Joe Biden flew commercial and wound up stuck in delays like everyone else IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 27
Biden seen flying commercial at Reagan airport - where former president got hit with delays like everyone else Biden sat in the third row of the small first-class cabin on the commuter jet The Independent UK · Feb 27
Trump plays coy on Texas Senate GOP primary endorsement in Corpus Christi President Trump teased an endorsement in Texas' GOP Senate primary — but he didn't say who he would prefer advance to the general election. Roll Call · Feb 27
Don't Call It a Realignment Trump is squandering the record gains he made with minorities in 2024. Reason · Feb 27
Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement The Guardian - US · Feb 27
‘There is no national emergency’: Democrats hit back over alleged MAGA plan to seize control of elections House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rubbishes claims of Chinese interference and accuses President Donald Trump of ‘intending to steal’ the midterms The Independent UK · Feb 27
Most US coal plants could meet air pollution rules. Trump weakened them anyway EPA found only 27 of 219 plants needed upgrades; 71 later got exemptions as Donald Trump scrapped mercury limits The Guardian - US · Feb 27
Jim Carrey's 'Unrecognisable' Look at César Awards Fuels Cloning Theory Again Clips from the César Awards resurfaced the theory largely because some viewers claimed the actor's face looked 'swollen' or 'too smooth.' International Business Times UK · Feb 27
Pro-Trump lawyers push president for emergency order to expand his power ahead of midterm elections: reports Claims of Chinese election interference will propel a national emergency declaration to give Trump unprecedented power over voting, a new report says The Independent UK · Feb 26
Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling Federal judge in Oregon rejects bid to overturn Biden-era agreement to protect endangered fish populations The Guardian - US · Feb 26
FBI secretly seized Kash Patel and Susie Wiles’ phone records under Biden, then buried them where no one could find them They were being watched for their ties to Trump. We Got This Covered · Feb 26
What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon's Anthropic ultimatum Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract The Independent UK · Feb 26
Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected The Independent UK · Feb 26
FBI official, who led Trump’s retribution campaign, suddenly quits to spend more time with his family Marshall Yates, who served as point man for Senate Judiciary Committee and on Weaponization Working Group, is latest to depart Kash Patel’s agency The Independent UK · Feb 26
Axios · Feb 26 Wiles "in shock" over FBI phone-record subpoena Kash Patel called the subpoena "the tip of the iceberg."
The Texas Tribune · Feb 26 Flores vs. Flores: GOP primary for South Texas congressional seat hinges on who can beat the Democrats Mayra Flores argues her “battle scars” make her the best bet to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez. Eric Flores says his opponent is a proven “loser” after back-to-back defeats.
International Business Times UK · Feb 26 Trump State of the Union 2026: New Government 401(k) Plan Could Give Millions of Workers a Retirement Match for the First Time Trump's proposed government-backed 401(k) plan could transform retirement savings for 57 million Americans without employer plans. Learn about the $1,000 annual match and its potential impact on your financial future.
The Independent UK · Feb 26 Kash Patel fires at least 10 FBI employees who worked on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents investigation: reports It comes after a report revealed that the FBI, under the Biden administration, obtained Patel’s phone records
Fortune · Feb 26 In its fight with Hegseth, Anthropic confronts perhaps the biggest crisis in its five-year existence War Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to bar defense contractors from using Anthropic’s Claude AI models unless the company changes some restrictions in its Pentagon contract.
The Guardian - US · Feb 25 Tim Walz accuses Trump of withholding $259m in Medicaid funds ‘to punish blue states’ – as it happened Democratic governor of Minnesota says administration’s federal withholding of $259m ‘has nothing to do with fraud’
The Independent UK · Feb 25 Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $27 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply
Reason · Feb 25 Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota) has a very interesting item on this today at Lawfare; I'm not an expert on the… The post Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act appeared first on Reason.com.
GOBankingRates · Feb 25 Trump’s State of the Union: What His Claims on Inflation, Jobs and Growth Got Wrong (and Right) for Your Wallet Check out some of Trump’s State of the Union claims on inflation, jobs, growth and tariffs -- and find out what they could really mean for your wallet.
International Business Times · Feb 25 GOP Senator Falsely Claims Republicans Never Disrupt SOTU Addresses After Democrats Protest Trump's Speech Shouting by lawmakers during the State of the Union is becoming increasingly common
The Guardian - US · Feb 25 Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s State of the Union: ‘A nutjob wannabe king’ Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s record-breakingly long and typically divisive address on Tuesday night