which the attorney general of the United States seemed to suggest that President Trump’s legacy and the stock market were more important than the sexually abused children on Epstein’s island, writes Holly Baxter The Independent UK · Feb 11
Interest on the National Debt Will Cost $16 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years A new Congressional Budget Office outlook expects entitlement spending and the national debt to explode in the next decade. Reason · Feb 11
Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press When the billionaire owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, bought the Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013, he promised a “golden era to come”. In February 2017, one month into Donald Trump’s first term as US president, the paper adopted the motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, reflecting the perceived… The Conversation · Feb 11
Bondi deflects criticism at hearing dominated by Epstein file release Attorney General Pamela Bondi showed little regret at a House hearing Wednesday for the DOJ's controversial handling of the Epstein files. Roll Call · Feb 11
‘I’m happy to defend my country’: meet Greenland’s Olympian defying Donald Trump Ukaleq Slettemark is a beacon of hope at a time when even the Greenlandic sports minister worries ‘Trump is crazy’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Dems in illegal orders video defiant after DOJ's failed indictment attempt Democratic lawmakers targeted by the Justice Department over a video directed at servicemembers consider their own legal action. Roll Call · Feb 11
Homeland Security officials voice concerns about looming shutdown Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown The Independent UK · Feb 11
Wall Street’s top analyst sees something weird going on with gold and interest rates, and warns inflation is rewriting market logic “Investors are anxious about the level of returns they get in traditional assets,” Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok told Fortune. Fortune · Feb 11
Trump says he kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago, but Epstein’s lawyers tell a different story Another DOJ cover-up? We Got This Covered · Feb 11
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Trump reposts videos with famous Black people - including Diddy and Will Smith - after Obamas-as-apes Truth firestorm ‘How quickly people forget,’ Trump lamented
The Conversation · Feb 11 How Bad Bunny brought activism to the Super Bowl stage After days of controversy in which Donald Trump complained about the acts and said he would not attend, and alternative “all-American” entertainment was lined up, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny took to the stage of the much-hyped halftime show of Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Roll Call · Feb 11 Michigan Democratic Senate hopefuls tout their union bona fides The leading Democratic candidates in Michigan’s critical Senate race all pitched themselves as strong union allies during a forum Wednesday.
Roll Call · Feb 11 House members push for PBM changes, question Trump drug plan Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came down hard on various sectors of the U.S. prescription drug supply during a hearing on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Trump’s favorite polling group delivers devastating blow: America likes Joe Biden more Latest Rasmussen research likely to infuriate President Donald Trump by revealing almost half of voters think Democrat did a better job
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Iran’s president apologises for brutal protests crackdown that left thousands dead ‘We are ashamed before the people,’ president Masoud Pezeshkian says after more than 6,000 killed in Iran’s devastating crackdown on dissent
The Guardian - US · Feb 11 Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off
Bored Panda · Feb 11 Why Joe Exotic’s Post About Epstein Files Is Breaking The Internet After being sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Tiger King has a loud and clear message for US authorities regarding Epstein's crimes.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Hailed as a pioneer, Swedish transgender skier at Winter Olympics just wants to focus on sport Freestyle skier Elis Lundholm an openly transgender athlete who competes at the Winter Olympics and says he just wants to ski
Reason · Feb 11 A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger. The way people are misconstruing this prostitution sting mirrors the way ICE tries to mislead us about deportation stings.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Trump quietly pulls National Guard from Chicago and Los Angeles after series of court losses Supreme Court blocked Trump’s troop deployment in December in apparent rebuke of his attempt to send troops into cities