Trump admin halts Minnesota childcare payments amid fraud investigation "He's politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans," Walz said. Axios · Dec 31, 2025
Tilting at windmills: Trump laments death of bald eagle in the US … which was really a falcon in Israel A pity that Trump, or one of the 18 intelligence agencies reporting to him, did not trace the image back to its source The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She 'Never Liked the Mar-a-Lago Sexualization' as Rift With Trump Widens Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she has long been uncomfortable with what she described as the "sexualization" of women associated with President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Latin Times · Dec 31, 2025
Trump Says He Doesn't Want to 'Waste a Lot of Fuel' on Iran If Tehran Resumes Its Nuclear Programme Donald Trump suggested that he could order a military strike against Iran if it resumes its nuclear and weapons programmes following a June strike on their facilities. International Business Times UK · Dec 31, 2025
Kennedy Center president claims ‘legacy media’ is encouraging artists to boycott performances over Trump name change Leadership at the Washington, D.C. arts mainstay has been fuming over a series of recent artist cancellations in protest of the president and his allies attempting to rename the center after himself The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025
Judge says top DOJ officials pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he fought deportation error Federal judge says there may have been an ‘improper motivation’ to bring charges after Salvadoran immigrant sued for his return The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
'Reached a Breaking Point': Democrats Seek to Curb Trump's Pardon Power After 1,500 January 6 Releases and Crypto Boss Clemency Democrats propose constitutional amendment to limit presidential pardon power after Trump's controversial clemencies, including 1,500 January 6 defendants. International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025
Kennedy Center exodus: The 11 acts that have pulled out post-Trump takeover A jazz ensemble and a New York dance company this week joined those canceling their events at the Kennedy Center. Axios · Dec 30, 2025
Trump Freezes Minnesota Childcare Cash Following $9B Fraud Claims: 'We Have Turned off the Money Spigot' Federal authorities freeze childcare payments to Minnesota following a £7.4 billion fraud scandal, demanding comprehensive audits and stricter evidence requirements to combat systemic financial abuse. International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says the GOP should be on edge over Trump’s ‘Marie Antoinette thing’ Trump has been remodeling the White House in gold and marble while polls show Americans struggle to put food on the table The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Trump’s equal opportunity agency wants to talk to white men about discrimination they have faced Former workplace civil rights officials say Andrea Lucas falsely suggests white men in particular face egregious discrimination The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Jack White blasts congressman for sharing AI video of him: ‘It’s sad how embarrassing our leadership has become’ Lawmaker Tim Burchett insisted that ‘of course’ he knew the misleading video was generated by artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Trump Amplifies Bogus Karoline Leavitt Page That Once Asked 230K Followers to Judge Her Butt Trump repeatedly shares Taiwan-based fake Karoline Leavitt account with crude poll history and racist posts, raising questions about his vetting process. International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025
International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025 Poll Reveals Nearly Half of Americans Say Life Is Less Affordable Under Trump's Watch Nearly half of Americans say life is less affordable under Trump, cutting essentials and fueling dissatisfaction ahead of the 2026 election.
Louder · Dec 30, 2025 "What kind of joke are we all living in now?": Jack White blasts US congressman who shared laughably bad AI-generated Jack White video Tennessee representative Tim Burchett shared an AI-generated video of Jack White and called him "that cute little girl from the Addams Family"
The Guardian - US · Dec 30, 2025 Five tech trends we’ll be watching in 2026 From datacenters to AI, we’ll be keeping our eye on the technology that will be shaping your life in the coming year
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 Deepfake porn, plastic bags and loud commercials: These are the new laws taking effect in America on January 1 Minimum wages are set to go up in many states, while uploading deepfake pornography will land you in hot water in California
International Business Times · Dec 30, 2025 Iran Forced into Talks With Opposition Leaders After Mass Protests Against 'Total War' With US Amidst widespread protests across Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the government to listen to protesters' "legitimate demands."
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals The United States and Ivory Coast have signed a health deal that would require the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation’s health sector
Barchart · Dec 30, 2025 Dollar Edges Higher on US Economic News and FOMC Minutes The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose to a 1-week high on Tuesday and finished up by +0.18%. The dollar found support Tuesday from better-than-expected US economic news on home prices and the Dec MNI Chicago PMI. Also, higher T-note yields on Tuesday have strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The...
The Guardian - US · Dec 30, 2025 Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies after rare leukemia diagnosis Schlossberg, 35, revealed in November diagnosis of mutation of cancer of blood and bone marrow
Barchart · Dec 30, 2025 As Nvidia Reportedly Snubs the Intel 18A Process, How Should You Play INTC Stock for 2026? Nvidia apparently halted its trial of 18A, sending Intel stock down on the news.
Barchart · Dec 30, 2025 Crude Oil Prices Turn Lower as the Dollar Strengthens February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.13 (-0.22%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0053 (+0.31%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Tuesday. Crude prices gave up an early advance and turned lower Tuesday after the dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to...
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 Trump keeps reposting messages from a fake Karoline Leavitt account The president shared content from the account, which is clearly labelled as a ‘parody,’ as part of a flurry of posts from his Truth Social account on Christmas Day