Rubio pushes Trump's theocratic purge In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with Pride flags Salon · Apr 15, 2025
MAGA is surging in popularity among Republican Party members, polling shows Trump says he’s ‘not, at all, surprised’ about the results of an NBC News poll suggesting his Make America Great Again movement has garnered an uptick in GOP support The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
Russia’s Putin open to Ukraine peace deal: US envoy Witkoff says talks with Putin ‘compelling’; Lavrov warns agreeing terms ‘not easy’; Trump blames Zelenskyy for war. Al Jazeera · Apr 15, 2025
Mitigating AI-related risks: soft approach, hard approach or something in the middle? As AI technology continues to evolve, the differences between regulatory approaches is becoming more apparent. TechRadar · Apr 15, 2025
Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – as it happened Mark Rutte makes unannounced visit to Odesa and tells Zelenskyy that ‘Nato support is unwavering’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025
Inflation, currency woes worsen Venezuela's complex crisis as Maduro declares 'economic emergency' Erick Ojeda has no money The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion. The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
Trump Blames Zelensky For 'Millions' Of Deaths In Russian Invasion US President Donald Trump resumed his attempts Monday to blame Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia's invasion, falsely accusing him of responsibility for "millions" of deaths. International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025
Can a Pop Song Violate Children's Rights? In Colombia, a court claims the answer is yes. Could that happen here? Reason · Apr 14, 2025
Did Trump really ‘exempt’ Chinese phones, chips from tariffs? Trump only rolled back tariffs imposed since April 2. Laptops, phones and semiconductors still face hefty levies. Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2025
Trump Says Russian Attack That Killed Over 30 People In Ukraine Was a 'Mistake': 'This is Biden's War' President Donald Trump reacted to a Russian attack that killed 34 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, saying he was told Russia "made a mistake" Latin Times · Apr 14, 2025
Fears over extremism in US military as soldier revealed as neo-Nazi TikTok follower US army investigates after young private follows the Base, which has vowed to recruit soldiers for so-called race war The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2025
Donald Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru lays out the president’s plans for regulating crypto and rolling back a Biden-era crackdown Since his appointment, Bo Hines has become a mini-celebrity in the crypto world—with CEOs, billionaire investors, and lobbyists vying for face time. Fortune · Apr 14, 2025
Trump threatens CBS with ‘substantial punishment’ over latest 60 Minutes broadcast President Donald Trump railed against the newsmagazine for running segments on his annexation threats against Greenland and the Trump administration’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2025 Critics slam deregulation of crypto as Trump family expands its footprint in industry Watchdogs say cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement has plummeted while Trump family invests heavily in it
The Texas Tribune · Apr 14, 2025 Abbott gave Trump credit when Texas closed a border site for booking migrants. But arrests were already low. Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas was able to close the Jim Hogg County facility because of Trump’s immigration policies. Records reveal that the reality is more nuanced.
Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2025 Donald Trump ‘fully fit’ to serve as US president, White House doctor says after recent physical exam The 78-year-old is 20 pounds lighter since his last exam five years ago showed him bordering on obesity
The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2025 Trump is ‘fully fit’ and manages high cholesterol, says White House physician Report also shows president is up to date on recommended vaccines as health secretary sows doubts on their efficacy
Latin Times · Apr 13, 2025 6,300 Latino Immigrants Listed as 'Dead' by Trump Administration in Bid to Prompt Self-Deportation The Trump administration added over 6,300 names of living, mostly Latino immigrants to the Social Security Administration's "Death Master File" on Thursday.
The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2025 Mad House: new book exposes Capitol Hill’s absurdity and dysfunction Reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater shine a jaundiced spotlight on the foibles and foolishness of the US political class
The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2025 New books chart Biden’s downfall – and the picture is damning for Democrats Books detail president increasingly unfit to take on Trump, and party infighting that doomed Kamala Harris’s chances
Salon · Apr 13, 2025 How public health can survive RFK Jr. There really is a way to make America healthy again. It's just not Kennedy's way
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025 As tariffs put trade between China and the US in peril, Chinese businesses ponder the future The 145% tariff from the U.S. and the retaliatory 125% tariff from China are putting businesses doing trade between the U.S. and China on edge
InsideEVs · Apr 12, 2025 Michigan Senator Seeks Total Chinese Car Ban Right now, thanks to tariffs, very few Chinese-made cars are sold in the United States. But if Michigan's freshman U.S. senator has her way, that number will go down to zero.
Fortune · Apr 12, 2025 Trump's 'punitive' China tariffs could end trade between the world's two largest economies—and that would be painful, volatile and dangerous Can U.S.-China trade survive in a post-145% tariff world?