Saturday Night ‘shakeup’! SNL creator Lorne Michaels teases big changes ahead of season 51 premiere Michaels confirmed he felt ‘pressure to reinvent’ the late-night show this season The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025
At home and abroad US policy chaos has one constant: Trump’s self-interest When Putin blamed the 2020 US election result on mail-in voting he bolstered a Trump obsession – just one example of the blurring of international goals and domestic grievances The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2025
Who’s cashing in on Trump’s immigration crackdown? It’s not the American people nor the federal or state governments SPECIAL REPORT: Private contractors run many of ICE’s largest detention facilities. Now, with a push to deport more and more immigrants, these companies stand to win big under Trump. Alicja Hagopian reports. The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025
Melania Trump’s very presidential signature on letter to Putin sparks conspiracy theories First Lady Melania Trump’s signature on the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of wild social media speculation The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025
Trump, Intel Announce Deal Giving US A 10% Stake In Chipmaker Chipmaker Intel has agreed to give the US government a 10-percent stake in its business, the company and President Donald Trump announced Friday. International Business Times · Aug 22, 2025
US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025
Trump Names Close Political Aide As Ambassador To India President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi. International Business Times · Aug 22, 2025
Trump Administration Gives Coal Plants and Chemical Facilities a Pass In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emission rules. Capital & Main · Aug 22, 2025
Trump gives meandering answer about the Fed after Powell hints at rate cut the president has long wanted The Federal Reserve chairman’s remarks come as Trump has long demanded an interest rate cuts The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025
Trump says Intel agreed to give the government 10% of the chipmaker. ‘We do a lot of deals like that. I’ll do more of them’ Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said the U.S. government should receive equity in return for the CHIPS Act cash grants Intel has received. Fortune · Aug 22, 2025
John Bolton raid shows weaponization of FBI against Patel’s ‘gangsters’ list Ex-national security adviser and Trump critic is fifth in a list of 60 to have been investigated in the last seven months The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025
As Lorne Michaels Confirmed A Shakeup In SNL's Season 51 Cast, He Also Revealed One Comedian Who Will Be Returning Change is coming... Cinemablend · Aug 22, 2025
Who is John Bolton and What Did He Do? FBI Raids Maryland Home of Ex-National Security Advisor The FBI raided John Bolton's Maryland home and Washington office as part of a national security investigation into classified records. The former Trump national security advisor, who has criticized the President since his 2019 firing, now faces renewed scrutiny. International Business Times UK · Aug 22, 2025
How Nvidia's chips became central to the U.S.-China trade war When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed Friday that the company is working with the Trump administration on a new computer chip designed for sale to China, it marked the latest chapter in a long-running debate over how the U.S. should compete with China’s technological ambitions The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025 Trump’s ceasefire deal is dead – and Ukraine should count its blessings THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the White House all but abandoning its efforts to bring Vladimir Putin to heel, the people of Ukraine at least survive to fight another day – strengthened by the certainty that a bad peace is worse than no peace at all
Roll Call · Aug 22, 2025 Q&A on the Trump EPA’s effort to curtail regulation of greenhouse gas emissions - Roll Call A look at the Trump EPA's attempt to rescind the "endangerment finding," which allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025 Alarm over Fema aid rule requiring email address for disaster victims Experts call change likely to pose problems for Americans with limited internet access ‘troubling to say the least’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025 No Putin-Zelenskyy meeting planned until agenda is agreed, Russia’s foreign minister says – as it happened Sergei Lavrov also said Russia had agreed to be flexible on a number of points raised by US president Donald Trump
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: US blocks Kyiv from firing long-range missiles deep inside Russia Drone strike cause a brief fire at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, reducing output of a reactor to 50 per cent
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2025 The Trump administration wants to use the military against drug traffickers. History suggests this may backfire In early August, US President Donald Trump signed a not-so-secretive order to make plans for the use of US military force against specific Latin American criminal organisations.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025 Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power for skyrocketing energy costs
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025 FACT FOCUS: A look at RFK Jr.'s misleading claims on US dietary guidelines and Froot Loops The Trump administration is preparing to release new federal dietary guidelines, as is done every five years
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025 La inmigración ilegal alcanzó un récord de 14 millones en EEUU en 2023, según informe de Pew El número de personas que reside en Estados Unidos sin permiso legal aumentó a un máximo histórico de 14 millones en 2023, dijo un grupo de investigación el jueves, un aumento significativo que aún queda muy por debajo de las estimaciones del presidente Donald Trump y algunos críticos de la…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025 Russia rules out European troops in Ukraine as Trump makes veiled threats Moscow backs away from accepting western security guarantees for Ukraine as US president appears to vent frustration in Truth Social post
Latin Times · Aug 21, 2025 Trump Suggests Ukraine Launch a Counter Offensive Against Russia: 'Interesting Times Ahead!!!' President Donald Trump suggested Ukraine will launch a counter offensive against Russia following his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska: "It's like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offensive."