Taylor Swift’s New Heights podcast audience dwarfs Joe Rogan’s Trump interview Swift unveiled her new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ on the Kelce brothers’ podcast The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Producer Inflation Explodes In July As Trump Tariffs Feed Through (UPDATED) Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include additional context. Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025
Alaska summit: why Donald Trump should heed the lessons of Munich 1938 when he meets Putin Donald Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 for their first summit of Trump’s second term. Their topic of discussion will be the war in Ukraine. The pair may decide the fate of the country which Putin began to illegally occupy in 2014 and which Russian… The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
Trump’s Alaska summit with Russia is shaping up to be the most important of his second presidency What happens when a convicted felon and a man under indictment for alleged war crimes get together? What sounds like the opening line of a great joke, sadly, is probably the defining meeting of the second term of Donald Trump as US president. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold? Donald Trump will sit down with Vladimir Putin at a snap summit in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
US warns India could face higher tariffs if Trump-Putin talks fail Donald Trump has already imposed a 50 per cent import levy on India The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Starmer and Zelensky ‘agree strong resolve’ for peace ahead of Trump-Putin talks Sir Keir Starmer met Volodymyr Zelensky for a private breakfast on Wednesday ahead of Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin. The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month as President Donald Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs higher The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Susan Boyle thanks Liam Gallagher in the best way possible after Oasis dedicate song to her at Edinburgh show The love-in looks set to continue with the opera singer saying she hopes to catch the band at Wembley in September for ‘a wee bit of Poznań’ — the arms-linked bounce popular with football fans Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025
The Latest: Federal agents will patrol Washington 24/7 More federal law enforcement missions on the streets of Washington, D The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Why rural Coloradans feel ignored − a resentment as old as America itself Many rural Coloradans, especially in agricultural communities, feel looked down on by their urban counterparts. One cattle rancher I spoke to put it plainly. “It’s an attitude … we are the idiots … we are the dumb farmers … we don’t really matter.” The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that Historian Nell Painter remarked in 2011, “Being white these days isn’t what it used to be.” The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
Gavin Newsom Mocks Ted Cruz Over Math Error In Redistricting Clash: 'Gets Caught, Then Disappears' California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked Sen. Ted Cruz over a math error in a post about his administration's redistricting push seeking to counter Greg Abbott's in Texas Latin Times · Aug 14, 2025
Exactly what is in the Ivy League deals with the Trump administration – and how they compare The Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly close to reaching a settlement that would require Harvard to pay US$500 million in exchange for the government releasing frozen federal funding and ending an investigation into antisemitism on campus. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Starmer and Zelensky united on ‘strong resolve’ to secure just peace in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks Donald Trump says he will push for a ceasefire when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska
Roll Call · Aug 14, 2025 With Justice grants rescinded, nonprofit will shut down - Roll Call Closure is the latest ripple effects to stem from a pullback in Department of Justice grant funding earlier this year.
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Pakistan to create new missile force after four-day conflict with India Army Rocket Force will be dedicated to deploying missiles during a conventional war
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 First Thing: Trump says he’ll seek ‘long-term’ control of DC police President hints at targeting other cities’ police. Trump also relaxes rocket launch rules, which may aid Musk and Bezos
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Retired Army General says Trump needs to convince Putin that Russia can’t win in Ukraine Former presidential candidate Wesley Clark warns Kremlin leader will not respond to conventional diplomatic threats, arguing sanctions have been tried and failed
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Why is the future of Ukraine’s Donbas region becoming a key issue in peace talks? Giving up the region will have ‘catastrophic consequences’, say experts
Benzinga · Aug 14, 2025 Astronomers Just Used AI To Spot A Major Space Event 730 Million Light-Years Away For First Time Ever A group of astronomers has used AI technology to discover a never-before-seen phenomenon in outer space.
The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025 Maga star Katie Miller’s new podcast reeks of toxic femininity. I listened so you don’t have to The ex-Doge staffer and wife of Stephen Miller says she wants to reach conservative women – and her first guest is JD Vance
The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025 Trump cuts to science research threaten his administration’s own AI action plan Experts warn of undermining environment that fostered foundations of artificial intelligence as federal agencies hit
Fortune · Aug 14, 2025 U.S.-China chip war: How Trump’s Nvidia-AMD deal has redefined Washington’s export control policy One dismayed Democratic lawmaker said the move signals to China “that American national security principles are negotiable for the right fee.”
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Trump told cops to do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to fix DC. Here’s why that’s ‘extremely dangerous’ White House mandate ‘runs roughshod over constitutional rights and due process protections,’ civil rights groups and legal experts tell Alex Woodward