Inside the remote Alaska base where Trump and Putin will negotiate over peace in Ukraine Leaders will meet in Anchorage facility home to some 32,000 people The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Conservative-leaning AI platform Perplexity makes shock bid to buy 'rival' Google Chrome The Truth Social integrated AI firm made an unexpected €29 billion offer for the world’s most popular web browser as Google faces possible antitrust action in the US. Euronews · Aug 13, 2025
Peter Schiff Mocks Trump's 'Booming' Economy Claim As Fiscal Deficit Balloons To $291 Billion In July The U.S. government’s fiscal deficit ballooned to $291 billion in July, a nearly 20% jump from the previous year, triggering sharp criticism from prominent economic and political commentators. Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025
The murder capital of the US and a former mayor on crack: DC’s history of crime problems The president’s depiction of Washington, D.C. as a violent, crime-ridden cesspit is nothing new The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
5 Jobs With High Salaries That Could Go Away in Trump’s Economy President Donald Trump's agenda promises sweeping cuts to climate programs and federal oversight. As a result, these high-salary careers that may be affected. GOBankingRates · Aug 13, 2025
Does a Trump-brokered deal squeeze Russia, Iran out of the South Caucasus? A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025
Americans Misunderstand Social Security but Appear Open to Reform Younger Americans seem ready to treat the program as a safety net, not a retirement plan. Reason · Aug 13, 2025
12 States That Will Be Hit the Hardest by Medicaid Cuts Medicaid cuts could hit these 12 states the hardest—find out if your state is on the list and what the potential impact could mean for residents. GOBankingRates · Aug 13, 2025
Tesla Shareholders Are Suing the Company — What It Means If You’re an Investor Tesla shareholders are suing Musk and the company over self-driving tech. Find out what it means for Tesla stock, Elon Musk and future EV market risks. GOBankingRates · Aug 13, 2025
Who are the right-wing politicians and influencers joining JD Vance on his Cotswolds holiday? JD Vance’s trip to the UK has seen him dine with a number of right wing figures, from Reform leader Nigel Farage to Cambridge academic James Orr The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
US briefly deploys 2 warships to a disputed South China Sea shoal after Chinese collision The United States has deployed two warships to the disputed South China Sea near Scarborough Shoal The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Markets have convinced themselves they’ll get a September base rate cut. Now they’re eyeing a double reduction Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for 50 bps to offset missed opportunities earlier this summer, but some analysts warn that rising core inflation to 3.1% and upcoming jobs data could still delay action. Fortune · Aug 13, 2025
European shares forge ahead after record highs on Wall Street Increased hopes for a US rate cut propel markets to fresh highs Euronews · Aug 13, 2025
Mayor says US capital should become 51st state amid Trump takeover IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 The national debt has reached a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ set to ramp up government borrowing even further
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show receives record audience spike thanks to Fox News guest The ‘Gutfeld!’ host steered clear of politics during his appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’
Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025 Elon Musk's Starlink Rival AST SpaceMobile Preparing To Deploy Over 60 Satellites Into Orbit By 2026 For Broadband Internet Service Elon Musk's Starlink rival AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) says it is targeting deploying over five dozen satellites to power its broadband internet service.
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 New Zealand woman detained by ICE at US-Canada border ‘thought she was being kidnapped’ Woman and her young son remain in custody in ‘horrible and isolated conditions’, friend says
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025 The Trump administration has decided coal is female. Here’s why What is really behind the US Department of Energy’s weird pronouncement on social media, asks Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2025 Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’ Confrontations are playing out nationwide as lawmakers conduct checks of facilities where thousands are being held
The Texas Tribune · Aug 13, 2025 Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants Republicans believe population increases in red states, such as Texas, would offset losses from not counting immigrants who lack legal status.
Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025 What are Zelenskyy, Europe demanding of Trump ahead of Putin summit? Ukraine and EU see no sign that Russia is preparing for a ceasefire ahead of Trump-Putin talks on Friday.
Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025 Pentagon Says Trump's Golden Dome To Feature Satellite, Ground-Based Defenses — Elon Musk's SpaceX May Miss Out The Pentagon has said that President Donald Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system will have four layers of protection as the 2028 deadline looms.
The Guardian - US · Aug 13, 2025 EJ Antoni, Trump’s pick for labor statistics chief, was at Capitol on January 6 – as it happened White House says Antoni was ‘bystander … in town for meetings’ as video shows him in crowd of Trump supporters
Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025 Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv